Costumer’s Guild West, Inc. presents the 27th annual Costume College 2019

What’s That Fabric? July 25 - 29, 2019

Bonus Track: Celebrating Women The 100th Anniversary of American Women’s Suffrage www.costumecollege.net

Registration Book Contents Dean’s Message 1 Hotel & Local Business Information Special Announcement 2 Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills 2 Parking at the Hotel 2 Transportation 3 Disability Accommodations 3 Finding Food: light snacks to extravagant meals 4 Emergency Costume Supplies 4 Bringing your own food 5 What to Wear 5 Open to the Public Information Desk 6 Sewing Machine Rental 6 Costume Exhibits 7 Caught on Camera 8 Marketplace 9 CGW Board Mixer 10 Social Media 10 Scholarships & How to Get Them 11 Volunteers 11 Attendees Only Event Check-In 12 Guest Teacher Q+A 12 Panic Room 13 Mobile App 13 Portrait Studio 14 Hospitality Suite 15 Welcome Party: Garments of the Galaxy 16 Friday Night Showcase: Presented by the USO 17 Red Carpet 18 Raffles 18 Time Traveler’s Gala: Opulent Streets of Venice 19 Bargain Basement 20 Sunday Breakfast: Good Mourning 21 Fantasy Tea: Tea at the Haunted Manor 22 Trunk Show 23 Classes Tours 24 Guest Teachers 27 Freshman Orientation 28 Class Information 28 Classes 30 Teachers Teacher Biographies 59 About Costumer’s Guild West & Costume College History of Deans & Themes 73 About Costumer’s Guild West and Costume College 74 Legal Disclosures and Policies 74 Costume College Committee Members 76 CGW, Inc. Board Members 77

All images in this book, other than those provided by Costume College and its teachers, are provided by Shutterstock. Dean's Message

This is how it all started in 2017…

Two months later, I was Val’s assistant Dean for 2018. I am so humbled at the positive feedback to the Bonus Track last year and hope that the offerings of classes this year meet with your expectations again.

Although the Costume College Theme, “What’s That Fabric,” was a challenge to incorporate into the individual events, I am happy with the results. My predecessor, Val, certainly set the stage of expectation and I am working hard to fill her fabulous shoes. I have an amazing team of Committee Members and I couldn’t ask more from their hard work, enthusiasm, and dedication. And I want to take this opportunity to thank two ladies in particular who had to coordinate two absolutely brand new experiences for our guests: Diana Rotheneger with the Friday Night Group Showcase, and Mela Hoyt-Heydon with the Sunday Evening Trunk Show. Please read more about these extraordinary events within this Registration Book.

So now YOU are here, ready to sign up for classes, ready to review what we have in store, and ready to read up on all of our exceptionally talented volunteer teachers. Please take a moment to read EVERYTHING in this book, as there is a wealth of information to be had. Don’t forget to bring your Registration Book to College with you (see Special Announcement). We’ve had record breaking numbers in Registration, in Hotel Bookings, and in selling out the Gala and Tea so quickly. This College is ever growing and we are improving to our best ability to provide everyone with the most they can get out of this fabulous conference. We have two AMAZING guest teachers, so please be sure to read about them. And we have more wonderful photographers than ever, both studio and roaming, with opportunities to obtain printed photos during and after college.

If you are NEW, please join me and our Programming Chair Tana Donaghy at Freshman Orientation before classes start, 8:00am in Salon F. You will hear entertaining stories and quick tips, but be sure to read this Registration Book to get an idea of what to expect from your 4 days at Costume College.

If you are RETURNING there are many, many changes, from the Pool Party (which is going to be bigger than ever), to the Group Showcase, to the surprises at the Gala and Tea, and ending the weekend with a new offering of the Trunk Show on Sunday. Even Exhibits is in a new place! There is a Guest Teacher Q&A session on Thursday, Roaming Photographers, and (hopefully) Live Streaming at the Red Carpet. Lots of changes, and in my opinion, ALL wonderful changes in order to accommodate our ever-growing convention.

It was 10 years ago exactly that I was the last Dean to host Costume College at the Airtel Hotel in Van Nuys. In those 10 years we have grown and changed tremendously. But the one thing that hasn’t changed is that feeling of being with my kindred spirits. I so look forward to seeing you and all your glorious costumes soon!

Now, on to the reading!

Maegen Hensley Dean, Costume College 2019 - www.costumecollege.net - 1 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: This Registration Book is ALSO your Program Book

Be sure to KEEP this Registration Book. We will NOT be publishing a separate “Program” book this year. We will again be providing the Pocket Guide when you check in ­— the smaller booklet for the Programming schedule, updates, and any other pertinent information. But this book will retain all of the

Hotel & Local Business Information class details, teacher bios, and event announcements that will not be published anywhere else other than online. A very limited amount of replacement Registration Books will be available at College, but they will be first come, first serve at the Information Desk.

SWATCH BOOKS: Returning students, bring your 2018 Swatch Book with you!

If you are a returning student, we ask that you bring your swatch book back to College with you so that you may add to it .There will be additional sheets with different fabrics on them for you upon check-in, as well as more classes with swatches offered, and blank pages available to add to your binder. If you threw away your binder, you may want to bring an empty one. 2019 Swatch Binders will be available to NEW students only, but everyone will receive the inserts and a new binder cover. Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills YOU ARE HERE! Just a couple of quick reminders about our lovely home for the weekend:

• If you have an issue with your room, contact the Front Desk. Be nice and understanding, and they will extend the same courtesy. We want them to want us back, so forgive the little things, and calmly report the big things. Should your issue be beyond the help of the Front Desk, please ask the Information Desk to radio/call the Hotel Liaison. • Please be courteous to our hosts. Tip your bellman, valet, housekeepers, and wait staff. Staff changes daily, so tip daily – you won’t always have the same housekeeper or waiter. • The hotel is HUGE, and therefore full of guests who are not attending Costume College. Please be aware of those guests and polite when they ask to take a picture with you. • Scholarship Winners, we’ve had issues in the past regarding splitting up your rooms and getting your scholarship applied. Please make sure your name is on your reservation upon check-in. Thank you!

Disability Accomodation It is the policy of the Costumer’s Guild West to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). We will not discriminate against any attendee of Costume College. We will also reasonably accommodate all attendees with disabilities unless the accommodations would cause an undue hardship to the Costumer’s Guild West or the Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills.

If you require an accommodation for special needs covered under the ADA, you must notify the Front Desk immediately. They will try to accommodate you as best they can, but cannot guarantee accommodation.

2 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Transportation General Directions to the Hotel The Warner Center Marriott is located at 21850 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, California, 91367. Take your favorite freeway to US 101 and exit at Topanga Canyon Blvd. north. Proceed 0.6 miles to Oxnard Street and turn right. Proceed 0.1 mile. The hotel will be on your right. Transportation options from airports If you are flying into any of the Los Angeles Area airports, the following are your options for transportation to the Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills. (All prices are estimates, as of Feb. 3, 2019.) Flying into Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) – 19 miles from the Marriott Warner Center • Shuttles: Super Shuttle $54 non-stop (shared ride $24), Prime Time $33, Economy Plus ($29 shared ride), Roadrunner $104 exclusive • United Taxi SFV $54, Uber $27, Lyft $32-36 Flying into Los Angeles Airport (LAX) – 26 miles from the Marriott Warner Center • Shuttles: Super Shuttle $82 non-stop (shared ride $30), Prime Time $75 economy plus ($39 shared ride), Roadrunner $184 exclusive • United Taxi SFV $77 (which can be shared), Yellow Cab $75-87, Uber $44, Lyft $40-45 • Flyaway Bus: LAX to Van Nuys $9.75 one way, plus Uber $18 to Marriott Warner Center Flying into Long Beach Airport (LGB) – 46 miles from the Marriott Warner Center • Shuttles: Super Shuttle $144 non-stop (shared ride $102), Prime Time $75 economy plus ($56 shared ride), Roadrunner $172 exclusive • United Taxi $127, Yellow Cab $127-147, Uber $59, Lyft $60-65 Shuttle Options – Be sure to state that the Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills is your destination. • Super Shuttle – phone (800) BLUEVAN or visit www.supershuttle.com • Prime Time Shuttle – phone (800) 733-8267 or visit www.primetimeshuttle.com • Roadrunner Shuttle – phone (800) 247-7919 or visit www.rr.shuttle.com Taxi Options • Use Uber or Lyft from your smart phone • Yellow Cab – phone (818) 242-3131 or visit www.yellowcab.com • United Taxi San Fernando Valley – phone (800) 290-5600 or text (323) 207-8294 Rental Car Options • Alamo (844) 354-6962 www.alamo.com • Avis (800) 633-3469 www.avis.com • Budget (800) 218-7992 www.budget.com • Enterprise (855) 266-9289 www.enterprise.com • Hertz (800) 654-3131 www.hertz.com For more information, see www.carrentalexpress.com Parking at the Hotel Hotel & Local Business Information Costume College Members Staying at the Marriott Warner Center: If you are staying at the hotel and parking on-site, you will need to let the Registration desk know that you have a vehicle upon check in and you will receive a parking pass. The hotel will charge your room bill for every night you are registered as a guest. The parking pass will allow you in and out privileges.

Costume College Members Not Staying at the hotel: Daily visitors may purchase daily parking pass for the duration of their day-stay, which can be purchased at the Valet desk in front of the hotel. There are no in and out privileges for the day pass. However, as an alternative, there is some parking behind the hotel next to the park and across the street in the mall parking lot. Please note the parking hour signage for each location. Costume College or the Marriott Warner Center is not responsible for any parking tickets you may receive for disregarding outside parking signage.

