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title: "The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners Hardcover – December 23, 2008"
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# The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners Hardcover – December 23, 2008

**Brand:** linda sparks
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- **What is this?** The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners Hardcover – December 23, 2008 by linda sparks
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Good for beginners
  

*by S***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 1, 2017*

Good for starters, but has some misleading things.. I bought a lot of equipment I didn't need.. as I found out later following historic methods.  What is best is the recommendation to use "German plastic boning" - definitely right and saved me a lot of money.. but it would be nice if it had a section on reed boning methods.  A lot of this I didn't need like how to fit, and a lot of it I needed more - like how to sew the boning, which presser feet, and more about the fabrics that I learned by trial and error (a lot of error)  I especially felt lost about how to make the casings.. where is the boning inserted - my first attempt had the bones sticking out of too thin lining fabric.  Overall well written and a good starter guide.  I recommend buying this along with an historic stays pattern and experiment a while.  Also note couteil fabric should be used for final product to avoid previously mentioned "poking".

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Good, could be a lot better.
  

*by S***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2012*

Been sewing for 15 years or so now, and as a re-enactor corsets are the basis of my historical underwear set. I usually have my corsets made for me as it's time consuming and frustrating to fit one's self, but they always come out with a more modern tubular shape instead of the hourglass shape of the victorian era. So, in my research and attempts to educate myself as fully as possible before I take on building a corset of my own I bought this book.First, it's a lot thinner than I hoped it would be. For the price I guess I expected it to be more than a storybook size. Second, all the information in this book is available on the web for free, you just have to search for it. For a complete beginner who's done no forum/youtube surfing or looked up anything, it would be full of information, and that's why I'll be donating it to the historical society's collection. However, for an experienced seamstress it's really not that enlightening.For those who are looking for a lot more in-depth info, try foundationsrevealed dot com(paid subscription, all the rest are free!), trulyvictorian dot com, ralphpink dot com (great video tutorials even if he "um's" a lot), and thesewingacademy dot com.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Good, but you SHOULD know...
  

*by T***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 9, 2012*

I've read about halfway through the book, and it is very informative and easy to read with good, clear illustrations.  There are some editorial problems such as typos, but only minimally.  BUT, what I didn't realize is that this book contains no patterns.  You need to have a pattern to use the book.  As far as I can see, the only thing in the book's description about patterns is in section three in "Altering and fitting."  It's a really informative resource, and maybe I should have realized that I'd also need a pattern, but I wish that had been made clearer in the book's description.  The author recommends using either 
  
Victorian Corsets, Chemise and Drawers Pattern (Sewing Pattern)







  
  
     or 
  
Simplicity Sewing Pattern 9769 Misses Costumes, RR (14-16-18-20)







  
  
    .  I purchased the latter and may edit this review once I have it and can start working on it.

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