Good evening all! I am working on the "first high school production of Cats! in Illinois". Yes, that is right, Weber is going high school. Does anyone out...
Dorothy, Adding my 2 cents worth! We have homosote covered with canvas, then yearly recovered with new muslin. I like the ScotchGard idea someone else...
I am also working on a production of Cats and would love any sources anyone has from materials to full costumes or costume pieces! Mela Hoyt-Heydon [Non-text...
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Jan 2, 2006 11:37 pm
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The Costume Gallery website's 10th year Anniversary is Jan. 6, 2006. Many, many thanks to all of you for making my dream job come true. A very heartfelt...
They just did a production of Cats at Summerfest - a Birmingham, Alabama Summer Theater. The costumes were fairly identical to the Broadway show. Anyway,...
Karjala, Jodi
Jodi.Karjala@...
Jan 3, 2006 11:53 pm
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I found I needed to recover my tables this last year and, after ripping off the old paper, reached for the paper roll to recover them. To my dismay, I was out...
melanie starnes
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Jan 3, 2006 11:53 pm
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A few years back Kathie Brookfield, of Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music, entered her design for a custom cutting table into the Tech expo at USITTT --- the...
While we're on the subject of cutting tables... Does anyone know where you can buy them east of the Mississippi? I've talked the powers that be out of the...
Jumping back online for a little while... I am determined to get things organized around my house and in my office before being on the computer very much. My...
Dear Sarah-- Any company that supplies to manufacturing and ware-housing industries can make or sell you a table of any type suitable for your costume shop. We...
Susan Davis
Susan.Davis@...
Jan 6, 2006 10:20 pm
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I have just recieved some vintage items dating back to the 20's (and before?) and want advice on care/cleaning. There are 2 unlined cream suits--one is labeled...
I find that the shop-built tables work better than anything you can purchase. I had our scene shop build me two tables to my specifications 26 years ago when...
Cheryldee@...
Jan 8, 2006 3:44 am
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Does anyone have a source for Police Uniforms (High Button, four pocket front...very New York 1930) that wont kill my budget for one production number? We need...
I have just recieved some vintage items dating back to the 20's (and before?) and want advice on care/cleaning. Janet, many of the items you describe can be...
WBlausen@...
Jan 9, 2006 2:50 pm
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About the Costume Society's book: Try "Your Vintage Keepsake" by Margaret T. Ordonez. Description: A CSA guide to costume storage and display. Texas Tech...
Melissa Merz
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Jan 11, 2006 9:23 pm
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Dear All, We are doing costumes for Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind and in the translation that we are using there is a reference to 'tom clothes' that we...
Dear Costumers, Just a reminder - Proposals for Costume Posters for the 2006 USITT Conference in Louisville are due to me by January 31st. This is 2 weeks...
Thanks to all who replied about coverings for cutting tables. We are going with the painted canvas over homosote, which doesn't need to be adhered to the...
Hello to everyone: as spring classes start up again, my annual makeup class is also starting. I was wondering what others say in their classes about skin ...
Tuxedo Wholesaler does some pretty good fake period cop coats that they build to size in reasonable time at really good prices. You can find them at...
What an Undertaking! The current tour of Cats - produced by Troika Entertainment - has lots of spare parts in their warehouse. When I was their Costume...
Janet, I've found that cleaning up cotton, linen and Palm Beach fabric suits can be done very successfully by soaking the garment in cool water and Clorox 2. (...
Nanalee Raphael
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Jan 11, 2006 9:58 pm
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We got some a few years ago from Col. Bubby's...non beautiful to be sure, and kinda smelly (storage issue...it went away), but, as I remember, they matched,...
Hello, I am once again seeking volunteers to serve as mock phone interviewers for my Theatre Careers class. I have a couple of students interested in...
LOL. Thanks. Maybe I will try them again. I have had a number of issues in the past- mismatch, wrong sizes, etc. Thanks for another option, tho. david...
Hi Abby, In my book (Thudium, L. 1999. Stage Makeup. NY: Backstage Books, Inc.) I have a short chapter at the beginning about skin care. I have also had...
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