by admin | Jan 18, 2023 | Dance Costumes, Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Aging Materials – Technique Cover photo by monica dahiya on Unsplash Sometimes costumes need a vintage appearance, which can lead to the need for aging materials. Using black tea, you can easily tint white fabric and lace costuming...
by admin | Feb 17, 2023 | Dance Costumes, Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Stoning Costumes – Adding the Bling Adding rhinestones to a costume (known to dance moms everywhere as “stoning costumes”) can be very easy or very difficult. For most dance costumes, and especially for...
by admin | Jan 17, 2023 | Dance Costumes, Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Dye Costume Pieces Photo Credit: Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash This post is to help you dye costume pieces. In the course of costuming shows, there are many occasions where I’ve found the EXACT costume piece I needed. . . except...
by admin | Jan 17, 2023 | Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Snap Tape – How to Work With It A variety of types of snap tape are available, but I found that the best (and least expensive) kind for break-away clothes has standard-sized plastic snaps. The plastic snaps make less noise than...
by admin | Jan 18, 2023 | Theatre Costumes
Back to Theatre Costumes Home Erase Old Seams – Technique When removing old seams and hems for alterations, sometimes a mark or indentation will remain even after you steam press the fabric. Seam marks can be an annoying reminder of a garment’s past life....
