Western Oregon University Digital Commons@WOU Honors Senior Theses/Projects Student Scholarship - 5-1-2011 A Modern Construction of a Corset and a Short Look at Historical and Social Aspects Sierra Durfee Western Oregon University,
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[email protected]. Durfee 1 A Modern Construction of a Corset and a Short Look at Historical and Social Aspects By Sierra J. Durfee An Honors Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation from the Western Oregon University Honors Program Professor Sandra Hedgepeth Thesis Advisor Dr. Gavin Keulks, Honors Program Director Western Oregon University May 2011 Durfee 2 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………. pp. 3 Foreword……………………………………………………………………………pp. 4 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………pp. 5 A Short Look at Historical and Social Aspects….…………………………………pp. 6 Illustrations from A Short Look at Historical and Social Aspects………………..pp. 13 The Constructive Process………………………………………………………….pp. 32 Choosing a Pattern.………………………………………………………..pp. 32 Replicating the Pattern…………………………………………………….pp. 34 Creating the Mockup………………………………………………………pp. 38 Fitting the Mockup………………………………………………………...pp. 49 Drafting the Second Pattern……………………………………………….pp. 51 Cutting and Assembling the Second Mockup……………………………..pp. 54 Creating the Final Pattern and Cutting out the Final Material…………….pp.