If you have any questions about the parking charges, please inquire at the Front Desk. - www.costumecollege.net - 3 Finding Food: Light Snacks to Extravagant Meals

In order to offer as may classes as possible we are unable to leave time for breaks in our class schedule. But we do encourage you to take time throughout the day to eat. Hotel Options: Asado Urban Grill - American Q Martini Bar - American Experience elevated casual dining at its finest. Upscale martinis, microbrews, infused vodka, Hotel & Local Business Information Their expertly prepared menu is a blend of fabulous fruitinis, and a full appetizer menu make Q traditional favorites and unique twists on classic Martini Bar one of the hottest bars in town. Watch the dishes. They also offer a selection of world- game on flat-screen TVs and take advantage of their renowned wines, craft beer and inspired cocktails. daily happy hour with friends, family or colleagues. Open for Breakfast from 6:30am-10:30am M-Th and Open from 1:00pm-12:00am 7am-10:30am Fri-Sun, Lunch from 11:00am-2:00pm, Happy Hours 5pm-7pm M-F and Dinner from 5:00pm-10:00pm Room Service - American Starbucks Coffee – Coffee House Generally, the same offerings as Asado Urban Grill. The all-new Starbucks Café features a full menu Open Thursday and Sunday from 6:00am-11:00pm, of your favorite hot and cold Starbucks specialty and Friday-Saturday from 6:00am-12midnight beverages, snacks and food items, including signature breakfast sandwiches, as well as On Friday and Saturday around noon, there will be packaged to-go bistro boxes, yogurt, fresh fruit a food station available in the CoCo Registration and baked goods. area in front of the grand foyer. They will be Open from 5:30am-9:00pm (except Sundays when providing pre-packaged sandwiches and salads as they open at 6:30am) well as cookies, chips, and drinks for members at a discounted price. Take advantage! Walking Options: Walking Options – Within The Promenade at Woodland Hills Shopping Center hours are Mon-Sat 10:00am-9:00pm and Sundays 11:00am-7:00pm. Within the Mall on both levels there are restaurants including Baja Bud’s, California Roll & Sushi, Teriyaki Grill, Subway, and Hummus Republic

On the outskirts of the mall (outside access) and in the parking lot are the following: • P.F. Chang’s China Bistro - Open for lunch and • Corner Bakery – Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner; Chinese dinner; Pastries, salads, sandwiches • The Rack – Open for lunch and dinner; • Ruth Chris Steakhouse – Open for lunch and American dinner; upscale American • Ruby’s – Open for lunch and dinner; American • McDonalds – Open for breakfast, lunch and • Maggiano’s Little Italy – Open for lunch and dinner; American fast food dinner; Italian • Subway – Open for Lunch and Dinner; American

Emergency Costuming (and other) Supplies

It happens to everyone at some time or another. You arrive at an event you’ve been planning for ages, and suddenly you realize that the green bag — no, the OTHER green bag — is still sitting at the back of your garage. With all your sewing supplies, or make-up, or whatever.

Fear not, the Warner Center Marriott is fortuitously situated amongst world-class shopping, as well as shopping for poor creative souls like us. • Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts: 22914 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills (1.8 miles) • Daiso Japan (Japanese dollar store): 6745 Fallbrook Ave., Unit 916, West Hills (2.1 miles) • Michaels: 6625 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills (2.1 miles) 4 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Bringing Your Own Food While there are a lot of places to eat in the hotel and adjoining areas, we realize that eating out three meals a day can be expensive and time consuming, not to mention that it’s impossible with many diets and food allergies. You are more than welcome to bring your own food. We suggest keeping the following in mind: • Your hotel room may not come with a mini-fridge. 90% of the rooms come with a fridge. If the room does not, you’ll need to request one if you have perishables. Be sure to call the hotel and request a mini-fridge ahead of time. They are not guaranteed, but at least the request is there and they will keep it in mind when assigning your room. • It’s easy to over-book yourself and wind up taking classes the whole day through, or being sidelined by friends on your way to a quick meal. It’s always a good idea to carry a few baggies of snacks or an energy bar or two. • Starbucks is always there and is open long hours, but at peak times the line can be exasperating. Have a backup plan. • Carry a bottle of water with you. Stay hydrated. • If you are a gold or platinum Marriott Rewards Member, you will gain access to the Executive Lounge which has complimentary snacks and beverages all day. Plus the buffet breakfast is free! Be sure to mention your status upon hotel check-in.

Most of all, enjoy your stay. If you arrive and realize a quick grocery run is in order, the following grocery stores are nearby: • Whole Foods Market (1.2 mi) 21347 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 • Ralphs (1.5 mi) 21909 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills 91364 • Trader Joe’s (1.5 mi) 21055 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills 91364 For more information, see the friendly people at the Costume College Information Desk.

What to Wear

Costume College is designed to offer endless opportunities to learn about, create, and show off costumes. However, there is no requirement to wear a costume to any event. You can spend the entire weekend in your everyday clothes and you will be perfectly acceptable. Most students spend their classroom time this way anyway. If you want to dress up a bit for the events, please feel free but don’t feel pressured.

At major events: Thursday Night Welcome Party, Friday Night Event, Sunday Breakfast, Fantasy Tea, and especially at the Time Traveler’s Ball & Gala costumes are a wonderful way to enhance the event. Remember that at each event you will be walking, maneuvering around tables and chairs, sitting, talking, and often eating

and drinking. Test your costume at home if you’re not sure it will work in any of these situations. Hotel & Local Business Information

In the hallways and classrooms: If you want to dress up the rest of the time, feel free to do so. But above all, be comfortable and be cognizant of the comfort of others. Costume College classes, lectures and demos are learning experiences, so make sure that your costume — should you choose to wear one — won’t detract from another student’s experience. You don’t want your costume to obstruct the view of the person behind you or cause you to take up three seats in a packed lecture room. Plus, we want YOU to be comfortable. Costumes that are similar to regular street clothes in bulk and agility usually work well. Remember that you may be rushing to eat or get to a class on time, so, when in doubt, wear street clothes.

Also, no matter what you are wearing, be sure to layer. The hotel can run very warm and very cold, sometimes just between one room and the next. Make sure you have a sweater or wrap that you can wear. The hotel can only do so much with the amount of rooms and students we have. - www.costumecollege.net - 5 Information Desk

In the Salon Lobby, (right behind the Thursday night Check-In tables) at the built-in counter, you will see our Information Desk, staffed by volunteer members of the Costume College Committee and the CGW Board.

Services that we provide include: The 2019 Information Desk hours are: • Information about the local neighborhood: fabric stores, restaurants, grocery stores, Thursday, 7:00pm to 9:00pm (during Check-In) etc. Friday through Sunday 8:00am to 5:00pm • A Message Board for attendees Located in the Registration Area of Salon Lobby • Lost and Found box • Directions to classes • Tickets for Early Bird Marketplace and the

Open to the Public Portrait Studio, and raffle tickets • Sewing Machine Rentals (see details below) • Table reservations for (parties of 8-10 only) for Saturday Night Gala • An assortment of flyers and handouts for all sorts of costume-related events, organizations, and resources.

We also serve as a clearing house for those who want to buy and sell tickets for the Saturday Gala and Sunday Tea. If you have an extra ticket to sell, or are looking for one, we can be the intermediary to help make that happen, as a courtesy service. Reminder: Costume College Memberships, Limited Attendance Classes and Tours may NOT be sold or transferred during College.

One of our most important services is that we have the capability to contact the Dean and Hotel Liaison and other key Costume College people.

Come by to ask a question, solve a problem, get a piece of candy, or play a game to get a ribbon! Sewing Machine Rentals - yes we have them!

If you are unable to bring your own sewing machine, but you need one for class, or you have last minute touches to finish on your gala costume; there will be sewing machines available to rent at the Information Desk.

Please reserve in advance, so that we may coordinate schedules, and have an adequate number of machines. Email to Heidi Pritchett Molley, Information Department Assistant Chairperson: [email protected], letting us know what time(s) you would like to rent a machine, any workshop you will be bringing it to (or none), and your cell phone number, so that we may contact you during Costume College if necessary.

You may want a little extra time before class to unpack the machine, try a few sample stitches, look through the instruction manual, etc. You may want to consider picking up 30 minutes earlier than your class, and you may need some time after class to get everything in order.

How to Pay: Cash or Check only (Sorry, no credit cards.) If paying by check, please make check payable to Costumer's Guild West

$5 per hour between 8am and 5pm Friday, Saturday or Sunday $25 flat fee Overnight = 5:30pm until 8:00am the next day Thurs, Fri or Sat night $75 Weekend = 8am Friday until 5pm Sunday

Sara Bacon, Information Desk Chair

6 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Costume Encounters

Costume Exhibits

Ever see a costume and think “what’s that made of?” Or “what does silk feel like?” “How does rayon drape?” “What, exactly, is worbla?” Now’s your chance to find out first hand.

Costume Encounters is a collection of costumes across all times and genres with the ability to not only see the costume but to touch what the costume is made of. Each Costume Encounter donor submission will be accompanied by a swatch(s) of what materials were used to create it. NO COSTUMES WILL BE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS EXHIBIT.

If you would like to submit a donation please use the following link to download the 2019 Costume Exhibit Submission Form: https://bit.ly/2S9RgdL and email your submission form to: [email protected]. Submissions are due by June 30th. The Exhibit Committee will be in touch with you no later than July 7th regarding acceptance of your submission(s).

