The Basics of Corset Building Review

'A handbook for beginners...'

This book, by Linda Sparks, is a very neat introduction to your first built corset. It outlines everything in a smooth and easy to understand manner, including even comparisons of types of boning and suggestions when to use them.

Having little to no experience in making corsets, I found this book via Amazon. It has mixed reviews, but I thought I'd try it anyway just to give myself some brief background knowledge. This book is in no way a history of corsets, as some customers seemed to think it would be. It is however, a lovely companion guide to consult whilst working with patterns, and even provides a chapter on how to fit an existing corset to a person, which is particularly handy.

The book has several photographs and lots of information, which makes it easy to follow. It also involves a chapter just on how to put together the corset once everything is prepared, down to handy hints and tips on how to make the best of of various techniques.

There is also mentions of different suppliers throughout the book, as well as suggestions as to which commercial patterns are useful for beginners to use. This is good as it creates a starting point for sourcing your own suppliers in your area as many people prefer not to buy things from over-seas.

Overall, I would highly recommend this book to any beginner, as it is a lovely companion guide which is easy to interpret even at a glance.