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Professional geek, crafter and shoemaker by day. Avid reader, Doctor Who fan and nerd all the time.

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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
Mike Brown
Sock Knitting Master Class: Innovative Techniques + Patterns from Top Designers
Ann Budd
About Time 1: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who
Tat Wood, Lawrence Miles
Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign Your Favorite Fashions
Steffani Lincecum
The Darkroom Of Damocles
Willem Frederik Hermans
Van Gogh: The Life
Gregory White Smith, Steven Naifeh
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Betty Edwards
Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
Fil Hunter, Paul Fuqua, Steve Biver
Drums of Autumn
Diana Gabaldon
La fortuna de los Rougon
Émile Zola, Esther Benítez

The Basics of Corset Building

The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners - Linda Sparks

Good book for absolutely beginners on corset building... and also newbies on sewing.
It offers interesting information on materials and sewing tools, their properties and uses, and useful tips on how to sew a corset that can be applied to other sewing projects. All its instructions are illustrated with several graphics and pictures.
If you already know how to build a corset (and even how to sew) you may find it too basic.
It does not explain how to draft your own corset but the author gives proper instructions on how to alter and fit some commercial corset patterns.
It may not be what I was expecting, but it deserves 4 stars as it offers what it sells. No complains.