Corset Cutting and Making: RevisedEdition

Without re-stating the other reviewers, the book takes a rare 40 page publication by W. D. F. Vincent and brings it to life. Thank you to the author for this revised edition. The reproduction of corset patterns gives a good idea of what was used in the early 1900's. The made up sample corsets are today's modern retail and not representative of the fabric and trims that were used in the 1900's, but show good details. Not every pattern has a sample corset to show detail. There are no samples for the children's corsets. The corsets on a mannequin are closer up views and fill the whole pages as opposed to a photo live model wearing the corset.There is a good description of materials used in early 1900's The construction for cutting and making the corsets are early 1900's.I would have really liked the corsets matched to a close up photo of a corset from a museum for an historical feel.There are plenty of historical advertisements of corsets in black and white photos.

Beautiful photos of the made up corsets. The patterns look easy to use.

Excellent book for beginners to more advanced corset makers

I learned a great deal about the history of corsets and how to make them from this book. It offers a wealth of information. If you are a beginner, sewing corsets may be a bit of a challenge. If you are up to it, however, this book offers all the information you need to make a number of different styles of corsets.

Haven't sewn up any of the patterns in this yet but it looks like a great resource and I fully intend to make a corset using the information in here.It is perhaps not a book for a beginner beginner but it is easy to understand so you probably don't need to be an expert either.