This featured book is a compilation of costume making supply vendors I have saved in my personal rolodex of professional costume making for over 35  years. The listings provided are highly valuable to costume maker’s of all levels, beginner to advanced. There is also plenty of places to print out notes inside the book (page by page) when needed while designing the costumes you are most interested in.

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But how they are used is vastly different. Braids are trims that are braided. They are created by using a series of braided knots. Ribbon  Trims are woven much like fabric is woven. Technically, woven trims are considered “Narrow Woven Goods”. The difference is vast between these two trims. Braided trims are usually thicker, and have more texture, while woven trims tend to be sleeker and can look more refined. But the main difference is; Braided trims can be shaped into curves and shapes, Woven trims can’t be shaped or molded, they are for the most part straight trims, and when you try to shape them, they stand on edge. Braided trims lay flat when you… keep reading at CostumeUniversity.com

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Of all the gloves a woman can wear, black shoulder length opera gloves are likely the most expressive & powerful.  Maybe it’s the contrast of black against the pale nude skin, maybe it’s the stark black covering the arms and hands…whatever it is, it should be worn more often.

It doesn’t seem to matter if the gloves are leather, satin or velvet, it’s the overall blackness assigned to the hands and arms of a woman that makes her stand out.

Black opera gloves give a since of sensual, smoldering sex. They show that the wearer is not afraid to go out in public and make a strong, magnanimous statement about themselves.   These long, sensual gloves can give a haunting, influential, almost threatening appearance, while at the same time, give a glamorous, exciting, almost opulent image to the wearer.  You can find Satin Stretch Gloves like these pictured below at GloriaGloverGloves.com

Dietrich, Ann Margret and Swanson all knew the power of Long & Black…do you?

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I recently took a class about creating ideas. In this class I was reminded of the term Re-Purposing.  It means to use an idea or project you previously created for something else, now for something new.  This is a great idea for costuming.  In community, college and non-professional theaters they do this all the time…its called “reusing” something…today we call it “Re-Purposing”.

Re-using a long coat that was used in a scene of a show this month, can be folded up on an angle in the front lower half to make a cut-a-way style coat for a show next month…this is repurposing.  This is a great way to repurpose older, long tux coats. Dresses are easy to do this with as well.  Some people simply call is re-styling. Today it’s re-purposing.

Patterns are a wonderful place to re-purpose.  Using a pattern from one era or one style and using it on a different but compatible style costume is re-purposing.  Simply change out the sleeve or the collar and use a completely different fabric and you have a totally new costume…read more at CostumeUniversity.com

Have you ever tried to heat press interfacing to a piece of fabric on to a cut-out garment piece only to have it NOT stick?…Frustrating huh? 

In years past, we here at the Costume University Studio Workroom had problems with heat press-on interfacing or any kind of heat  ”press-on” glue products to some fabrics.  No matter how much you try to press it, the heat press-on product would not stick to the intended fabric….until we found the secret.

Thanks to CostumeU staffer “Stitch Rich”, we discovered that heat press-on interfacings and many other heat set products don’t stick to fabrics with “Sizing” on them.

Sizing is a modified starch finish that is applied to a fabric at the mill to make the fabric stiff & flat and look more pressed, so it looks good when you purchase it.

So remember to wash that fabric before you try to stick anything to it, don’t use fabric softener in the washer or dryer…those products are both a form of SIZING!

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Skip Stewart
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Most people come to Costume University because of an interest in a particular genre of Costuming or they like a particular style and want to celebrate it…or they want or need to know something about costumes and come to Costume University to get answers.  But the great gift that is discovered at Costume University is the Serendipity of Costume University.  It’s the chance discovery of what else they are interested in but didn’t know it.

When you read an article or look at a photo gallery at Costume University you can find other things related to your interests that will…KEEP READING AT CostumeUniversity.com