New Costume Walkabouts for the 2013 Summer Season! Below are my current walkabouts scheduled for June-August. Come walk with us at some of the best San Diego...
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Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux
May 16, 2013 3:10 am
... The advantage of doing it w/ fishing wire....
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Daniel Sanders
danmarsanders
May 16, 2013 2:22 am
Or squished and popped on purpose, sadly. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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judymitch
rookwoods
May 16, 2013 12:55 am
If you're going to wear it at crowded cons.. make sure to consider the potential for balloons getting squished & popped by accident.   -Judy Sent from my...
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Sheree Cobernus
slc_fire
May 16, 2013 12:10 am
Since I'll be wearing this at a large crowded convention the piano/weed eater/fishing line plus balloons ideas may work best. It would keep the skirt flexible...
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Nightwing Whitehead
nightwingwhi...
May 14, 2013 11:28 pm
Yes! Weedeater line is almost as fantastic as guitar string (I don't think it is quite as bouncy) and comes in realllllllly long lengths. Nightwing Whitehead...
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Sarah Strong
strong_sarah
May 14, 2013 9:51 pm
yeah, wire! or some kind of pannier/hoop skirt with poofy tulle that would lift up the skirt... You can make a hoop skirt that's like a skeleton of a ...
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judymitch
rookwoods
May 14, 2013 9:35 pm
If you edgr it with milinery wire,  snd sometimes one down the  middle, ypu can shape them and give them some floaty lift.    -Judy Sent from my U.S....
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TA Shalazar
firequeen450
May 14, 2013 9:13 pm
Weed eater refill would work fine, BUT it might be a bit heavy with fine fabric. Fishing line might be better. Certainly cheaper than buying in a fabric...
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Daniel Sanders
danmarsanders
May 14, 2013 9:11 pm
Thanks for the replies Jonatha, Carol and Aurora. It definitely cleared things up for me. I am fairly decent at dyeing or tinting silks, cottons and wools, but...
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slc_fire
May 14, 2013 9:00 pm
oooo I like the balloon idea. I just had a laughing fit though - imagined how far I would jump if one of those popped! LOL Â I wonder if weedeater line would...
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Sarah Strong
strong_sarah
May 14, 2013 8:21 pm
I was wondering if you could put balloons under the skirt to hold it up... they would have to be clear I suppose, and maybe inside some fluffy tulle or...
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slc_fire
May 14, 2013 8:05 pm
Thanks! I have a Sam Ash music store less than a 1/4 mile from work! They're used to me popping in with odd prop item requests! LOL "What are you building...
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Nightwing Whitehead
nightwingwhi...
May 14, 2013 7:37 pm
I would probably do it with several large petal shapes, in sheer chiffon, overlapping one another. My favorite hoop/stiffening/etc for something like this is...
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slc_fire
May 14, 2013 7:07 pm
Hi everyone! I want to create a costume that looks like I'm under water. What can I use to hold my skirt up to look like it's floating? I haven't made the...
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Mari
mlewis92104
May 14, 2013 6:54 pm
For those that have not been to Gaslight Gathering (www.gaslightgathering.org <http://www.gaslightgathering.org/> ), please check out Tobias Eastman's...
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Jehanni
jehanni2
May 14, 2013 4:38 am
Oh, meant to add: I have used Rit dyes, and while they are less washfast and less lightfast than Procion MX dyes, and you do need to heat them enough that...
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Jehanni
jehanni2
May 14, 2013 4:29 am
... <snip> What is the appropriate temperature to dye linen, linen/ cotton, linen/silk fabrics in? Everywhere I've looked online tells me that the water should...
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carolkocian
May 13, 2013 6:47 pm
Hi Daniel, The reason they say to wash fabrics in cold water is to protect any dye or finish they have on them. In the good old days, linen shirts and shifts ...
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Aurora Celeste
jayenks
May 13, 2013 6:45 pm
If you put linen in hot water it will soften up and lose that linen polish look. I usually wash mine in hot because I like softer linen. Many manufacturers...
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Daniel Sanders
danmarsanders
May 13, 2013 6:20 pm
What is the appropriate temperature to dye linen, linen/ cotton, linen/silk fabrics in? Everywhere I've looked online tells me that the water should be at...
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Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux
Apr 19, 2013 11:18 pm
... He may need to repair them... so has new sequins to add to the old sequins. In which case... if he's trying to match something exact that then you may...
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Prane Evans
madottercat
Apr 19, 2013 8:41 pm
If all that is wanted is dulling the sequins - perhaps getting some dulling spray. (Often used by photographers to reduce glare on objects they're...
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Judy Mitchell
rookwoods
Apr 19, 2013 2:22 pm
Thanks, Cat & Jonatha! He's not working with vintage sequins, but I have warned him that if he tries acetone to make sure and try it on some testers and not on...
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Jehanni
jehanni2
Apr 19, 2013 5:58 am
... I'm with Cat...a lot of vintage sequins I've seen are acetate, not the same as modern plastic, and modern plastics seem to vary in composition.... When in...
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Jehanni
jehanni2
Apr 19, 2013 5:50 am
... Dyeing plastics is impossible-to-insanely difficult...most dyes for plastics need to be heated to industrial levels, or processed with industrial...
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Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux
Apr 19, 2013 3:29 am
... Fade... maybe plain old sunlight. Acetone may actually melt them....
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Judy Mitchell
rookwoods
Apr 19, 2013 1:06 am
thanks all! those are great ideas. though I don't think he necessarily wants to scratch them as much as with age, the color fades off and leaves clear shiny...
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Susan Toker
lynsepotter
Apr 17, 2013 3:52 pm
Heat and sequins doesn't meet so make sure there is no heat. For sequin shoes one simple way is to wear the shoes and walk around as the wear pattern will be...
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antigone68104
Apr 17, 2013 2:21 pm
I've never tried this, but what about tossing them in a dryer on tumble/no heat? Leah...
