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THE soft, flowing lines of the mediaeval period followed the natural figure; no artificial shape was given to the body. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!, July 9 2004

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Caroline V. Stine "LaviniaSpeaks" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corsets and Crinolines (Paperback)

I had to use this book for my final project in my Costume Technologies class and I loved it! I made the 18th century woman's stays (1776) and they worked out wonderfully!

Warning, though: this book is not for people who cannot draft costumes. The patterns are in miniature and are original period patterns; in other words, they will not be sized for you. You will have to draft and make many a mock-up before you are ready to make the actual piece.

All in all, I love this book and intend to make even more of the pieces in it!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Information, but where's the substance?, July 23 2003

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"a_fraser74" (Torrance, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corsets and Crinolines (Paperback)

I find this book to be very informative on the subjects, but as an avid seamstress, I would have been even more thrilled with this book if it had more illustrations regarding patterns and pattern pieces. Even though the book lacks in a broad range of patterns, I still believe this book to be great reference material to any and all interested in costume construction from the skin out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible Resource, Feb 8 2002

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ReeQueen (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

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Not only does this book provide historical background on various undergarments (corsets and crinolines, as the title suggests), but it also provides the patterns to construct these garments. It is an excellent resource, and one I most definitely recommend to anyone building a costume library of their own.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Hated it.
This book provides absolutely no information on how to make a corset. I found it boring and useless to my pursuits.

Published on Dec 21 2003 by Janna Chin

5.0 out of 5 stars yay corsets!
I'm in costume studies at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. This book is one of the second year textbooks. It's really fun to look at, I adore this book =)

Published on Nov 17 2001