tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757194690807381378.post7212546286501544370..comments2023-11-01T19:09:13.448-04:00Comments on Sewing Vintage: Followup to Turkeys and WhalesMarilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11981165196778882484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757194690807381378.post-32798188591692333372010-06-25T21:02:32.331-04:002010-06-25T21:02:32.331-04:00Yes, I think the cantaloupes are the worst part o...Yes, I think the cantaloupes are the worst part of the photo, more so than the waist-size. <br /><br />I have heard Norah's book recommended above all others, I will have to get a copy. I've not tried making corsets yet, in my work period wear usually gets hired in but its something I'd love to try, I don't know why, they feel a bit daunting! I really want to start making more period costumes (for the hell and love of it!).<br /><br />I love all the amazing bit and pieces that you post on your blog, such a lovely collection.Social Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930089762630968441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757194690807381378.post-13761302138616930992010-06-25T01:17:21.416-04:002010-06-25T01:17:21.416-04:00What freaks me out are the oversized cantaloupes p...What freaks me out are the oversized cantaloupes precariously perched above! "Corsets and Crinolines" by Norah Waugh is a must-read. It was about the only book available on corsets when I was making them in the early 1990's.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981165196778882484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757194690807381378.post-10975523540473393142010-06-24T21:45:43.640-04:002010-06-24T21:45:43.640-04:00That's a good collection of pictures etc altho...That's a good collection of pictures etc although this photo of tightlacing (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset_16inch.jpg) freaks me out a bit! That's smaller than my 10 month old daughter's waist!<br /><br />Jill Salen's book on historic corsets is on my reading list because it includes children's corsets and pregnancy corsets, which is not something I realised existed but fascinates me, I forget that men have worn them too in history.Social Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930089762630968441noreply@blogger.com