Elegantly Frugal Costumes: The Poor Man's Do-It-Yourself Costume Maker's Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0916260887 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Musician, designer, painter, writer these talents and proficiencies mark Shirley Dearing as a true "Renaissance Woman." They comprise the perfect blend of skills to qualify her as an authority for a book about practical costume-making.Following her degrees in music from Barnard College of Columbia University, New York and art from the University of Colorado, Colorado
. About the Author Musician, designer, painter, writer these talents and proficiencies mark Shirley Dearing as a true "Renaissance Woman." They comprise the perfect blend of skills to qualify her as an authority for a book about practical costume-making.Following her degrees in music from Barnard College of Columbia University, New York and art from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Shirley moved into the professional world of the fine arts. She sang and designed opera costumes for various Colorado opera companies. Her works have appeared in many national exhibitions and juried art shows. Her work as a costume designer has expanded beyond the world of opera to stage shows and museum work. Her expertise in designing led to a companion career as a painter
cosstuming on small budget An excellent book of ideas and help for someone wanting to learn to costume for community theatre. It contains excellent examples of her own work that is easy to follow. It does not overload your brain with useless information. A good starting out book, that aids a person in organizing the information , and research problems needed to suceeded in this field. Also a good read for veterans of the design buisness to give fresh ideas and back up what they have done . After 35 years finally I have found someone who appreciat. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Good info.. Somewhat helpful guide for budget costuming Elizabeth Ente Liked the book and found many useful ideas for a non-professional doing costuming on a budget. An interesting addition to a costumer's library. Some of the directions for converting thrift store finds to period clothing were not specific enough (like where the fabric to change sleeves, matching or not would be coming from.) Better sketches and details on procedures would have been helpful, especially for non-professionals.
Here is a do-it-yourself costume maker's guide. This wonderfully practical book literally shows you how to make costumes for plays and musicals at the lowest possible expense! With over 150 detailed illustrations, the book aids all costumers with its easy-to-follow text. This book will pay for itself with its first use.. Just about every basic period is covered: Biblical to Medieval, Renaissance, Colonial, 1800s to World War I, the Roaring Twenties, and more. This complete text gives many helpful hints and information about modifying sleeves and hems to fit a time period, taking advantage of leftover fabric, aging an outfit, and much,