This project began with a lovely burgundy colored satin skirt with a small train. The waist was smaller than the majority of the cast members on my list, so I wanted to make the skirt larger. I began digging in my “pieces of things” box and found a leftover skirt from a previous project to use…
My nephew recently messaged me asking for help with a costume. He sent me this picture and wanted to know if I had any tips or tricks to help make the blue shirt costume. Well . . .let’s just say I fired up the old computer and sent him a LONG email suggesting where to…
So . . . this isn’t my normal sort of costuming adventure, but, it is what I’ve been doing for the last while, so I thought I would share what I have learned/done. If you follow my blog, you know that I opened an Etsy store this summer. I am excited that I just…
I first found Afc-Express several years ago when I was costuming “Grease”. In my pre-show prep, I thought that I would most likely be either making or upgrading petticoats . . probably LOTS of petticoats. In the process of my online search for tutorials and information, I found this website. At the time, I ordered some sample…
When costuming a large chorus scene, I like to provide some unifying details if possible. In “Grease” all of the girls who went to the Dance had wrist corsages. I like petticoats for that same reason. In “Cinderella” all of the girls at the Ball had hair pieces. I had a wonderful Freshman who created…
One of the last dresses I had donated was a lovely lemon yellow Prom dress. The dress had a very thin halter top strap. The bodice was covered with a layer of mesh tulle embroidered with sequins and beads. The top layer of tulle had some beading and sequins. The dress had a side zip.…
So . . . . being a Dance Mom, in addition to the Band Mom, Musical Mom, 4H Mom and Mom-of-College-Kids-who-need-help-moving can keep a person a LITTLE busy. Therefore . . .very little costuming this summer 😦 One of my big summer projects was to update the Pom uniforms worn by our high school dance…
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