I've been wanting to get a high quality iron for a while. The local Jo-Ann's had an unadvertised sale on irons so I rather impulsively picked up a Rowenta...
Hi, Ms. Snyder very graciously offered to let us use some of her costumes for our student film; I've sent a few emails but haven't heard back, so I fear they...
We like Rowentas. They have given us good service, though we have killed 3 so far - but two of them were by dropping them point-first on a concrete floor (not...
Hi, We've been able to costume our film, but we still need swords! Preferably claymores and rapiers, if anyone is interested in lending a hand. We will return...
eeep! I apparently missed what the film is about! sorry I can't help, but please tell me you won't be using the claymores against the rapiers!!! -Irmgart...
Have you checked with your local SCA chapter (Society of Creative Anachronism) to see if they might have anything available? Theresa R. ladydautevielle...
have you ever worked on any of these shows?? 1. Rocky Horror 2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 3. Cats ????????? if you've made costumes/hair/makeup or performed in...
I have had a Rowenta ($99) for about 7 years now at home. Still love it. I do use it up to 8 hours a day some times in the year. The auto shut off is my...
Hi all, I just got this email through my website. Do any of you know of an online or mail-order source for plain cotton parasols? I only know of ones with...
... I have a Rowenta Iron that I have been using for 8 or 9 years. It was even a rebuilt one that I purchased in an outlet store. I also have the Rowenta...
Hi, Mary, Here's another source for the plain cotton umbrellas: Silk Connection -- http://www.silkconnection.com/products/misc/9960700.htm Hope these help. -...
Um...no. They're for separate scenes, in different time periods. I'm a Scottish studies and war history major. I'm quite familiar with the uses of the ...
Check out Weapons of Choice: <http://weaponsofchoicetheatrical.com/> they rent, very reasonable. If they don't have in stock what you need, they'll build it....
Dharma Trading Company has plain white cotton umbrellas, ready to paint -- http://www.dharmatrading.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?query=umbrella&search=Search - Linda...
Thanks for the tips, Linda! (OT: I checked out your website after you posted recently on the sewingdancecostumes group. Your gowns are really beautiful! And...
Hi, my name is Casey and this fall I will be a junior in a BFA production design program with a concentraion in costume design. MY dream costuming job would be...
Hello all, I have recently moved to the UK, Norwich to be exact. There is something about to happen here that I think someone in the US should begin there....
any tips, suggestions, advice on how to get together a good cotuming portfolio? layout, stuff to include, paper portfilio and online? Ideally, you want to...
A colleague has had one of those "wedding dress from hell" episodes and I've agreed to bail her out. Can any one offer guidance as to how to rig bustling the...
Linda, It's http://www.quite-contrary.org/ . The internet is amazing, you can chat w/ people all over the world and then "bump" into someone in your own...
... Never built a bustle, myself, and the one costume I've worked with that had one was actually, I thought, quite a simple solution. Basically, the designer...
Yes, I built a bustle one time by cartridge pleating crinoline and it worked beautifully, looked lovely and took FOREVER it seemed like...but maybe if you just...
and ... There is a shop in the next town over from me that has a shop that sells the wooden shoes. Drop me a line if you want me to find out more :-) All the...
Hi All, I'm costuming the above production in early Sept and looking for about 30 assorted plain coloured raincoats-eg-plastic/pvc. Would anyone know of a web...
