Waisted Efforts: An Illustrated Guide to Corset Making
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0968303900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 235 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- Renate Anderson, The Costume Journal, 1998. Doyle clearly knows his business, offering the most constructive information on corsets yet in print. Mr
Hope Farmer said Not as good as i'd hoped. As another reviewer commented, I had very high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, most of those hopes were not met. First of all, I'm not convinced that this book was ever edited before publication. I'm not some grammar maven that insists on perfection, but honestly this book is difficult to read due to the abundance of fragmented sentences and the confetti of commas sprinkled in bizarre places. It's very distracting. Additionally, his diagrams are poorly organized an. Not as bad as some say, but not for everone Jolene Pirrone This is a great resource. But keep in mind, as the author states, it ISs a resource, particularly for those in costume design. If you can read my previous sentence, you will get an idea of the sentence structure in the book. It is very "clausey" and has many commas and dashes. I actually found very few actual grammar mistakes (there are a few), but the usage is awkward - the same way the Declaration of Independence reads awkwardly.It is a very HEAVY resource! It's pres. "Waisted Money" according to Laura R. This book has been in and out of print for years, and there's a reason.While the method described is very useful for the making of corsets, it's no different from the general sloper method taught by any sewing course - the only benefit is the gridded pattern layouts. Of course, for the entire Victorian period, these are the same design sketches and gridded patterns in Nora Waugh's "Corsets and Crinolines", which is only barely credited for them. As other reviewers have
Among costumers, Waisted Efforts has become known as the "corset maker's bible.". Thirty years in the preparation, it contains the largest collection of corset drafts of any publication, with extensive details in construction. Waisted Efforts compliments the classic "Corsets and Crinolines" by Norah Waugh
. He went on to create Canada's first and only Costume Studies Program at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. Robert Doyle was the creator of the animation program at the restoration of the 18th century Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia. Thirty years of research and teaching has produced this extraordinary work; shedding new light on this ancient garment, now entering a new renaissance in contemporary theatre and fashion