The Costume Maker’s Sourcebook (Digital Version on CD) Our Price, only $29.95!

Posted: January 10, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, Cosplay, costume coupons, costume making, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, fabric, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, sewing, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Costume Maker’s Sourcebook (Digital Version on CD)…Over 1700 Listings of Costume Making Suppliers throughout the U.S.

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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Dangerous Curves Ahead article at CostumeUniversity.com

Posted: December 20, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, costume coupons, costume making, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Braid and Ribbon trims are known as “Flat trims” and are beautiful to use on your new costume.

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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Posted: October 5, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, costume coupons, costume making, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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COSTUME MAKER’S SOURCEBOOK at CostumeUniversity.com!

Posted: September 26, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, costume coupons, costume making, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Each week, I will keep everyone informed about the progress of publishing my newest book, the  COSTUME MAKER’S SOURCEBOOK coming out in mid-November, available at www.CostumeUniversity.com. The COSTUME MAKER’S SOURCEBOOK has about 1700 listings of companies that sell costume making supplies & items to you, the Costume Enthusiast, so you might want to snag a copy of the book early…It’s a limited edition and many are on reserve already.

Costume University’s FREE Sample Costuming Tip of the Week (7-29-11)

Posted: August 16, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, costume coupons, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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!

Any Questions, comments or if you have a Costuming Tip to share, please write me at Ideas@CostumeUniversity.com  We would love to hear from you.

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The Serendipity of Costume University

Posted: August 11, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, costume coupons, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Serendipity: –noun. 1. An aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.

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

DISCOUNT COUPON MADNESS!!!

Posted: August 9, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, costume coupons, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Costuming is always fun and challenging but often times the challenging part hits the wallet or purse a bit harder than we originally planned.  Today we are faced with rising costs of just about everything and sometimes we have limited funds to use for making costumes, so anything that can take the edge off the cost of costume making is welcome.

One of the best things you can do for the dollars you have to spend on costume making is to stretch them…to the LIMIT!  A great way to do this is to sign up for every fabric & craft store email list you can get on and start collecting the discount coupons.  It’s easy, it’s available to do in the store or online and it can save you a… READ MORE AT CostumeUniversity.com

Digital Costume Designing at the Speed of Light…

Posted: August 1, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Acrobatic Costumes, Blacklight Costumes, costume coupons, Costumes & Entertainment, Dance Costumes, Digital Costume Design, kids costumes, Pirate Costumes, Steampunk costumes, western costumes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

is a straight talking, “shoot from the hip” conversation about Digital Costume Design by 34 yr. costume design veteran Skip Stewart

The Overture…

I am a professional Costume Designer and I want it now, I want it perfect and I want it world class quality.  I will do what it takes and use what ever means necessary to accomplish these requirements in this “I need it Yesterday” fast-paced industry known as Entertainment & Theater. 

The First Act…

If you are a Design Purist, don’t bother to read this.  This article (and here I go being blunt again) is for the Costume Designer that wants to not only grow professionally & move forward, be time-efficient and produce a superior quality costume design,  but seeks the tools needed to create World Class Costume Design presentations at the speed of Light.  Purists want to design the romantic, traditional “Old School” way with pencil, pen & markers and show all of their human artistic flaws along with the design.   I say: BULL HOCKY!

Think that’s a little tough?  Not really.  Picture this:  Your best customer, a producer for a major entertainment company has been finishing up a new show treatment of a project that he has been working on for 6 months.  He calls you and says he is a month behind getting a presentation to a new venue (Theatre) he is trying to reel in for his next gig…and he needs preliminary sketches by the close of business today, to send with the show treatment before the deadline.  If he doesn’t get them he looses the project and so do you…Are you gonna drag your feet and sit and sketch all the costume rendering he needs with a pencil or are you gonna create exactly what he needs at the speed of light with your digital design ability and save his butt?…I will always opt for the latter and what I reel in is the…READ MORE AT CostumeUniversity.com