Corset Cutting and Making contains 19 historical corset patterns and 1 brassiere pattern dating from 1900 to 1920。 These historical corset patterns are a goldmine of unusual styles and shapes， ranging from fashionable corsets， to maternity and nursing， athletic and equestrian corsets。The corset patterns include: Nine Edwardian straight-front style corsets， aka S-bend， dated 1900-1907;One pre-World War 1 long line style corset， dated 1911-1912;Five World War 1 era corsets， including one for factory workers， dated 1914-1918;One 1920s athletic corset;Three Children's waists， dated 1890-1920。These patterns have not been drafted from museum examples， but are drafted from patterns which were published pre-1923。 Each pattern is accompanied by a short historical background， construction information and examples gathered from historical catalogs。