Pattern Testing: Turn-of-the-Century costumes; Pink Ensemble (Meet Me in St Louis)
Overview of constructing an upcycled Turn-of-the-Century young woman’s costume for stage use.
A “Historically Inspired” Costume Project: Turn of the Century Plaid Skirt
It’s always a major bummer when you begin digging through your stock costumes hunting for pieces you can adapt for your next show and you come up . . . empty. When you combine that with a large chorus . . . it’s well, just a lot of work. My sister is estimating she needs…
“Spots on a Shirt”: Stepping outside my comfort zone and moving beyond fabric, Part 1
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…
Quick Fingerless Gloves: Upcycle
It is Spring Musical time again . . . and I am working on costuming our local production of ” Disney’s High School Musical”. Let’s just say . . . I am already sick of red and white! Go Wildcats! In the opening number we will have a mini-marching band as part of the back-to-school…
Young Frankenstein: Peasant Girl #3
Quick upcycle of a skirt & blouse to a colorful peasant costume.
Zombie & Vampire Costumes: How To Make a Distressed Costume
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…
A 1920’s Flapper Costume: Variations on a Theme
There is something really fun about a Flapper dress . . . it probably has something to do with combination of the fringe and the feathers. The costumes I am going to show today are more of a Halloween-style costume than anything that would look remotely historically accurate. To make a Flapper dress you will…
Petticoat Upcycle: Youtube DIY Companion Post
If you have been following along with my blog, you have seen a few posts along the way detailing how to make this sort of adjustable tie-waist skirt (Peasant Skirt/Petticoat Tutorial for “Cinderella” Sewers: Over the Bum Pad and Eggplant Bridesmaid Dress Post #3: A more Medieval Look)–so sorry, nothing new. I recently posted a youtube tutorial and…
A Prince Jacket: an Upcycle
I recently saw a youth summer production of “Little Mermaid” and I was inspired by some of the fun costumes that I saw. Of course, once I see some costumes and get inspired, then I have to try to make some myself! The base garment I used for this upcycle was a vintage woman’s…
The Bum Pad revisited–Ideas for Quick Production, Assembly Line Construction and Storage
If you follow my blog you know that I used bum pads to create the historical feel in the recent production of “Cinderella” that I costumed. You can read my original bum pad post here. I absolutely fell in love with this silhouette during the show, and I went back and stuffed Charlotte’s pad fuller . .…
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