Corset Cutting and Making

Corset Cutting and Making contains 19 historical corset patterns and 1 brassiere pattern dating from 1900 to 1920. These historical corset patterns are a goldmine of unusual styles and shapes, ranging from fashionable corsets, to maternity and nursing, athletic and equestrian corsets. The corset patterns include: Nine Edwardian straight-front style corsets, aka S-bend, dated 1900-1907; One pre-World War 1 long line style corset, dated 1911-1912; Five World War 1 era corsets, including one for factory workers, dated 1914-1918; One 1920s athletic corset; Three Children's waists, dated 1890-1920. These patterns have not been drafted from museum examples, but are drafted from patterns which were published pre-1923. Each pattern is accompanied by a short historical background, construction information and examples gathered from historical catalogs.