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220 shigenia@... Send Email May 10, 2001
4:24 pm
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221 ekaryna@... Send Email May 11, 2001
9:07 pm
Sylvia, Well that is the thing. I originally studied Fashion design to just learn more than i already knew. Like yourself I have been sewing since I could...
222 Sylvia
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May 11, 2001
9:22 pm
... Yes indeed. I cant imagine an MFA program that didnt teach you anything! And there are institutions that now give MFAs in technical theatre and costume...
223 Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.,...
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May 13, 2001
3:15 am
USITT has a detailed survey of all US costume programs at http://www.usitt.org/commissions/cos.survey/home.htm also this page of the manifesto, has links to...
224 Sarah P
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May 14, 2001
4:14 pm
If it is costume construction and patternmaking you are interested in most, then look to schools that have MFA's in Costume Production. I know that the...
225 consuelo@... Send Email May 26, 2001
6:24 pm
Hello everyone, My name is Consuelo Rockliff-Stein, and I've just joined the list. I'm about to make the transition from costuming for myself and friends to...
226 Catherine Currie
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May 27, 2001
11:43 am
Hi, I can help to a certain degree, I have done a few tiny budget shows in Australia and could get a sequin out of a stone. If I can be any help just ask but I...
227 Consuelo
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May 27, 2001
3:45 pm
Hi, Thanks for the response. It's so hard to know what to charge people for costuming. I've been asked about doing costumes for a small opera ensemble --...
228 Sylvia
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May 27, 2001
4:05 pm
... I have done a lot of small theatre costuming and almost never been asked what I charge. Usually the theatre just quotes me a fee and I decide if I want...
229 rermisch
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May 29, 2001
12:11 am
Hi! I think Sylvia has something there. Most of us do this kind of work either for the love or the challenge or because being involved in the theatre is fun. (...
230 Consuelo
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May 29, 2001
2:16 am
Hello everyone, and thank you for the advice and information! I obviously need to wait and see which productions they decide on for certain, and what their ...
231 Sylvia
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May 29, 2001
3:08 am
... Sylvia...
232 Catherine Currie
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May 30, 2001
1:23 pm
I comply with this thought, I tend to do stuff for small companies (really small) with out charaging a fee but I tend to make sure that I get comps for anyone...
233 Catherine Currie
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May 30, 2001
1:30 pm
Sorry, I am sooo far away from New York it is not funny. But if you are ever in melbourne drop in. Catherine ... Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail...
234 theresa b
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May 30, 2001
3:34 pm
This thread is making me curious. I am currently still in undergraduate schol, but I graduate in Decmeber. For only deciding on this as a major last year, I...
235 Sylvia
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May 30, 2001
3:58 pm
... I did everything wrong. If I were to start over and wanted to have a professional career in theatrical costuming, I would go to a top grad school in the...
236 Consuelo Rockliff-Stein
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May 30, 2001
4:33 pm
Hi there, I actually have fallen into the costuming world, via Victorian and Edwardian re-enactment and my overall sewing experience. Someone who works with...
237 Diana Rodriguez
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May 30, 2001
4:34 pm
Hey there... I am out here workign and going to grad school. I use ARTSEARCH and I use PLAYBILL.COM a lot fo find work and I am always working. The best thing...
238 Susan Johnston
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May 30, 2001
8:31 pm
Hello: I currently create Renaissance clothing, but would like to expand into other period re-enactments. Do you have any suggestions on who to contact? Susan...
239 Sarah P
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May 30, 2001
9:34 pm
Hi Sylvia, Very good advice. I'll have to remember that. Which schools would you say are "top" grad schools in the US? I'm graduating next year and am...
240 Sylvia
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May 30, 2001
10:10 pm
... Unfortunately, I dont know which those are these days. But when researching, I would look at the costume design professors in each school and see if they...
241 Siebel San
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May 31, 2001
2:09 am
... I do renaissance too. Are you a member of the SCA? That would be one place to start. My future mum-in-law is a member and drags me to all the events,...
242 Holly
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May 31, 2001
12:39 pm
You do not have to have an SCA membership card to participate in SCA events. :) :-)---Holly---<--<-@ > -----Original Message----- > From: Siebel San...
243 Susan Johnston
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May 31, 2001
9:04 pm
I'm not a member of the SCA, though I do know several people who are. I currently have a booth for my clothing at the Ohio Renaissance Festival and that has...
244 Holly
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May 31, 2001
9:54 pm
Do a search on the web for words like Civil War re-enactments, living history, rendezvous, sutler, Victorian, Colonial, etc. to find the names of groups...
245 Judy Cataldo
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May 31, 2001
10:38 pm
Hi, I'm a Rev War re-enactor and we too have strict guidelines regarding authenticity. There are people who will buy anything and don't really care as well as...
246 Siebel San
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Jun 1, 2001
2:34 am
Be warned ... Oh yeah, the Civil War and French/Indian War people are brutal. They'll make you snip bits of your clothes and throw it on the fire. If it...
247 Holly
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Jun 1, 2001
3:43 am
Never had had to, other than to be a fighter and to receive awards (in most Kingdoms.) Some Kingdoms may have different rules about the awards thing. Having a...
248 Consuelo
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Jun 1, 2001
4:07 am
There are many membership organizations that re-enact Victorian and Edwardian era events. I belong to The Ladies' Tea Guild, which is just starting up, after...
249 Consuelo
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Jun 1, 2001
4:13 am
One of the nice things about the re-enactment groups that are centered around afternoon tea is that the point is getting together with people who appreciate...
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