http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/ Costume discussion, questions, and posts. Costumes Clothing Fashion Sewing Crafts Theatre Theater Needlework Makeup Dress Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:29:48 GMT Tara Maginnis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10740 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10740 Want to learn how to distress costumes today in Concord CA? (or rather right next to it) I am doing the distressing for around 25 costumes for Frankenstein at Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:22:40 GMT koki5858 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10739 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10739 HELLO, New embroidery designs have added this day . Design is H alphabets Decorated with flowers There are many pretty designs You can view this new designs at Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:32:08 GMT tuesday coren http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10738 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10738 AGREED!!! AND make a sepperate myspace profile just for your book and email the link.. its a cheapy way to post your port! ... From: Doug Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:20:56 GMT Tara Maginnis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10737 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10737 Do not reply to the list, send inquiries to: tuskes_tunde@... ... Personal Website- The Costumer's Manifesto at http://costumes.org Buy my DVD-Rom Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:47:27 GMT Sylvia Rognstad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10736 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10736 Just flew back from Utah, where I did my demo. Got your message too late but I actually ended up doing pretty much what you suggested. I took some bird Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:17:13 GMT geneiak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10735 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10735 Take it to Kinko's ! retshopbuyer ... scanned ... large ... tried ... I've ... online Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:56 GMT Doug http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10734 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10734 Kate, I'm not sure how familiar you are with PhotoShop (or another editing software), but you can reduce file size by sacrificing resolution and "quality". I Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:54 GMT mystri777@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10733 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10733 Tara, I would love to hear more about the short demos you listed - making a crown, a Regency bonnet & all the rest. ======================== In a message dated Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:49 GMT Carla Pollard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10732 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10732 Kate: I'm afraid the problem IS your computer. You need a robust system to email large files, and frankly some ISP's won't accommodate them being emailed Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:34:12 GMT Kate Murphy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10731 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10731 I have my portfolio pages (a photo with titles on each page) scanned and saved to a disc as Word documents. However, the files are so large that they take Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:41:15 GMT Tara Maginnis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10730 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10730 Beginning students hate a sewing project, and it splits your focus around the sewing machines, running from place to place. Plus you can barely get past "this Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:04:11 GMT Bo Persson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10729 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10729 'Costume' is to me theatre, movie, fancy. Designers do not work with 'costumes' unless they are in theatre or movie or television or dance. I am dress Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:53:07 GMT Debra Jackson-Dechert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10728 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10728 Hey Doug, I would use a duck like fabric instead. Rather like another piece of fabric to add stability. I am not sure why this person uses pretend leather and Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:52:56 GMT Kate Murphy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10727 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10727 They are not using the term "costume" to mean theatrical costume. The first definition listed in the Webster's New World Dictionary for "costume" is: "The Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:52:45 GMT zedeme1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10726 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/10726 I would say, if it's real clothing, it's clothing, if for stage or other theatrical or theme event, it's costume. ... a ... a