I do not teach costume construction however I took the class in college. Once we were done learning the basics our final project was of our choice. Our class...
What kind of projects did you do before the final one in order to learn how to sew? And how many weeks long was your class? ... [Non-text portions of this...
Has anyone else here taken costume classes as opposed to teaching them? I would be very interested in your comments too. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
I did, 20-odd years ago. The class was frankly boring -- almost all of the "hands on" work was grunt work sewing costumes for one of the productions, with no...
My class was about 12-14 weeks. First we were shown how to work all of the machines in the costume shop. After this we were given a list of different machine...
When I taught before I only had 6 weeks to teach how to sew so the class had to work really fast. It makes it difficult to get the students far enough along...
Donna McKenna, the gal from Kalamazoo, costume shop manager at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, seeking advice. The local Rotary Club has provided us with a grant...
My stepdaughter's school hosts a Medieval History day every year and this year the teacher in charge has asked my husband and I for some special help. Since he...
We have the Neptune pair by Maytag (a little over 3 yrs old, but they were the previous year's model when we bought them - these have digital controls but not...
I don't have a lot of advice on what kinds of washers you would want to buy but I can tell you that, based on my experience, DON'T buy the Duet. I had...
does anybody know if the switch to 40% coupons is a permenat one? also, the simplicity patterns have been on sale for 1.99, instead of .99. anybody know any...
We need to educate people on just how long it takes to sew. AND how long it takes to go buy things at a thrift store! I tell people it cost from $30 to $60 PER...
Try using cheap vodka for the odor problem instead of Fabreeze. Undiluted. It kills the bacteria, and you won't have a perfumy smell. Good luck! Christine ...
The argument has started here as to whether or not one is an actual designer of a show, if the costumes are rented and not built. Rented means you're a...
I agree. Designing doesnt mean just designing the particular costumes. It means designing the whole look of the show in terms of what the actors will wear,...
I was checking my e-mail and was surprised to see this e-mail that I supposedly sent... I didn't. I reccomend NOT going to this site and I will try to see...
Hi, I am researching ideas for a halloween party costume and I am interested in the character of a gypsy something alike esmeralda in the hunchback of notre...
I was hoping that I might find some good pirate kinds of threads here, but searching has not helped. Is there anyone that can offer some advice or point me in...
Sorry, not sure if my first message went out, but in anycase, I need to clarify... I need help with finding men's pirates shirt patterns (ruffled or not,...
Try searching on "Romany costume" rather than gypsy costume. You might find some things that way. Theresa Casey Johnston <rose_leigh_987@...> wrote: Hi,...
YOu might want to look at Simplicity 9966: http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=thumbnail.cfm&cat=4&type=19&sec=0&id=59&StartRow=21 You could dress it up...
... Simplicity has just come out with a pattern for a Jack Sparrow-type outfit. I believe it is #4923. (They also came out with a new female pirate-type, but...
ok i know this probably is not what you want to hear but have a look at www.lrpstore.com i think thats the address if not you can always look up the lrp store...
I visited the link. Please tell me why NOT to visit this site as I have contacted them in regards to possibly ordering wholesale from them With Warmest...
My class wasn't in costume construction, but was a garment construction class in the fashion department in my undergrad, and from what I saw of the costume...
I don't know about the 40% coupons, but I just went to Joann's on Saturday and picked up 10 Simplicity patterns at their $1.99 sale. Just happened to be in...
Because if Karen didn't send it herself, the company is using spyware and a kind of virus (not a harmful kind, but if it can find your email and send to your...
... I have had similar experiences, and I know it wasn't something on my computer, because I use Yahoo and don't even have an address book on my own personal...