Cynthia Aronin, Costume Exhibits Chair Open to the Public

The 2019 Costume Exhibit hours are:

Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am - 11:30am Located in the Hidden Hills room by the Front Desk

- www.costumecollege.net - 7 Caught on Camera

Where can I see photos of the fabulous costumes from last year’s Costume College and from numerous, delightful events taking place around the world this past year?

Answer: The Caught on Camera exhibit set up in the hallway near the Information Desk.

During Costume College, when you have a few minutes in between classes, we hope you stop by to enjoy the amazing creativity reflected in your fellow costumer’s favorite photos, and wonder at the many costume guilds & groups scattered across the globe. Who knows; there may be a group near you that you did not know about!

The display will be located to the left of the Information Desk and exhibited from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon.

Open to the Public How to Participate: If you would like your photo (individual, guild or group) to be included in this year’s display, please e-mail photos to [email protected] before Thursday, July 11th, 2019. Photos should be in focus, and either from last year’s Costume College, or taken at other events, conventions, movie premiers, etc. held during the year since.

Whether this will be your first year at Costume College, or you’ve been attending for years, everyone is welcome to participate in the Caught on Camera display. This is NOT a competition. Nothing is judged, only to be admired. And one cool perk - those who submit photos can collect a beautiful Caught on Camera badge ribbon at the Information Desk!

Please feel free to email me at [email protected] if you The 2019 Caught on Camera hours are: have any questions. Thank you for helping Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon make the Caught on Camera display a fun Main salon hallway past Information Desk experience.

Birda Hussey Nichols Caught on Camera Chair

8 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Marketplace

I am very excited about the wonderful shopping experience awaiting you this year. Many old favorites will be returning, along with a few new surprises.

Once again, the Marketplace will be hosting the popular Early Bird Shopping Event on Friday afternoon. For a $7 donation benefiting the Costume College Scholarship Fund, eager shoppers can get a head start in The Marketplace from 3:30pm to 6:00pm on Friday. You can purchase your Early Bird tickets at the Information Desk starting Friday morning for your entrance into the Marketplace at 3:30pm.

We appreciate your contribution to the Costume College Scholarship Fund with your Early Bird ticket purchase!

The Grand Opening for all members runs from 7:45pm (open during the Friday Night Group Showcase) until 10:00pm. As always, The Marketplace will be open to Costume College members, along with the general public on all three days of Costume College (Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday).

If you have friends who are unable to attend College, please remind them that the Marketplace is open to everyone. No College membership is required to come and explore a fabulous shopping experience. We hope that there are wonderful items to inspire you, complete your outfit or just make you smile.

Our goal for The Marketplace 2019 is to bring together a wonderful mix of supplies, accessories and information for all your costume dreams! The list of vendors below will be published online and in the Pocket Program Book students and teachers receive upon check-in.

Lois Munera Marketplace Chair The 2019 Marketplace hours are: Friday, July 26: 3:30pm – 6:00pm (Early Bird Scholarship Event) Friday, July 27: 7:45pm – 10:00pm (Grand Opening) Saturday, July 27: 8:30am – 5:00pm Sunday, July 28: 8:30am – 5:00pm

• Acme Notions – Old Fashioned and Vintage Sewing Supplies Lace Trim

Buttons Open to the Public • Antique Specialty – Vintage Patterns Clothing & Accessories • Atelier Mela – Handmade Period Millinery From 1700’s To 1950’s Tiaras Gloves Hatpins • Dawn Skylar – French Jaquard Trim Velvet Buttons • Dragons Treasure – Jewelry Viking To Victorian • French Kiss – VintageRare Ribbons Satins Velvets Grosgrain • Gembox Creations – Victorian Edwardian Jewelry Cameos • Historical Wigs – Wigs Tiaras Hair Styings • Holzer & Combs – 19th Century Clothing Men’s and Women’s • Kansas Mercantile – Dry Goods Patterns Ladies & Gentlemen’s Accessories • Marancym Studio – Carpet Bags • Richard The Thread – Corset Supplies and Sewing Notions Fasteners • Redthreaded – High Quality Corsets • Truly Victorian – Period Patterns • Silk Baron – Silk Fabrics • Vaune – Irish Linen French Laces Swiss Fabrics Supplies Accessories • Vintage Moments – Ribbon Work Tulle Calicos Vintage Gloves Buttons • Wildwood Mercantile – 18th Century Ladies Accoutrements and Clothing Jewelry Millinery

- www.costumecollege.net - 9 CGW Board Mixer

This is your opportunity to meet the people behind the curtain. The CGW sponsors Costume College and the members of the board work hard to both keep the Guild running year-round and put on this amazing weekend.

Enjoy tea and biscuits and get to know a little more about the inner workings of CGW. This is an excellent opportunity to ask questions of the Board, meet other members, and generally wind down from the whirlwind of Costume College. It’s also a great time to get to know those running for office for the 2019/2020 term.

So, join us for a wonderful mixer and a chance to meet- The 2019 CGW Board Mixer hours are: and-greet with like-minded friends. Open to Students, Sunday, 7:00pm - 9:00pm teachers, CGW members, volunteers, and anyone who Hospitality Suite, 17th Floor

Open to the Public might be interested in CGW or Costume College. Social Media

SHARE YOUR PHOTOS! We’re looking forward to seeing you all at Costume College 2019 and all your photos that many of you share on the internet! We’d like to take a moment to make sure that those of you sharing pics for others to see are all using the same hashtags, so other attendees can find your pics.

The official hashtag for this year’s conference is: #CostumeCollege2019. And of course, you may always just use the plain #CostumeCollege though of course you will get results taken from many different years and not just this year’s event.

For those wondering why we don’t recommend using the hashtag #CoCo or even #CoCo2019 (since they’re WAY shorter to type), it’s because there are many other non-Costume College related events and personalities that pull up under those generic hashtags (and some are just not safe/friendly for all tastes). So we would appreciate if you could try to use the longer official hashtag(s) and make it easier on those searching for Costume College related pictures.

Don’t forget to make your pictures public so others can find and view them when they search for the hashtag!

If you are already connected to social media, as many of us are in some way, you can find Costume College on the following platforms: • Facebook (Official Page): https://www.facebook.com/CostumeCollege • Facebook Group – Costume College Year-Round Forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1083578265047421/ • Facebook Group – Costume College Theme Inspiration: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1791097224465927/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/costumecollege/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/CostumeCollege • Tumblr: http://costumecollege.tumblr.com/ • Flickr Group (photo sharing): https://www.flickr.com/groups/costumecollege

And don’t forget we have our very own Mobile App! Feel free to share photos within the mobile app as well! Plus the mobile app has a Social “Wall” that will feature photos from Twitter and Instagram if they include our hashtag. For more information on the App, please check out the “Mobile App” article in this book.

If you’d like someone on our Social Media Team to more quickly see your photos and or comments, please make sure to tag us (@CostumeCollege) in your picture/post. And if you’re interested in helping us share/re-share photos on any our official social media accounts while at Costume College, please contact us at [email protected]. See you all soon!

Rebecca Thelin Social Media Chair

10 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - About Costume College Scholarships If you’re a student or traveling by air or just going through a rough time, it can be hard to scrape together enough funds to come to Costume College. The Costume College Scholarship Fund is here to help with tuition or tuition and one of your hotel nights.

There are several ways to earn a scholarship. You can be a volunteer, win a competition, or write an essay.

• Volunteers - the CGW member of the year wins a Costume College membership. In addition, each year, we have one of more scholarships awarded to non-committee volunteers who give of their time during Costume College. • Competitions – local science fiction conventions, such as Wondercon and San Diego Comic Con, traveling conventions (specifically Costume Con), and the Los Angeles County Fair all have costume competitions where Costume College memberships are awarded as prizes. • Essays – From July 1 through September 1, we accept online entries into our essay competition. The essay is approximately one page, and it is accompanied by 3-5 photos of work you have done. There are winners at various skill levels, so you don’t have to worry that you’re not good enough to be awarded a scholarship.

Please note that all 2019 Scholarships have been awarded. Please go to the website and apply for a scholarship for the 2020 Costume College year. For more details, go to www.costumersguild.org and navigate to “About Us” and “Scholarships.”

Volunteers: The Warp and Weft of Costume College

What’s that you ask? Warp and weft are the two basic components used in weaving to turn thread or yarn into fabric. The theme of Costume College, of course, is “What’s That Fabric?” Volunteers are the very fabric of the weekend. Volunteers work to bring you basic skills or advance techniques in classes and events throughout the costume college.

If you have attended Costume College before, then you have seen for yourself just how many people it takes to run this event. From the Committee Members who spend all year preparing, to those who refill the snack trays on a Saturday afternoon- we are ALL volunteers. Costume College could not happen without people Open to the Public willing to give of their time.

If this is your first experience with Costume College, then let me say “Welcome! Glad to have you! You’re going to have a GREAT time!” I know that this packet you hold in your hands can seem a bit overwhelming, so I’ll try not to add much to it except to tell you to expect an e-mail from me requesting volunteers. You will be able to decide where you want to help out and what times work best for you. This year you will be able to register ahead of time online at https://goo.gl/kNSxbr or stop by the volunteer table on site.

While you are reviewing this registration packet and planning your classes, please consider volunteering. It’s a great way to meet people and help weave the tapestry of Costume College together.

Tana Donaghy Volunteers Chair

- www.costumecollege.net - 11 Costume College Check-In

Welcome to Costume College 2019!!! We are pleased to bring you Check-In, your gateway to costuming of all eras. This is the time when alumni and newcomers gather together to share the excitement and connect with friends new and old. Attendees Only (Must Have Badges) Check-In for Students and Teachers will open at 7:00pm on Thursday, July 25 in the Salon Lobby in front of the Information desk and will continue Friday morning from 7:30am to 11:00am. Afterwards, all registration materials that have not been picked up will be available at the information desk through Sunday.

