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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Skip Stewart
Sr. Writer, Costume University

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