Has anyone found any local sources for styrofoam wig blocks? I need to make a hat and realize I need s head to pattern it on. I don't have time to order one...
Hello from Thermoman – I know this is a little self serving, but thought you wouldn't mind this post. Many of you are aware of WONDERFLEX and FOSSHAPE, but...
I need to make 4 enubus heads for Joseph and the technicolar dream coat and am considering using that canned expanding foam and bike helmets. I want the "heads...
Hi everyone! I'm new here and this is my first post. I have just brought some material after ages of debating for the Marie Antoinette Blue Tricorn dress from...
Does anyone have an idea for how to make a serpent tail that moves back and forth when you walk?? I was thinking of doing pulleys that attach to the legs...
Hello. I'd like to have people dressed up in mascot type costumes to ride on a float in our local parade this summer, and thought I'd see if this group could...
Hello all, I have been contracted to do a number of zoot suits for an event in April and am in need of a source for white fabric with red pinstripes and red...
This is a general notice to my message boards to let everyone know that I have quit UAF in order to provide caregiver services to a member of my family in...
http://tinyurl.com/eyrka Hi, I have some new Auctions up, and I have some ending today! 10 yards authentic Vintage Polished Cotton in Mint Condition. Lovely ...
Just wanted to say that I do lurk here. I am not actually making costumes at this point so I don't participate... I have the intention of starting on hip...
Well,I'm in for it now! The dance group is doing an African Gumboots number. Each middle school kid needs to be wearing gumboots. You know, they kind of look...
Hi all- I work for a costume manufacturing shop and we are on the search for new sewing machines. We use our machines everyday and are pretty tough on them....
Hi Gang! Some beautiful trims are up for auction and ending this afternoon. Beautiful, heavy and wide vintage Passementerie with raised motifs on a neutral...
Curtis: The two source I've used (when on a very tight budget) are: http://www.tonyhill.net/productCat63395.ctlg http://www.plumesnfeathers.com/ There's also...
Okay, I apologize, I thought the image in question was still the swaged gown. But my comments still hold. The bodice is all wrong. It does look late 50's or...
We are looking for a wardrobe buyer or builder to assist with our February productions of Gypsy and BBQ Kings. Salary is $850.00 per week for 4 (or possibly 5)...
Hi! im doing a history of fashion clothes and i was wondering if this dress came from the history of greece, egyptian or rome costumes? i think it is more...
About 10 years ago, Lenscrafters carried a type of wire frame made of some sort of spring-treated metal. The hype was that you could bend it and smash it and...
The director wants a pair of collapsible eyeglasses--ones that can be stepped on and put back together. Anyone heard of something like this? Thanks! Lia...
I need to make old-school style baseball uniforms for upscale children's portraits. I'm looking for an unbleached heavy cotton or similar, with a wide-set,...
Finally the DVD collection everyone is waiting for!! Our third in the Collection of Make up tutorials on DVD. The Bridal Collection. Featuring make up looks...
They do still make a brand of nearly indestructible glasses - they are called Silhouettes, and my partner has a pair. They are rimless and can be twisted all...
Hello! I just wanted to let people know that I have a pattern book of costumes designed for belly dancers or middle eastern attire. It has tips and techniques...
Sorry in advance or being long-winded! A month or so ago I was browsing on e-bay and discovered the Lutterloh pattern system. I have been following some of the...
Source: http://fashion.hazstore.info/ Hollywood Fashion Tape Have you envied the strapless gown worn by Angelina Jolie on the Oscar night? Did it leave you...
Has anyone heard of a product called vision screen? I am charged with rebuilding some costumes from sketches and was told that some of the originals were made...
After trying in vain to talk to an organization that does not care about locking the costume stock door or even cleaning the costumes after they are worn...I...
If it were me, I'd take one last shot at calmly and professionally explaining to "management" your concerns about costume stock being damaged, destroyed or ...
Been playing Santa for several years and have always used a beard that used elastic over the back of the head. Recieved a new beard and mustach that look...