Students will receive: • A Pocket Program book which is a handy reference The 2019 check-in hours are: Thursday, 7:00pm - 9:00pm guide that includes a map, the schedule of classes, Friday, 7:30am - 11:00am and Registration Book updates. Salon Lobby, near Information Desk • Your Costume College 2019 Badge. Please make sure to wear it at all times when you are at the hotel. • The Opulent Streets of Venice Gala and/or Tea at the Haunted Mansion tickets, if purchased. • The Opulent Streets of Venice Gala and/or Tea at the Haunted Mansion special meal card, if requested. • A list of special tours and/or limited attendance classes you have paid for in advance. • Additional pages for your Swatch book. If you did not attend last year and so don’t have a swatch book, there are a limited number of swatch books available.

Don’t forget to download the Crowd Compass Directory app (instructions in the Social Media section). It is a great complement to your registration materials!

To all of our Volunteers, thank you for your support! To potential Volunteers, please consider giving Check-In an hour or two of your time, it is a great way to support Costume College and meet fellow attendees. You can sign up through the link on the Costume College website.

Gina Cowley Check-In Chair Teacher Check-In

You will have YOUR OWN CHECK-IN AREA near the main Check-In area. Please look for it and DO NOT wait in the student lines. If you are a teacher AND a student, please check-in at the Teacher Area. All of your check-in materials will be together, so you do not need to stand in both lines.

Guest Teacher Q&A Come meet our Guest Teacher during a special Q&A Session in Salon F at 6:30pm on Thursday before Costume College Check-in!

New to this year is the opportunity to meet an industry professional and costumer extraordinaire Marion Boyce. If you don’t get a chance to fit one or more of her classes into your schedule, do take advantage of this session to meet her and help welcome her to our conference! Photo ops will also be available at this time.

12 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Panic Room Don’t Panic! We’ve got a room for that.

Have you found yourself saying, “I just have the buttons left…” or lamenting that the best laid plans of Cinderella’s mice and costumers have gone awry and you still need to hem your gown?

No need to fret, come visit the Panic Room for a chance to put the finishing touches on your outfit, ask questions, or simply get a second opinion on that Gala or Tea costume. We provide sympathy in a semi- quiet work space, iron and ironing board (and a hot glue gun), as well as an experienced seamstress to assist in any way you require.

Please bring your own sewing machine and notions, as they will not be provided (though a small number of sewing machines will be available at the Information Desk for rent – see Information Desk article for more information). Water bottles are permitted but please leave other food and beverages outside — we wouldn’t want an accident to ruin someone’s prized creation!

Julie Fox The 2019 check-in hours are: Panic Room Friday, 7 pm to 11 pm 2nd floor, Ventura III Mobile App

Costume College has an app available for attendees. The app is accessible on both Apple and Android stores. It is called “CrowdCompass AttendeeHub” and should be searchable under that name. The app will download to your phone as “AttendeeHub.” Once you install the app, run it and search for our event. It’s hidden but should show up when you search using the event password, which is “CostumeCollege2019.” No spaces and capitalization matters. Once you find the event, download it and it should become the default event on the app. The app should have all the event data, including event, classes and teacher information. We will also be updating the app over the weekend as information changes.

If you downloaded the app last year, please make sure you update it to the latest version. When you run it, you will automatically load last year’s version. Using the hamburger menu in the upper left, select “Switch Event” and search for “CostumeCollege2019.”

The app allows you to create your own schedule, but you must create an account to save it. You do NOT need to create an account just to browse! If the app seems to be asking you to create an account, you should be able to cancel out of that screen. Attendees Only (Must Have Badges)

Heather Pritchett Social Media, Mobile APP

- www.costumecollege.net - 13 Portrait Studio

We are pleased to announce a new photographers Glenn Yee, Fred Pernisco and Ethan Ingram. Along with a greenscreen backdrop, Yee and company will be able to print out pictures for you the day they are taken for $1 per print. They will also be available online after the event. Attendees Only (Must Have Badges) In order to get your picture taken in the Studio (as well as gain access to online pictures), you must purchase your Portrait Studio ribbon for $1.00 at the Information Desk or in the Studio. The ribbon entitles you to pose for photos as many times as you like.

Professional Portrait Studio Hours

Friday 1:00pm - 3:30pm, 5:30 - 9:00pm Saturday 12:00pm - 2:30pm, 5:00pm - 11:00pm Sunday 8:30am - 10:00am, 11:30am - 3:30pm Salon D

Do It Yourself Photo Booth

Should you wish to have a simple backdrop to catch a few camera pics or try out your new fancy camera, our DIY Photo Booth will be up in its usual place outside of Salon D (Portrait Studio). There will be lights and a backdrop available for anyone to use just outside Salon D in the Hallway. Good for selfies and group shots! This area is not associated with the professional photographer. Ribbons are not required, but please watch out for the electrical cords and hot lights.

Roaming Photographer

Additionally, we are pleased to announce Andy Schmidt is returning to us a our Roaming Photographer covering classes, hallway costumes, events, and the Red Carpet. Please keep an eye out for him and his assistant, and give a big smile to the camera(s). General Costume College shots will be available complimentary, and individual portraits will be available for purchase from the Shotwell Collection web site at http://photos.theshotwellcollection.com starting about a week or so after Costume College.

14 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Hospitality Suite

Big Top and the Whimsical Transformation of Fabric!

Come one, come all to join our crew under the Big Top as the The 2019 Hospitality hours are: Historical Tea & Dance Society Friday 2:00- 5:30pm and 8:00 - 11:00pm returns to host the Hospitality ** Closed during the Friday Night Group Suite. This year we take on Showcase “Whimsical Transformation of Saturday 2:00 - 5:30pm and 7:30 - 11:00pm Fabric.” Sunday 2:00 - 5:30pm and 7:30 - 11:00pm

Thrill to the warm hospitality of our friendly staff as we spare no effort to make your stay enjoyable! Be amazed by the fantastic array of refreshments! Whether you are looking to take the edge off of your hunger or enjoy a quiet beverage you’ll find what you want in the Hospitality Suite. Wonder at the opportunities! Whether you want a quiet moment or would rather enjoy a movie in our cinema room, your satisfaction is our goal.

The Hospitality Suite is an ideal place to connect with new friends, chat about your latest project, or just sit and relax between classes. It’s a welcoming spot to settle in with some drinks, enjoy a light snack, or share the latest gossip in old-fashioned comfort.

We accept home-baked food contributions after 5:00pm on Friday! We are very fortunate to have this agreement with the hotel which helps bring an abundance of wonderful victuals into the room. PLEASE LIST INGREDIENTS ON A CARD so that those with allergies will know what they can eat.

Reed Wilson, Hospitality Chair, And Courtesy of The Historical Tea & Dance Society Attendees Only (Must Have Badges)

- www.costumecollege.net - 15 Garments of the Galaxy Thursday Night Welcome Party Attendees Only (Must Have Badges)

On your first night at the conference join us for our Welcome Party where you can make new friends, reunite with old friends, and settle in after your travels.

Our theme this year is Garments of the Galaxy allowing for inspiration from across time and space. Take your historical garments and add an alien twist; create or recreate fashions of the galaxy or travel directly from Earth with your current fashions!

At this crossroads of worlds, we welcome you to the Galaxy Club! Here you will find the best of Fhloston Paradise and Canto Bight mixing with the denizens of Mos Eisley Cantina and the Glam Club in Paradise Alley; to name just a few of our competitors. Our drinks are heavenly and our hostess GALAXY looks forward to showing you our gorgeous celestial views; join us at the newest and best club in the Galaxy.

Costumes are not required but are always appreciated. Club opens Thursday at 8pm at the Outdoor Pool.

Lana Lily Pool Party Chair

The 2019 Thursday Night Welcome Party hours are: Thursday, 8:00pm - 11:00pm Located at the Chill Bar by the Outdoor Pool

16 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Presented by the USO Friday Night Group Showcase

Welcome! The Friday Night Group Showcase is a new format where we celebrate the creativity and teamwork of our wonderful community.

We have seen many FB and Yahoo or Gmail groups formed specifically to dress to a theme … this is your opportunity to showcase them and give your audience time to see your awesome creativity. No need to act or dance (unless you want to), just strike a pose, twirl, or slowly spin to music or voiceover to show off your creations to perfection.

The show will be similar to a variety show like a USO show. Come in your comfortable 20th century clothing or 1940s vintage and enjoy our funny MCs and wonderful group presentations in a theater-like setting.

But this *is* a Social, right? Yes! Have no fear, there will still be time to socialize, see old friends, make new ones, and have a nosh.

Here is a brief overview of the event: • Come and socialize, have a snack, and catch up • Have a seat, enjoy some comedy, and watch your fellow costumers shine (or be onstage and shine yourselves!) • Meet and greet the groups, take photos, and continue connecting with your fellow costumers.

Come join us for a wonderful night of viewing amazing costuming, while encouraging our creative comrades!

