Hoping someone here can assist this young lady. I'm not on h-costume, so if someone can forward there as well she might get an answer. Thanks, --Julie ZS In a...
Hello Resha, Have you thought about using fondant or marzipan? You can dye them both with food coloring, yes, you will get jet black. Plus, they are highly...
Hi Doris, Yes, I did consider that and I think someone suggested it early on... The only problem with them is that they can break off and melt with the heat...
Hello everyone! I'm currently working on a costume for the premier of Prince Caspian. So there are some links to "spolier pics", if you will. I decided that I...
It looks like a medium-weight wool to me. Even in the first picture. Sandy ... "Those Who Fail To Learn History Are Doomed to Repeat It; Those Who Fail To...
... I was going to say suede in the first pic (particularly with how the printing at the border looks) but in the close-up it's clearly a medium woolen (not...
I would have to concur with medium weight wool theory. I have heard wool is used a lot in film and it has that look in the first and third pictures. However,...
... Velvet would just be sooo impractical in that situation. Plus, they tend to use silk velvet which wouldn't hang that way at all. It would be luscious,...
... I'm also of the opinion that this skirt is a wool of some sort, in all three pix, especially the first two, look at the places where an outer fold catches...
... yes, if you wash dupioni the shiny aspect is very much reduced. ... that's my understanding, plus there are probably different weights of dupioni. The way...
A very close friend of mine is getting married this October and she's having an outdoor wedding. Her future husband is part Native American and to honor him,...
... like a heavy linen type fabric but the design on the back has me stumped. The shot of it in the film is so quick and it's partially covered by the hood....
... I was just thinking since someone mentioned it on the Narnia Costuming Forum: Is it advicable to wash Silk Dupioni in Hot Water to remove the Sheen? I know...
I wouldn't. I just wash silks on the gentle cycle with cold water. Sometimes I tumble it *briefly* in the dryer, just to shake out the wrinkles. Not nearly...
Too hot and you're toast when doing silk Know your washer. Before you sew it up, you can wash it in warm. Just don't go to the extremes. Washing does take...
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Ok, since that one was so much fun, I've got a fabric I could use some help with. <http://pic70.picturetrail.com/VOL1896/10469714/18733107/307541041.jpg> and...
Hello, Where is the Garment District in LA? Is it far from downtown LA? I have to fly out to LA for one day and I might have a few hours to play. Thanks, ...
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It's in downtown, but depending on where you are, it might not be convenient to you. Check this out: http://www.dpoa.com/show.aspx?mi=2666 ... -- Blonde. It's...
... hmmm, so even a suede-like (peachskin or the other one) might be similar? I know the one shot looks soft and fuzzy, but the exhibit seemed crisper. I'm so...
... similar? I know the one shot looks soft and fuzzy, but the exhibit seemed crisper. I'm so confused. The stuff has obviously been washed up and sizing is...
that would be my guess. It certainly doesn't look like velvet, or anything really fancy, which would be a bit out of keeping with the character. These are her...
... Sorry, this one I thought was obvious to pretty much everyone: Prof Sprout from Harry Potter. It's her Greenhouse Smock. ok, the brushed twill maybe. Main...
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