... I started out as an art major in college, and basic drawing (or the lack thereof) was universally lamented as the most lacking skill in our age of...
... colored ... I may be coming at this froma different angle to you as I find little difficulty in the sketching aspect. But that does come froma lifetime of...
... <costumes@p...> wrote: It is not too late to sign up!!! PCPA would like to announce the second in a series of Master Classes for Professionals: Deb Dryden ...
Can this be applied with serger and cover stitch??? Or is it too difficult (this is an extremely curved seam) to keep lined up on the underside?? Sorry for...
I have seen it on ebay, however, I do not have the name of the seller at this time. Do a search and you will find a few people on ebay who sell elastics/laces...
I found this group while looking for information on how to install rigilene, since it is my first time working with it. What a wonderful group!!! I am making...
Hi, Pat, Rigilene is pretty terrific stuff. It gives you a tiny little seam allowance along the edges, but you can stitch it between the ribs as well. It's...
By the way.... I WOULDN'T try to apply it with an overlock machine. When you cut the selvedge, it can ravel, and the stiffness of the product could REALLY...
i would like to make a childs tulle skirt. but, I want to put on an elastic waistband as opposed to the ribbon tie i have seen. does anyone have any tips for...
Hi Pat ! I'm sure some of the pro's here can help you better than I but I've had quite a bit of experience w/rigilene as I use it to make my own show corsets....
... I don't quite understand why you would need to put boning in gaiters. Gaiters are usually made of a heavy fabric and fit tightly so they stay up on their...
The one time I made a tulle tutu they had you lay the layers together twice the with you want then sew down the middle twice making a caseing out of the tulle...
well it was for a little girl and it was just a costume for Halloween so it worked fine take care . PEggy ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!?...
Thank you for that!! Ya never know what I might try with the serger!! I understand Juki makes the Berninas, so they are tough, but not industrial!! ...
Hi Judy and thank you for your response. The boning is to ensure that they do stay up. I have made this set out of stretch twill, and they are somewhat tight,...
'Allo, I will soon be embarking on a costuming project in which I will need to fasten a scattering of several hundred individual sequins on lace. I could...
Help! This isn't exactly a costuming question, but I'm sure someone out there can answer this for me. I spilled candle wax on my favorite all-wool sweater....
In a message dated 01/04/2004 7:29:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, lanorte1@... writes: I spilled candle wax on my favorite all-wool sweater. Any brilliant ...
... I have had pretty good success just stitching straight through rigilene with a denim needle. You need to go slow, give yourself a chance to slip off to...
Delta Jewel Glue is washable, dry-cleanable, dries clear and shiny and flexible, AND you can mix glitter or pearl powder in with it for different effects.....2...
The brown paper or grease proof paper and iron works. If there is a fair amount of wax put the thing in a freezer for a few hours first then get out what you...
Thanks, all, for the removing-candle-wax-from-sweater advice. I had some scrap muslin around, and was able to melt the vast majority of it into the muslin ...
Fels -naptha soap and warm water will take out the residue and if you get to it in the first 24 hrs it should take out any stain as well..another thing that...
Hi all, this is my first post to this group after doing some relatively extensive research on the web for some information. I apologize in advance if this is a...
Have you considered that many sequins are destroyed by drycleaning? If this is a piece that will be worn a great deal, you may want to construct it so that...
My advice would be to avoid acetate dress taffeta, as the color may change on you (see our previous thread on this) and it does not wear well (see the can-can...
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