Diana Rotheneder, Showcase Director Sophie Taylor, Assistant Director

For more information on the show or to submit an entry form, visit the Friday Night Social page on www.costumecollege.net Attendees Only (Must Have Badges)

The 2019 Friday Night Group Showcase hours are: Friday night, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Located in Salons F - J of the Main Ballroom

- www.costumecollege.net - 17 Red Carpet

The Red Carpet walk is open to all Costume College members, teachers, and volunteers, regardless of costume or experience. This event is open to the public for viewing. Your picture will be taken and may be posted on the internet. There is a chance we may be LiveStreaming the Red Carpet, so please be aware if you are participating. More in your Pocket Program at College. Attendees Only (Must Have Badges) You begin your Red Carpet adventure in the Hidden Hills VIP Lounge. From there, a Red Carpet Host, wearing a red sash, will escort you to the start of the Red Carpet. More red-sashed Hosts will guide you throughout your Red Carpet journey. On the Red Carpet, onlookers may snap photos of your stunning creation. After walking the Red Carpet, you will receive your ribbon and be directed by a Host to the professional photography salon, the Gala bar, the DIY photography studio, or to join the audience to view the parade of beautiful ensembles.

Not interested in walking down the Red Carpet but would like to see the amazing costumes? We encourage you to join the evening’s excitement. Gather along the length of the Red Carpet to applaud your fellow costumers or bring your cameras to the “paparazzi” stations to take photos.

As always, there is a bypass lane around the Red Carpet. Please be mindful not to block this lane for any reason, as it is also for staff use and fire safety. Please remember to follow the posted Red Carpet Etiquette so that everyone can enjoy the glorious parade of achievement. Be courteous to our guests and do not halt them for photos on their journey to the Red Carpet, as we have a parade of more than 300 Opulent Venetians who need to walk the Red Carpet in less than an hour!

The 2019 Red Carpet hours are: Saturday night, 5:30pm - 6:30pm Located in the Salon Lobby (Red Carpet walkers gather in Hidden Hills) Raffles Simple: Buy tickets for the Saturday Night Raffle to support our CGW Scholarship Fund ... View our dazzling display of delights ... Select a few favorite fancies for yourself ... Place your tickets in the corresponding ticket boxes ... Then enjoy the thrill of victory as your number is called!

Raffle tickets will be available on Saturday at the Information Desk, and then near the display of prizes in the ballroom hallway after it is set up Saturday afternoon and will continue until the drawing is held. The drawings will be held at the Gala, AFTER dinner and AFTER the Gala has opened to the general membership for dancing, approximately 9:00pm. You can come in the doors to join in with the drawings.

You and your winning ticket(s) MUST BE PRESENT to win! Tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00. Cash or checks payable to CGW are accepted.

Darlene Grodske Raffles Chair

18 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Opulent streets of Venice Time Traveler’s Gala

The port city of Venice has been a lively mix of people, power, and money since the early days of the Maritime Silk Road. The exotic goods that flowed through the city were seen everywhere and the city sparkled with wealth and luxury. The power of the state was displayed through lavish official ceremonies on land and at sea, when nobility and dignitaries paraded in stately dress. Opera and gaming houses were wildly popular and the Carnival season lasted for weeks.

Exploring “the opulent streets” gives us a wide range of costuming choices for the gala. Do you wish to be an elegant noble, famed courtesan, or a mysterious reveler at a masked ball for Carnival? Perhaps a Pierrot or Columbine from the opera stage? Revelers from any place or time period are welcome! Costumes are not required but certainly make the evening more fun!

At 6:30pm, the doors open to Ticket Holders. At this time there will be a no-host bar for drinks while we mix and mingle. Dinner will be served at 7:30pm. Remember to bring your special meal card.

After-Dancing & Raffle!

At 9:00pm, we will be opening the doors to ALL COSTUME COLLEGE PARTICIPANTS. At that time we will be doing our raffle announcements and will kick off the rest of the evening for dancing with DJ Shawn Crosby.

Jenny Singsaas Straus, Gala Chair

The 2019 Gala hours are: Saturday night, 6:30 pm for drinks, 7:30 pm dinner Doors open to the public at 9:00pm for Raffles and dancing Located in Salons F-J, Main Ballroom Attendees Only (Must Have Badges)

- www.costumecollege.net - 19 Bargain Basement & Exotic Emporium of Fascinating Finds In these days of widespread advice about simplifying your life and the “KonMari” method,isn’t it nice that there’s a place you can donate the parts of your stash that no longer spark joy? The Bargain Basement at Costume College 2019 is that place! Those patterns you don’t use anymore or your children have now outgrown? That Attendees Only (Must Have Badges) fabric you bought 15 years ago and you now think is hideous? A tired bunch of notions? That “spare” sewing machine and craft supplies you never got around to using? Donate all of it to the Bargain Basement!

The proceeds from our Bargain Basement go to create new scholarships for the Located in Salons A and B, around the corner from the following year’s Costume College, as well Marketplace and down the hall. as other CGW events. These scholarships help students attend Costume College who Bargain Basement hours (subject to change): otherwise would not be able to come. And Thursday: 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Donation Drop-off, Salon A because it’s all going for a good cause, you Friday: 9:00am – 6:00pm – Donation Drop-off, Salon A can get donation receipts for tax purposes. Saturday: 9:00am – 6:00pm – Donation Drop-off, Salon A & B However, once an item is donated, it cannot Sunday: 7:30am – 12:00pm – Open for Sale! be reclaimed by the donor (unless you come Sunday: 7:30am – 10:00am – Silent Auction to our sale and buy it, of course).

Please be aware, however, that we cannot accept some kinds of items, such as electronics (electronic sewing machines are ok), spray paints, or any item that would incur a “hazardous waste disposal” fee if we cannot sell it. If you want suggestions, ideas, even moral support for donating something, then e-mail Carolyn Richardson at: [email protected]. Unfortunately, we cannot take anything from anyone before Costume College starts. If you wish to donate but won’t be attending, you can send items with a friend who’s coming. You can also mail packages to Carolyn Richardson, c/o of the Warner Center Marriott Hotel where Costume College is being held, timed to arrive a day or two before the start of the sale on Sunday. Donation receipts can be mailed back. If you have any questions or are looking for a “pony express” for your items, please let us know and we’ll see if we can help with arrangements.

In another change this year, we will be opening the Bargain Basement at 7:30am on Sunday morning so that people have more time to shop before classes start at 9:00am.

Silent Auction Offerings: If you’re donating something special, please bring it to our attention. If it’s special enough, we’ll make it a part of this year’s Silent Auction. The auction begins at 7:30am on Sunday morning. If you wish to bid on something, there will be a sheet of paper next to each auction item where you can write your name, cell number, and bid amount. At 10:00am sharp, the highest bid will be the winner and we will text you to come for the item. If the winner doesn’t respond by 10:30am, the second highest bid will be the winner and they must respond by 11:00am. While we realize you may be in class, we can only hold items until 11:00am. After that, if the item is still unclaimed, it will go up for sale with everything else.

Shopping Procedures: Because of space constrictions, we must limit to 35 the number of people shopping in the Bargain Basement (35) from 7:30am to 10:00am. Wheeled carts or rolling luggage cannot be brought into the room. We will hand out large shopping bags to monitor how many people are in the room at any time – personal bags are not allowed. Once your bag is full, you must check out. Stacking items in the room or at the checkout desk is not permitted. You are welcome to join any remaining line and re-enter when the people ahead of you have had their chance. Cash, checks, or credit cards are accepted for payment. At 11:00am we will start selling large trash-style bags for $5. You may then fill up that bag with ANY remaining item(s).

Don’t forget to volunteer! It’s an enormous job to organize donations for the Bargain Basement, and we can use all the help we can get. Get a first look at the wonderful items donated by helping us sort and organize.

Located in Salon A & B, around the corner from the Dealer’s Room and down the hall toward the parking structure. Shoppers are welcome to come by and peruse whenever the Bargain Basement is open. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE DONATIONS IN THE HALLWAY!

Carolyn Richardson, Bargain Basement Chair, & Assistant Tao Will, Assistant 20 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Good Mourning Sunday Breakfast

Up too late after the Gala and have dark eye circles you need covered? Want to remember deceased loved ones over a revitalizing meal? Don your appropriate black (or purple) mourning attire and veils on Sunday morning to weep with other attendees that Costume College is nearing its end. Enjoy a hearty repast in the hotel restaurant as you cry into your coffee. A (photo) area for wailers and professional mourners is anticipated.

Meal purchase is directly to the hotel restaurant as their patron. This event is merely a gathering of attendees and not a separate ticketed event.

Jennifer Rosbrugh Sunday Breakfast Chair Attendees Only (Must Have Badges) The 2019 Sunday Breakfast hours are: Sunday, 7:00am to 8:45am Warner Center Marriott Hotel Restaurant

- www.costumecollege.net - 21 Tea at the Haunted Manor Fantasy Tea When teabags steep in tarnished kettles Attendees Only (Must Have Badges) And strange and scintillating scents flutter from the scones That is the time when ghosts are present – Appreciating teatime with ghoulish delight!

Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Tearoom. I am your host; your “ghost host,” Master William Gracey. The Grim Grinning Ghosts and I will be honored to escort you amongst our 994 other spectral residents who call our mansion “tomb sweet tomb” and have joined us from the mortal years 1802 to 1969. We’ll make sure to see to your every discomfort.

We’re dying to have you at our swinging wake, but we don’t want to frighten you prematurely. We promise to ensure your eternal happiness as we rigor-ously seek our 1000th spirit. With 13 tea tables, competition will be stiff, so make final arrangements to dress in your funereal best.

While you’re visiting, please feel free to avail yourself of our picturesque house and grounds: our serene graveyard, our stretching portraits, our chilly sitting room. Hopefully, you’ll find a comfortable last resting place to haunt, but even if you don’t decide to stay forever, at least you’ll have a photograph, as a memento mori.

There’s no turning back now. If you plan to join us, don’t forget to hurry in with your death certificate, which will gain you admittance to the tea. If you prefer a burial plot in our vegetable garden, be sure to bring the appropriate paperwork.

