Costume Construction

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Costume Construction

• by Caroline Dougherty, Alyssa Essman, Rebecca
  Phelps, and Katie Tucker

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Taking Measurements

• Measuring the actor
• Applying the measurements to the chosen pattern

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Fitting a Pattern

• Altering the pattern to be larger
• Translating from pattern to fabric

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Sewing

• Measuring seams
• Measuring hems

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Alterations

• Physically fitting the pattern to the actor
• Allowance for machine error

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Further Reading

• Costume Construction TipsOr Everything you ever
  wanted to know about costume construction and
  wish someone had told you ten years ago, damnit.
  http//design.seamlyne.com
• THE HISTORY OF COSTUMEZur Geschichte der
  KostümeBy Braun Schneider -
  c.1861-1880http//www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.h
  tml

• LACY'S DRAMATIC COSTUMESMale and female
  costumes, historical, national, and dramatic
• http//fax.libs.uga.edu/GT513xL32/ldcmenu.html
• Photos by Katie Tucker