While I totally agree with the dislike of 'Waisted Efforts', it is for other
reasons...the lack of important information. Bob Doyle uses many different
methods in his work, but leaves out crucial information in both this book
and his latest on Tailoring.
I have always drafted corsets from blocks, I was taught the full method
while at school, and have never had a problem. They do the job very nicely.
Probably a stupid question, but how do you all develope the pattern for the
different corsets you do?
Kelly
"Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance,
then weigh the risks, and then do what you have to do, despite your fears"
Caius Merlyn Britannicus
From: Melanie Schuessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Straight front corset (Waisted Efforts)
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:34:58 -0500
I've seen this book, and I didn't care for it for the very same reason. It
seems counterintuitive to try to make a corset from a pattern block.
There's an entirely different principle at work--a different kind of
engineering, if you will. It seems to be a book for people who want
something that looks like a corset but doesn't actually function as one.
Also politely disagreeing,
Melanie Schuessler
Lavolta Press wrote:
The idea that simply disagreeing with someone about something is "rude" is
absurd.
As for _Waisted Efforts_: Although I make corsets I've never drafted one
from a pattern block. But one thing I can say about that book, is that it
seriously needs editing and proofreading.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
E House wrote:
The "rude comment" part referred to my criticism of corset patterns
developed from a pattern block as seen in Waisted Efforts--unless someone
with a great deal of skill alters the pattern, the result is almost
always all wrong.
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