... learned so much just from reading the emails. ... hats. Can anyone tell me how, please? ... I've done it two ways. 1) like others have suggested, you can...
I checked "Edwardian Hats - The Art of Millinery" all that was in that has already been posted, curl a few fronds at a time with a knife. It's a really handy...
Does anyone know of a cheap mail order source for white applique (appearing embroidered) stars? I was hoping this would be the year I finally made a great...
If you had a choice would you recomend dying the leather before or after you cut/sew the garment. I have 2 hides of a dark Grey that need to be black for some...
I use an old paring knife that has the end broken off, I start at the bottom and from the shaft of the feather. Curl the underside of inch wide sections just...
Just wondering if anyone knows of an online resource - or other resource - for a basic - period vague - quilted petticoat pattern or instructions. Any help...
HI! I am new to this forum sooo...HELLO! I am getting married next year in September. I was inspired to add angel wings to my gown like Yuna's wedding dress...
I had to make a Wonder Woman costume several years ago - and built the bodice on a basic bustier pattern (I think it was a Vogue pattern) which worked well. It...
Hi, Tuesday. I'm an anime costumer primarily, and am in the process of making Yuna's wedding dress. Are you making your own dress? If so, might you be...
As far as whether it's one or two piece...I don't know. But possibly the cups were done with something similar to the cups which are put into one-piece...
I'm in the process of designing Wonder Woman for a client. I'm using spandex, making it a one-piece, like a swimsuit, but layering it like a corset. I'm...
Folkwear has one; they call it their "Quilted Prairie Skirt" #206. Their site appears to be down this morning, but it's www.folkwear.com I've also found the...
Hello, I am located in London but originally from Germany. At the moment I am finishing a corset, but I cannot find information on how to appy the piping ... I...
Message: 3 Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:23:50 -0700 From: Spidra Webster <spidra@...> Subject: Various questions about a Wonder Woman costume Does anyone...
One question... do you want your clothes AUTHENTIC period, or period with modern things, like zippers? I make a LOT of Renaissance clothes... and I make my own...
I am trying to find a new source for a wonderful item I used to get through Costumers Quarterly, a very heavy, wired, felt-lined buckram skullcap that they...
Thanks for the response. The petticoats we are making are for volume only, so the "readability" of the quilting is not an issue. They are a staple in...
When I cannot find or make piping that is the right color/fabric for a project, I sometimes use braided cord, or the shiny cord we call "rattail". I use clear...
I usually use wide double fold bias or self bias and heavy cotton cord or yarn, slip the cord inside the bias and stitch it in place, then use like regular...
... period ... to ... Hi Anna, You sound like me. Ever been stuck in a corset at 3 am at a sci-fi convention while everyone in your room is asleep? Now, ever...
I an making a corset for a costume for ma daughter who of course needs it yesterday. oes anyone have a suggestions for the boning. Evwerthing I find is to...
Josie, If you are making an elizabethan-style corset, I have used, with great success, the sticks from 'matchstick' blinds. Three sticks (if I remember...
Sturdy, washable, cheap, available, easy to cut boning = CABLE TIES .. c/o Home Depot pkg of 10 for about $5.00 made by MARR / Thomas & Betts they say 6/6...
Dear members, I would like to know if you think that museums like V&A in London, Museum of Costume in Bath manage to make you understand the meaning of the...
I got a commission recently to make a costume that includes a pillbox hat and don't really have time to travel the distance needed to get to get heavy buckram...
... corsets used ... I've been using the exact same thing for years myself. So I can vouch for this. It even holds up under very tight lacing. Also, just an...
Got to your local lumber yard and get the steel banding used on pallets of lumber. Another possibility is using the spines from hanging file folders. Will...
... pillbox hat ... to get ... good suggestions of ... I will occaisionally use cardboard (supplier refers to it as "chipboard")for a hat base, (especially if...
