Another library book I fell in love with and eventually had to get my own copy. Nancy Bradfield’s 1968 book is true to it’s title. Her black and white detailed drawings record construction, fastenings, and textures of actual garments spanning … Read More
Hello fine folks of the internet! It’s been far too long since I’ve put up new content, but as is usually the case it’s because I’ve been a busy bee in the other realms of life. A quick update (to … Read More
I promise very soon to update with more actual project realted posts, but for now here are some lovely items I picked up at garage sales this weekend. The first real score of the day was this UNOPENED in the … Read More
My brother-in-law (if I was married) and his fiancée are getting married in the fall. Both families threw showers for the bride to be, so I made up some mostly non traditional gifts for them. Gift registries are great but … Read More
In case you were wondering, I’ve been a little busy with this project. After waiting longer than anticipated for both the fabric and trim, it’s been a race to the finish. Here are some hopefully enlightening thoughts. 1. It’s been … Read More
Probably the least enjoyable part of creating garments en mass is the tedium of cutting out all the pieces. For each costume, there are 7 separate components. Multiply that by 25 and divide by the several size variations. Brain meltdown … Read More
Hello Lovely Readers, This week I’m about to embark on a fairly large project. Its been a while since I’ve done a gig where quantity is involved. In this case, I’ll be building 25 identical costumes in several sizes. My … Read More
It’s hard to believe that the show is over this weekend. It’s been a crazy month and a half of prop making and backstage management. Here are some other things I created for this show: The fake organs were pulled … Read More
I’ve been busy busy working on a show, but the other day did some impromptu shopping at a place I forgot existed in an old warehouse in chinatown. I’d been there before but never fully explored the treasures to be … Read More
So I’m not dead, just working on a play in a stage management/prop making capacity. Although some of the characters in the play are dead… Instead of dropping off the face of the blogosphere, I thought I’d share some of … Read More