Jill Salen Livres

This fascinating collection showcases an astonishing range of period pieces, from the 1750 whale-boned corsets, through the invention of the sewing machine and mass-produced corsets of the 1850s to the makeshift corsets of World War I.

Over 25 historically accurate patterns for retro swimwear, from 1920s costumes w, knitted patterns from the 1940s, to 1960s halter neck bikinis. With fully annotated patterns and instructions.