P.S. The tea is currently sold out, but tickets do come back from the dead occasionally. Keep an eye out on social media or even during the Costume College weekend for those not able to attend after all and selling their ticket. Tickets are transferable at the rate they were originally purchased.

Colleen and Shawn Crosby, Ghostly Tea Hosts

The 2019 Fantasy Tea hours are: Sunday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Located in the Hidden Hills room (to the right of the Hotel Front Desk)

22 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Trunk Show

Join your fellow Costume College members who are also small business owners as they display their wares for your perusal on Sunday evening after all Costume College classes have finished during the first Costume College Trunk Show. Hidden Hills will open to Costume College members from 5:30pm until 7:30pm to be able to shop a wide variety of bangles, baubles and such presented for sale by your fellow members.

Often our members select to enjoy Costume College as attendees and instructors rather as vendors since that is their “day or weekend job”. In addition, many of our members travel a great distance to attend Costume College and with current airline regulations are unable to bring enough products to sell at a full weekend marketplace. On the other hand, our attendees wish to have the opportunity to view these members’ goods along with supporting their ventures by purchasing items. As it is against Marriott Hotel policy to conduct sales in hotel “bedrooms”, we are hoping that this new endeavor will make it a win win scenario for all of our members. I mean really, who doesn’t want another opportunity to shop?

At printing time of this registration book, the final list of Trunk Show sellers has not been finalized. A full list of those members selling and what they are featuring will be posted on the Costume College Website, the Costume College APP and the Costume College Year Round Forum as soon as all applications have been received and decided upon. Trunk Show participants will also be posted in the Pull Out Pocket Program you will receive upon check-in to Costume College.

Mela Hoyt-Heydon Trunk Show Coordinator The 2019 Trunk Show hours are: Sunday, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Located in the Hidden Hills room (to the right of the Hotel Front Desk) Attendees Only (Must Have Badges)

- www.costumecollege.net - 23 Tours

Western Costume House Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:30pm - 3:30pm We are delighted to offer a tour of Western Costume, the oldest theatrical costume company in Los Angeles. They are a major resource for film and television companies and have made everything from the costumes for 1920’s epic silent movies, to the famous red shoes in the Wizard of Oz and continue to make costumes today. They have shops for beading, men’s tailoring, women’s tailoring, men’s and women’s hats and racks and racks of clothing from previous films and shows. Layton Bowers, the Director of Research and Curator, will personally guide ten lucky people on this tour, which will include private viewing of the some of the archival costumes in their collection.

Please note that this tour takes place on Thursday, before official registration opens!

Your Vice-Chair of tours took a similar tour almost twenty years ago and is still breathless at the fabulous costumes and the breadth of work done in this costume house which is almost 100 years old. Classes & Tours Please wear street clothes only and comfortable shoes. We will provide transportation to and from the site and water bottles for you to take with you. Transport will be in vans or taxis arranged by Costume College.

The tour is limited to ten people and will last an hour and a half, not counting travel time.

Parts of the tour are not wheelchair accessible. If you have questions about accessibility, please contact Tours and Transportation at [email protected].

Signing up for any Tour:

Sign up by July 11, 2019 and checks in hand by July 18, 2019 Price $35.00

To sign up please go to www.costumecollege.net, and sign up through the Limited Attendance Class Registration Form, under “Classes”. A convenience fee of 5.5% will be added if paying with debit/credit card.

If paying by check, please print a copy of your email confirmation and mail it with check to:

Costume College Programming 444 Piedmont Ave. #220 Glendale, CA 91206

Please make check payable to CGW, Inc. Payment must be received by July 18, 2019. This is an in-hand deadline; a postmark will not count.

24 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Tours

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) Friday, July 26, 2019 9:00am - 2:00pm This year we will offer a tour to FIDM, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising on Friday, July 26, 2019. Kevin Jones, the Curator, has already begun to decide which of the treasures of the museum reflecting the Venetian Masquerade he will pull for our intimate group viewing.

The group is limited to 30 people. The tour will last about two hours, not counting travel time, and will take place on Friday morning from approximately 9:00am to 2:00pm The group will be divided into two sections, with one half enjoying Kevin’s inside look at the FIDM collection and research materials (this includes garments!) while the other half can shop the FIDM Scholarship store, where fabric, trims, finished garments and jewelry are available at discounted prices. Items for sale have been donated to FIDM by clothing and textile manufacturers, so selections will be random, but fabulous! The Museum Store may also be open!

Please wear street clothes and comfortable shoes. We will provide water and snacks. Bring a notepad for your aspirations. Photography is permitted in some areas, forbidden in others. Some parts of the tour are not wheelchair accessible. If you have questions about accessibility, please contact Tours and Transportation at [email protected].

Please review the tour section of the Limited Attendance form before scheduling your Friday classes so you do not inadvertently double-book yourself!

We look forward to sharing this fabulous L.A. resource with you!

Cheryl Avirom Co-Chair Tours - FIDM & Western Costume House

The Fine Print

If unforeseen circumstances result in the cancellation of a venue, we reserve the right to

substitute a location of equal interest to Costume College students. We will provide as much Classes & Tours advance notification as possible. Tours not receiving a minimum number of students may be cancelled. If you have any questions, please contact Tours and Transportation at [email protected].

- www.costumecollege.net - 25 Tours LA Fabric Tour Monday, July 29, 2019 9am - 4pm By popular demand, you can sign up for the LOS ANGELES FABRIC DISTRICT TOUR the same way you do for the Gala or the Sunday Tea. Because there are no classes on Monday, this tour does not conflict with any other class or event.

The tour will depart the Hotel promptly at 9:00am on Monday morning July 29, 2019. We will be whisked (if such a thing is possible in Los Angeles traffic) downtown in a comfortable, air-conditioned bus complete with restroom facilities and luggage storage for all the wonderful purchases you will make (or for your luggage if you are heading to the airport directly from downtown.) After you have exhausted yourself (and your wallet) the bus will depart downtown promptly at 4:00pm and do the aforementioned whisking back to the Hotel. Water and snacks are provided on the bus. The bus will remain parked where it left you off all day so you can take a breather.

Classes & Tours If you register for the tour you will receive an advance electronic copy of the tour guide book listing the locations of fabric, trims, beads, ribbons, laces, sewing supplies and other shiny objects; and will include a map of the area showing the locations of eateries and restrooms. ATMs are fairly plentiful nowadays so they will not be listed. This advance copy will give you the opportunity to plan your shopping strategy in advance! An up-to-the-minute hard copy will be provided when you board the bus.

Your knowledgeable guide will be on hand to answer any questions or guide you (after all that is her job!) to whatever you may be looking for. If this is your first time in Los Angeles, be prepared to have your head explode. There is nothing like the Los Angeles Fabric District ... not even in New York! The selection of fabrics and supplies defies description.

Don’t be afraid to bargain. If you think a price is too high, don’t be afraid to say so. Also, cash speaks louder than plastic (if you get my drift!) Some of the vendors (Michael Levine particularly) offer a discount if you show your Costume College badge at the cash register, so don’t leave it behind.

NOTE: This tour involves lots of walking and it has been known to be a little on the toasty side. Wear comfortable shoes, a sun hat and sunscreen. Have water with you. Please be aware that not all locations are handicap-accessible. So, start saving up now to take advantage of all the wonderful bargains you’ll find. Seasoned shoppers and novices are welcome. See you there! If you have any questions, you can reach me before Costume College starts at [email protected] or (818) 956-1303. Once at College, you can reach me at (562) 301-3718.

Natalie Meyer Co-Chair, Tours – L.A. Fashion District

26 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Guest Teachers Introducing: Elizabeth Wayland Barber

Elizabeth Wayland Barber received degrees from Bryn Mawr and Yale, then taught archaeology, linguistics, cognitive science, and sometimes Greek at Occidental College for 37 years, before retiring 11 years ago. Best known for her work in salvaging and reconstructing prehistoric cloth and clothing in the Old World, she has worked chiefly on developing new interfaces between archaeology and linguistics (decipherment; archaeology of brain and language; evolution of modes of transmitting information, especially via myth, ritual, dance, writing, clothing), and on the origin and development of textiles and dress in western Eurasia. She published 5 books and many articles on these subjects. Since retirement, she wrote her “life-work” book, The Dancing Goddesses (W.W. Norton, 2013), which integrates massive East European ethnographic, historical, and archaeological materials that trace the origins of European folkdance back to the first farmers of Europe, in the Balkan Neolithic; and she helped prepare a major exhibit of the UCLA Fowler Museum’s magnificent collection of Southeast European folk costumes, organized to show (what else?) their deep archaeological roots. She continues to write about European (especially Slavic) folklore and costume and to direct a small folk dance troupe at Oxy.

Research interests include the interfaces between archaeology and linguistics, cognitive archaeology (archaeology of brain and language; evolution of myth, ritual, dance, writing and other modes of transmitting information), the origin and development of textiles and dress in western Eurasia, archaeological decipherment, and problems of adult second language acquisition.

Introducing: Marion Boyce

Marion Boyce is an internationally renowned costume designer Classes & Tours working across film and television in Australia and overseas. She was nominated for an Emmy and a Costume Designer’s Guild Award in 2008 for her work on The Starter Wife.

In 2014, Marion won the AACTA award for Best Costume Design in a Television Series for her work on Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 2. In 2015 she won the AACTA award for Best Costume Design on a Feature Film for her work on The Dressmaker and was also nominated for an AACTA award for Best Costume Design in a Television Series for her work on Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 3. In 2017 Marion was nominated by the 19th Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Film for her work on The Dressmaker.

