{"title":"Books by Mandy Barrington","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780367438098","title":"Below the Waist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelow the Waist: Pads, Hoops, Crinolines and Bustles \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a wide range of historical patterns and instructions to construct a range of underpinnings, simple pads, a farthingale, 18th century hoops, 19th century crinolines and bustles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe silhouette that enables us to recognize and date historical female garments owes a great deal to the underpinnings that support the costume. Historical underpinnings were constructed to hold and shape the outer garment, creating a silhouette unique to a particular period. The examination of a wide range of original garments forms the basis for each pattern in this book and includes historical information to support each pattern,  providing a unique shape that gives a wider choice for the costumer to create an accurate period silhouette. Many of the garments are from unseen collections and present new patterns for the reader. Clear step-by-step instructions, with supporting diagrams, will enable the reader to produce an accurate period undergarment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMandy Barrington‘s method of pattern drafting allows anyone, from students on costume construction courses to professionals working in the costuming industry, to draft and make an authentic historical underpinning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288391954805,"sku":"9780367438098","price":48.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780367438098_c21330ce-d9b7-4a43-aca0-151c28155b47.jpg?v=1786013644"},{"product_id":"stays-and-corsets","title":"Stays and Corsets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body\u003c\/em\u003e goes a step beyond traditional historical costuming texts by not only providing you with historical pattern diagrams and information, but by showing you how to adapt these patterns to the contemporary body shape. Using her original pattern-drafting system, author Mandy Barrington will show you how to draft a historical pattern for a modern body shape, while still retaining an accurate historical silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach pattern has been generated from an original stay, corset, or pattern taken from a historical garment. The instructions to follow these new patterns are designed to accommodate any size of female figure, allowing you to avoid extremely difficult, time consuming, and inaccurate historical pattern re-sizing Requiring only basic prior knowledge of pattern drafting, all calculations have been worked out for the costume maker and are provided in simple tables accompanied by easy-to-read, step-by-step diagrams that clearly show how the historical pattern is plotted onto the female basic block, coupled with photographs of the constructed stays and corsets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483375378805,"sku":"9781138018235","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781138018235.jpg?v=1786178520"},{"product_id":"stays-and-corsets-volume-2","title":"Stays and Corsets Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this second volume of \u003ci\u003eStays and Corsets\u003c\/i\u003e, Mandy Barrington continues to create historical patterns for a modern body shape. This book contains all new corset patterns with a range of silhouettes that span over 300 years, from the late 16th century to the early 20th century. The corset patterns are generated from an original historical garment and have been designed for a wide range of female figures and sizes. The technique of flat pattern drafting your stays or corset will enable you to change the shape of the wearer to create an authentic historic silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll calculations have been worked out for the reader and are provided in easy-to-read tables, which avoids extremely difficult, time-consuming and inaccurate re-sizing of historical patterns. Some prior knowledge of pattern drafting is helpful; however, each pattern has step-by-step instructions supported by clear diagrams that will take you through each stage of the pattern drafting process. The final result is an accurate period stays or corset pattern for your model.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484221055349,"sku":"9781138061255","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781138061255.jpg?v=1786266268"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-mandy-barrington.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}