I would recommend them only for experienced sewers, and even then, perhaps not for someone who had never constructed a corset before. The patterns arrived hand drawn out on one very large piece of paper each, (normal type, not pattern paper) with only one page of sewing instructions. In short, they were very much like the patterns actually used back then. Luckily I’ve put together a corset before and could figure it out, but for someone who never has, or someone who needs written instructions, these are not the thing. But they’re wonderful for someone who knows their way about, and doesn’t need much. The only instructions included the amount of material needed, what type of material, and a small bit of instruction concerning the seams. These limited instructions describe what number piece was called what. They did not tell you which bosom gore or which hip gore went where. You need to figure that out yourself, as there is no step-by-step instruction. I was both amused and displeased, but because I love challenge, I chose to keep them and work my way through anyway.
Mina Coats –
I would recommend them only for experienced sewers, and even then, perhaps not for someone who had never constructed a corset before. The patterns arrived hand drawn out on one very large piece of paper each, (normal type, not pattern paper) with only one page of sewing instructions. In short, they were very much like the patterns actually used back then. Luckily I’ve put together a corset before and could figure it out, but for someone who never has, or someone who needs written instructions, these are not the thing. But they’re wonderful for someone who knows their way about, and doesn’t need much. The only instructions included the amount of material needed, what type of material, and a small bit of instruction concerning the seams. These limited instructions describe what number piece was called what. They did not tell you which bosom gore or which hip gore went where. You need to figure that out yourself, as there is no step-by-step instruction. I was both amused and displeased, but because I love challenge, I chose to keep them and work my way through anyway.