Boyce’s credits include the TV series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Series 1, 2 and 3, The Hollowmen, The Starter Wife and Nightmares And Dreamscapes. Films include Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles, Joey, Zeus and Roxanne, The Dressmaker, and the television movies Hercules, Salem’s Lot, The Echo of Thunder, Noah’s Ark and Moby Dick. More recently Marion has designed a number of touring Exhibitions, including Miss Fisher Series 2 & 3 and The Dressmaker, which is currently showing in Albury.

Marion designed and curated an exhibition for The National Trust of South Australia, “The Age of Elegance” and designed and curated an Exhibition from her private collection, “The Bowerbird and The Bride,” which is currently touring regional Australia. - www.costumecollege.net - 27 Freshman Orientation First Timers! We know you are new, we know you feel like a deer in headlights, but rest assured YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Come join all the other new attendees (and a few veterans) in this “class” before you start your weekend. This is your chance to hear some valuable pointers on what to expect and get answers to all of your basic questions.

We are Maegen Hensley, the Dean of The 2019 Freshman Orientation hours are: Costume College 2019, and Tana Donaghy, Friday, 8:00am the Teacher’s Programming Chair. We aren’t Located in Salon F here to read the Registration Book to you or (First floor, near Event Check-In) lull you to sleep with boring details of all its ins and outs. We just want to share some fun, humorous, insightful moments that will lift your spirits and send you bravely on your way.

This event has so much to offer. There are memories and lifelong friends to make, techniques to master, and costumes to swoon over! Whether you’re young or old, male or female, a longtime reenactor or completely new to the world of costuming, we invite you to bring your questions and smiling faces to Classes & Tours Freshman Orientation, and then launch yourself fully prepared into a most amazing weekend of new adventures. Classes! A Student’s Guide The schedule is your conference mini-guide is as accurate a we can make it. Any programming changes from the registration book will be noted in your mini-guide and at the information desk.

UNLIMITED CLASSES • Any registered member of Costume College can attend as many of theses as they can fit into the weekend! • No sign up needed • Be on time! Classes fill fast! • Class capacity determined by room size. • Make note of the class type and recommended materials. • Bring a couple bucks for optional handout fees.

LIMITED ATTENDANCE CLASSES Limited Attendance Classes fill up early, but every year we have a few seats available for late (on site) registration.

You can sign up for them at the Late Registration on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Salon Lobby on Thursday night from 7:00pm until 9:00pm, and Friday morning 7:30am to 8:00am or until all available seats have been filled.

To ensure an equal chance for all students, you can sign up for one (1) selection each time you go through the line. You must be in line for yourself (no standing in line for someone else). To secure your seat, you will need to pay for your class on the spot, so have your checkbook or exact change with you when you join the line.

Remember, while the Limited Attendance classes are always fun and exciting, there are a huge number of other things to see and do!

Things to Remember About Limited Attendance Classes • Limited Classes are non-transferable. You may not give away or sell your seat to anyone else. • Please do not approach teachers to ask if you can attend a class you are not enrolled in or if you can “sit quietly in the back and watch,” even if you were on a waiting list. • It is at the teachers’ discretion whether to provide you will a refund should you change your mind/be unable to attend their class. • Please pay attention to the notes about “students should bring” listed with each class. You will receive the most from your classes if you are prepared.

28 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Classes! A Student’s Guide, cont. Class Formats Lecture - The teacher “talks” to the students and may illustrate with powerpoint presentation, slides, props, charts or actual items.

Demo - The teacher “shows” the students step-by-step about how a technique is done. A demo may or may not have a class size limit.

Workshop - The students experience “hands-on” learning by performing the techniques being instructed. Workshops generally have a class size limit.

Panel - With a panel, a group of “panelists” sits at the head of the class and provides information and a free exchange of ideas amongst themselves with feedback from the students on a specific topic.

The moderator of the panel controls the discussion by keeping the panelists on the topic and should the discussion become too heated, the moderator will control this as well. Panels are never limited in class size. Very rarely do we have panel classes, but this option can always be used.

Class Skill Level Due to the nature of some of the classes offered, a certain skill level is required in order for students to get the most out of the experience. Therefore, we include the skill live needed in each class description. The following list of skill levels will help to determine which classes are best suited for you. Remember, that an advanced student can learn new tips and techniques from classes of all skill levels.

Skill Level Description All: Enjoyable and accessible to all attendees. Beginners: Designed for those with little or no previous sewing or other experience. Intermediate: Requires basic knowledge in the topic, such as ability to construct a garment from a commercial pattern. Advanced: Requires specialized knowledge. Please see the class description for specific requirements.

Before You Get to Class Classes & Tours We have provided a pen and pad for note taking in your check-in packet. Notes will help reinforce your learning experience, and provide a handy reference lng after the class is Over. You may take photographs with the permission of the teacher. Audio or video taping of any kind is strictly prohibited, unless specifically allowed by instructor.

As a student, please keep comments, personal stories, and/or experiences to a minimum, unless requested by the teacher. We are all here because we love costuming and all things costume related. While sometimes as a student we have information or knowledge we feel is pertinent to a class, it is most respectful to both the teachers and your fellow students to wait until the class is over and speak one-to-one with the teacher. Ask you questions during the time designated by the instructor.

Our teachers are graciously volunteering their time to be a part of the conference. Please let them know you appreciate their hard work!

Find yourself wanting to attend two classes scheduled at the same time? Use the buddy system, Go to one class and trade notes with someone you went the to the other one.

Most of all ---enjoy the classes! We want you to get the the most out of your Costume College experience!

Stay Hydrated! Don’t Forget to Eat

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Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Making Clothing Sing 9:00am-10:30am 1 hr Unlimited 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Natalie Meyer Marion Boyce Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: All Who mourns for a century? (Well, Victoria nearly did, This class will show you all about understanding fabric but that’s beside the point!) The fashionable silhouette and its uses. The correct fabric for the style, period and can change a lot in 100 years as do mourning customs. design. Marion will demonstrate various ways of draping What fabrics are appropriate; what embellishments are different fabrics. permissible; how long does mourning last; what are the Student Provides: Nothing various stages depending on the relationship? Learn the evolution of these changes as the decades pass. Troubleshooting Your Sewing Machine Student Provides: Nothing 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Lisa Stewart Sewing Room Essentials Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 9:00am-10:00am 1 hr Unlimited Class Level: All Teresa Liao This class will demonstrate techniques to have your FRIDAY Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 machine running smoothly every time you sew. Learn to Class Level: Beginners spot and correct common machine issues before they Whether your sewing space is a storage closet, a corner slow or even ruin your projects. of the dining room, or a beautifully spacious studio, there Student Provides: Nothing are tools of the trade that will make your life easier and your finished garments sharp. The instructor will introduce Cut Out an Embroidered Chemisette you to the essential tools of the trade as well as some fun, 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited helpful gadgets. JoAnn Peterson Student Provides: Nothing Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Level: Intermediate 1860s Fabrics: Training the period eye Students will cut out a chemisette from pre embroidered 9:00am-10:00am 1 hr Unlimited cotton. If time permits, they will continue to construct Sara Gonzalez it using a sewing machine or by hand if desired. Hand Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 sewing will not be taught. Students will have the choice Class Level: All of using Truly Victorian pattern TV149 or Laughing Moon Have you ever wondered how to know if a fabric is Mercantile pattern 204. (Permission granted from Truly period correct? Is it possible to go to a fabric store and Victorian.) The instructor will provide the embroidered just know if that cotton print is appropriate for the Civil fabric. War years or to throw it out the window with the rest? Instructor Provides: Embroidered fabric, pattern How do you determine these questions if it doesn’t say Student Provides: Basic sewing supplies and sewing “reproduction?” What type of fabrics did they actually have machine and use frequently in the 1860s? Get the answer to these questions and more in this lecture class. OMG...This Has Pockets! The workshop Student Provides: Nothing 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited Kristine Scott Sosa Fitting Yourself for a Bodice Class Type: Workshop Fee: $8 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Level: Intermediate Lana Lily A patch pocket class and zipper installation class, Class Type: Demonstration Fee: $1 combined into one big workshop! Examples and directions Class Level: Intermediate given, plus one on one questions answered. Don’t have a fitting partner?? Then attend this class to Instructor Provides: Patterns, instructions, zipper, learn tricks and techniques for fitting a bodice mock-up, to sample pieces to work with yourself. While not easy it can be done, with good results. Student Provides: Sewing machine with zipper foot, Instructor Provides: Handout basic sewing kit Student Provides: Nothing

