Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body 1st

Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body 1st – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138018236
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138018235
• Author: Mandy Barrington

Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body goes a step beyond traditional historical costuming texts by not only providing you with historical pattern diagrams and information, but by showing you how to adapt these patterns to the contemporary body shape. Using her original pattern-drafting system, author Mandy Barrington will show you how to draft a historical pattern for a modern body shape, while still retaining an accurate historical silhouette.

Table contents:

1. How to use this book
2. Pattern Drafting Tools
3. Female Measurements
4. The Female Basic Block Pattern
5. Historical Patterns

Title tag:

Vintage Elegance Reimagined: Historical Stays and Corsets for Today’s Fashion

Transform Your Silhouette: Modern Takes on Classic Stays and Corset Patterns

Timeless Chic: Adapting Historical Corsetry to Contemporary Body Shapes