... A couple of random thoughts on air-drying fabrics: In my experience, hanging fabric out to dry on an outdoor clothesline (as compared to hanging indoors...
Having returned, and mostly recovered from CostumeCon-I'm looking for suggestions on new costumes to build for myself. I have a habit of going to the same...
...lost to lack of sleep, that is. If you would like to read my Costume-Con 26 diaries, please check out <http://bovil.livejournal.com/tag/conventions> andy...
... comfort zone, and want to *push* myself a bit more. JonnaLyn, have you done any Victorian bustle-style stuff? Small waist and hourglass figures often look...
... for "Iron Man"? Anything would be helpful. I haven't been following it, BUT it's on display at the Archlight Hollywood right now. Don't know if anyone...
There are quite a few of us over on the League of Heroes that are working on making armor and such, http://theleagueofheroes.yuku.com/ I'm actually modifying...
I am making a variation of this Versace dress (http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/8639/dress49fe.jpg) for a show I'm designing for. I was wondering if anyone...
... (http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/8639/dress49fe.jpg <http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/8639/dress49fe.jpg>) ... I have a corset pattern for the top,...
... and on the straight of the grain? ... <http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/8639/dress49fe.jpg> On that dress... it looks like the gathering has been pulled...
I am looking for an affordable, easy to find way of making t-shirts glow in the dark (on stage, which means it wouldn't be all that dark). Is there a type of...
... Most glow-in-the-dark paint produces a very low level of luminosity: fine for up-close-and-personal, or when-woken-in-the-middle-of-the- night experiences,...
tide! for some reason the powder tide glows in the dark when left on costumes it has been a long time since i have done this but it works under black light....
... Actually you need the powdered Tide with 'bleach alternative'. yes, that does glow under black light the dark when 'painted' or sprinkled around - but as...
A group tried this trick at Shoreleave a couple of years ago and it only worked in the first couple of rows. After that it just didn't read to the rest of the...
I don 't know what you want to Tees to look like, but if you take some glow sticks, activate them and break them open and shake onto or draw on the Tees,...
... Some whites glow bright in blacklight. White acrylic glows in blacklight, as does white cotton. Other white fabrics may not glow as brightly. andy...
Greetings! Thomas here, I feel your pain. When I first did glow-in-the-dark clothing back in, oh, 1986, I had no end of trouble just trying to communicate what...
Here's a fab corset handout from Jana that she used at the last Costume Con. http://costumepastimes.com/pages/cost_projects/corsets/Quickie_Corsets.pdf She...
Hello, everyone: "The Sartoraeus Chronicles" is a record of the characters and costumes our ICG Guild chapter created for our "airship" (frequently used to...
Just wondering the best method of dying a lycra (spandex) unitard? Unitard is white and I want to dye it black to make a Batgirl costume! I can't use a washing...
I don't know if this would work for spandex/lycra, but I did manage to dye tricot and polyester this way. I pinned the garment to a large piece of cardboard...
Greetings & Salutations!! Like a long-period comet, I'm back on F-Costume! I'm an amateur costumer via Halloween costumes, the SCA, Folkwear patterns, and ...
Greetings all! I was hoping that someone could tell me where I could find a clear close up picture of Maid Marion's necklace that she wore during the 1980's...
Hi. I have an immediate need for reference photos for two costumes from Serenity: Zoe and the Operative. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Kent...
Hi. I've been asked by various girls to make them bloomers. However, I am at a loss as to what to charge for them. I've seen them being sold for anywhere...
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