http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/ Costumer's Info List Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:04:27 GMT Rachel Pollock http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6261 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6261 Regarding the idea of a card catalogue filing cabinet, my current shop had one of those for storage when i took this job and one of my first priorities was to Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:49:44 GMT Alexandra Bonds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6260 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6260 Sean Crowley from Royal Welsh College of music and Drama will be attending the conference in Kansas City, so students interested in studying there will have an Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:49:29 GMT kathotmer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6259 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6259 Hello there, We are doing Antigone in the Winter Quarter and I am thinking of building some armor for three guards. I would like to do something out of fabric Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:18:54 GMT jnettie77 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6258 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6258 At my school, as staff we get a sort of unofficial comp time. We put in the extra hours during the school year to mount productions, but then take our summers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:18:39 GMT francesgrimble http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6257 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6257 ... I don't know how big you want the cabinet, but I found my personal one at a big art store. It's a wooden cabinet with a lot of shallow drawers. I believe Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:17:32 GMT Hansen, Lia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6256 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6256 I know makeup people sometimes use dental supply cabinets. Lia Lia M. Hansen, M.F.A. Costume Designer/Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Vanguard University Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:17:22 GMT Cheryldee@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6255 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6255 Thanks, Alexandra for clarifying this. I got the name wrong when I posted to the list before. I'm happy to get a written evaluation from my student who is in Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:17:11 GMT jlm5195 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6254 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6254 Have you contacted your local libraries to see if they still have or would be willing to sell their old card catalogs? Thats what we had in my grad shop and Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:01:44 GMT jnettie77 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6253 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6253 I'd use the Shmear pounce bags for an all-over dulling effect. You should be able to brush the dust over the costumes evenly to make them look used but not Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:44 GMT jfadams2001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6252 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6252 We are trying to replace our old, crummy notions cabinet with something better and bigger. Does anyone have any advice about where to find something? I have Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:27 GMT Cathie McClellan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6251 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6251 At my institution, designers carry supervisory loads of experiential and practicum courses that include running crews, student designers and student assistant Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:59:01 GMT Alexandra Bonds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6250 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6250 I asked Sean Crowley for more information about his program in Wales: Study Abroad Programmes in Drama The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is one of the Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:58:57 GMT jlm5195 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6249 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6249 We have had good luck with Streaks and Tips sprays. We have yet to find something that they haven't come out of, and they're easy to find locally. Obviously, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:29:19 GMT amjenkins04 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6248 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6248 We have used temporary spray hair color for distressing garments that can't be permanent distressed, specifically Streaks 'n Tips. It comes in lots of colors Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:52 GMT Hansen, Lia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6247 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/costumeinfo/message/6247 We just got done with a production of 12 Angry Jurors and the director wanted sweaty clothes. We mixed glycerin and water--for a 6 oz bottle I think we did 4