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Costume Academy - this Saturday, March 1st

2/25/2014

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This Saturday is the first annual Midwest Costume Academy that will be held just outside St. Louis.  I will be one of the speakers/presenters. Go to the website to learn more.

I will be giving/teachinng 4 sessions.

The first, My Life as a Commercial Pattern Designer, is about my design work for Simplicity, what happens to my designs after I submit them for production and how did I get this cool job!
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Next is Combining Commercial Patterns to Create a Unique Garment. 

I will show you how to take the sleeve from one pattern and make it fit into the armhole of a different pattern, how to combine a top and pants to make a jumpsuit and other useful combinations to create a specific costume when you can't find just the right pattern.

My next class is Making Costumes That Can Be Moved In and Move Well. 
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I will talk about the modifications necessary to allow you to lift your arms and kick up your heels while wearing a costume AND how to make a costume look beautiful while in motion taking into consideration fabrics, pattern shapes and quantities.


And my last class is What Size Am I?  How Much Ease Should There Be? This is the class I have been having the most fun preparing.  I will show where the numbered sizing system came from, how body proportions have changed over the last century or so. Also, the correct way to take measurement including things like "girth" and "princess front and back", along with talking about wearing and design ease ... how much extra do you need in a garment to be able to walk and sit as well as how roomy should a garment for the fashion of the period.

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Please write me on my contact page if you are coming. I am really looking forward to this event. This is my chance to meet people.  
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Kat Stelzer
2/24/2014 09:03:09 pm

What wonderful and fun classes! I wish I could attend. Perhaps you will share some of what you taught in an upcoming post!

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Loren Dearborn link
2/25/2014 01:23:35 am

Sounds like a great line up of classes! I'm hoping that you come to costume college some year and reprise these... ;)

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Sylvia Wong
2/25/2014 11:59:14 pm

Yes, please come back to Costume College. We would love to see you again.

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