30 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Rotary Cutters 101 Millinery Beginning Basics 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited 9:00am-12:00pm 3 hrs Unlimited Julie Fox Lynn McMasters Class Type: Workshop Fee: $2 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $5 Class Level: Beginners Class Level: All Not just for quilters or pizza, rotary cutters can be a time In this class we will run thru the primary starting points and hand saver for the costumer! Learn the basics of for period hats: Buckram, Blocked Felt, Braided Stray using a rotary cutter, from blade sizes and handle styles, and Wireframe. Things we will cover are where to get the tips and tricks for cutting different fabrics, and what to do materials, What to do with them when you have them and about those pesky “hanging chads,” we’ll cover them all. how to finish things off. The teacher will demonstrate the basics and students will Instructor Provides: Samples and a link to a PDF practice cutting out an actual project. handout Instructor Provides: An assortment of rotary cutters Student Provides: Nothing and mats, quilting rulers and cutting templates, different types of fabrics for practice, Band-Aids, and a handout of Glove Making by Hand recommended supplies list. Teacher will provide a list of 9:00am-1:00pm 4 hrs Limited recommended projects for practice. Mela Hoyt-Heydon Student Provides: Basic sewing kit (fabric shears, pins, Class Type: Workshop Fee: $25 fabric marking pen or colored tailor’s chalk), and pen Class Level: Intermediate or pencil for note taking. Pre-washed fabric and pattern Attendees of this workshop will be learning how to of student’s choice from recommended project list for measure for a pattern, cut and sew gloves by hand. real-time practice. Students are encouraged to bring their Appropriate glove materials, glove making methods as rotary cutters and mats if they own them, but they will not well as the opportunity to make a glove by hand with be required. guidance are included. A limited selection of materials, matching thread and hand sewing needles will be The Measure of a (Wo)Man provided to make a pair of basic gloves. Class handouts 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Unlimited will include detailed instructions on making gloves by Cynthia “Cindy” Settje hand. Students must be skilled with accurate cutting and Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 even hand stitching. Basic sewing kit is needed. Class Level: All Instructor Provides: Limited range of appropriate fabrics, Measurements are essential for costuming. In this class matching thread, hand sewing needles, samples, patterns we will demonstrate proper measurement taking technique and handouts. used in professional costume shops. Then, students will Student Provides: Basic sewing kit with sharp cutting team up to take measurements for each other. You will shears FRIDAY leave the class with a full personal measurement sheet (20+ measurements) which you can use for your own Hand Sewing Basics pattern drafting or when placing bespoke orders. This is 9:00am-1:30pm 4.5 hrs Limited also a great way to make friends and break the ice! Lia Hansen Instructor Provides: Measurement sheets, extra Class Type:Workshop Fee: $8 measuring tapes, string, pens Class Level: Beginners Student Provides: 60” measuring tape, a piece of string New to sewing? You will create a small sampler containing or ribbon to tie about your waist, pen/pencil. Please also 4 basic hand stitches, hooks and loop and thread eyes, wear attire that will not impede accurate measurements. snaps, a button, and the chain stitch. It’s a great size to Bring corsets if you’d like to have corseted measurements keep handy for reference while you hone your skills. done. Instructor Provides:Sampler fabric, thread, and notions Student Provides: Scissors, marking pencil

- www.costumecollege.net - 31 Metal Thread Embroidery: Gold Bullion Basics Historical Shoe Workshop: Part I- Closing and 9:00am-1:00pm 4 hrs Limited Inseaming Kathryn E Wolters Shannon McSmith 9:00am-5:00pm 8 hrs Limited Class Type: Workshop Fee: $35 Francis Classe Class Level: Beginners Class Type: Workshop Fee: $50 Students will learn 3 basic gold bullion techniques , while Class Level: Intermediate producing a little floral motif in gold and silver threads and What kind of shoe would you like to make? During this bullions on worked velveteen. These will then be turned class students will build a pair of shoes based on extant into a little cup or pitcher cover with beaded weights on examples from the Viking era to the end of the 16th the corners. century, using quality vegetable tanned leather, boar Instructor Provides: Teacher will provide all foundation bristles, linen thread, and wax. Students will need to materials, needles, couching threads, as well as gold and provide foot measurements and the cut and color of the silver bullions. Also will provide, velveteen fabric base, shoes they wish to build prior to the class, as the instructor interlining, and taffeta lining, and a selection of ‘bead’ will provide and prepare supplies for each pair for

FRIDAY weights for the corners of the cup or pitcher assembly. Students will need to attend both sessions and Student Provides: Basic sewing kit--only bring also a pair be able to sit for extended periods of time. of scissors they don’t mind relegation to metal threads and Instructor Provides: Lasts, Leather, Tools bullions only. Student Provides: Close-fitting work gloves which will be cut apart, an apron if available Front and Back Lacing 18th c. Half-Boned Stays 9:00am-5:00pm 8 hrs Limited Care and Feeding of Silk Janice “JP” Ryan Feather Tippets 10:00am-11:00am 1 hr Unlimited Class Type: Workshop Fee: $97 Katrina Homer Class Level: Intermediate Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 No ladies maid? No problem. This class will offer a Class Level: Advance front and back lacing variation to JP Ryan’s half-boned Question and answer session on how to work with silk and stays with straps. Student will be measured and try on how to care for this luxurious fabric. fitting stays and pattern corrections will be suggested Instructor Provides: Handouts and to personalize the pattern. Once basic construction Student Provides: Nothing is completed, final adjustments, if any, will be made to fine tune each pair of stays. Students will continue with Vionnet: Draping on the Bias stitching casings, inserting boning, and making up the 10:00am-11:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited lining. As stays are a complicated garment, students are Jessica “Jess” Mitchell not expected to finish their project in the time allotted. Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Instructor Provides: Pattern and materials to make fitting Class Level: All pattern and one set of stays per student, binding not Bias dresses are one of the staples of 1930s Hollywood included. Patterns are available from size 8 – size 22 only. and evening wear. These sleek, elegant dresses are One size per pattern, one pattern per student. Participant deceptively simple in construction. Many fashion pattern sizes will be required prior to workshop designers have never master bias construction. This class Student Provides: White or ivory thread, large plain is a brief history of fashion designer Madeline Vionnet, white t-shirt or shift to wear for fitting, fabric scissors and the “Queen of the Bias Cut” and will conclude with a live paper scissors, tape measure, pins and pin cushion, demonstration of the basic principles of draping on the seam ripper, sewing machine with extra needles for heavy bias. fabric, washable or disappearing marker, Fray-check Instructor Provides: Swatches Student Provides: Nothing

32 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Translating Costume Inspiration for Costume Creation Creating the Silhouette in Men’s Historical Garb 10:00am-12:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited 11:00am-12:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Kristen Hopkins Chad Evett Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Class Level: Intermediate Class Level: Intermediate Have you ever found that perfect inspiration image and How to create a historical look utilizing modern patterns thought, “How do I even begin?” In this class, students for costume and theatrical needs. will learn foundational skills for translating their inspiration Student Provides: Nothing images into a workable plan for building costumes. We will cover how to determine what under-structure is needed, The Regency Lady’s Accessories how to choose foundation patterns, how to manipulate 11:00am-12:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited patterns to suit your needs, basic quick skills for draping Diane Yoshitomi if there is no established pattern to use, and how to Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 determine what materials are needed and would work to Class Level: All create a plan of action for your costume projects. We are all familiar with standard daytime Regency attire: Instructor Provides: Handout with a class outline, the simple vertical gown, short spencer jacket, cottage examples, and a plan of action worksheet. bonnet, gloves, and a tiny reticule, but the reality goes Student Provides: Nothing way beyond that stylistic simplicity. A review of more than 150 fashion illustrations in ladies’ magazines between Common Fitting Issues 1800 and 1825 shows the astonishing variety of stylistic 10:30am-11:30am 1 hr Unlimited differences in women’s headwear & wraps, parasols & Sahrye Cohen Mia Jackson purses, muffs & fans, gloves & jewelry. This fast-paced Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 lecture will highlight many of those differences, as well as Class Level: All provide useful tips on how to make or buy some of their Learn what common fitting issues look like and how to fix modern day equivalents. them. We’ll look at what corrections to make on patterns Instructor Provides: Handout and how to fix a mock-up/muslin. We’ll also discuss Student Provides: Nothing alterations on existing costumes and ready to wear clothing. Student Provides: Nothing Serger Basics 11:00am-1:00pm 2 hrs Limited Pretty Prints: The 18th century consumer’s fancy Meg Horan 10:30am-12:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Type: Workshop Fee: $15 Angela Burnley Class Level: All

Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Stuck in a serger rut? Do you want to know how to use FRIDAY Class Level: All the features of your overlocker, but have no clue where to The world of historic printed textiles can be overwhelming. start? In this class, students will learn all about threading, Exploring new insights into the diversity and availability tension, and which stitch to use for what! of printed textiles, this lecture will seek to formulate an Instructor Provides: Fabric Samples, Stabilizers, understanding of the variety and complexity of the printed Handout textiles available to the average consumer. As a bonus Student Provides: Serger, power cord, foot pedal, 4 following the lecture, the instructor will be happy to evaluate spools serger thread, 2 serger needles (correct type for any textiles you bring that you are not sure about or want your machine), manual, tweezers, snips, white machine oil more guidance as to where and how they should be used. (optional), lint brush Student Provides: Bring textiles for evaluation by teacher

Women’s Work: (Pre-)history of Western Eurasian clothing 10:30am-12:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Elizabeth Wayland Barber Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All The origin and development of cloth and clothing in Western Eurasia (“Old World”), from 20,000 BCE to the Classical Greeks, with some reference to the later development of European rural dress (“folk wear”). Copiously illustrated talk. Student Provides: Nothing

- www.costumecollege.net - 33 Body Ideals & Corsetry: 1900-1930 11:00am-1:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited How to Take Proper Measurement of the Body Leimomi Oakes 11:30am-1:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Perry Bret Ash Class Level: All Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Take an in-depth look at the fashionable body in the Class Level: All beginning of the 20th century and the ways in which the The class will show students the proper techniques/places ideal silhouette underwent multiple radical changes in to measure the body. less than a generation. Explore the social history behind Instructor Provides: Measurement chart the changes and the difference between the fashionable Student Provides: Tape measure, Pencil, 2 yard piece of cord ideal and the daily reality. Learn about the corsets and other garments used to create the silhouettes, from the Beyond the Lobster Tail Bustle most popular models and styles in each era, to their basic 12:00pm-1:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited FRIDAY construction, and the fabric and materials used, as well as Christina “Chris” DeAngelo patterns and resources to help you to replicate the perfect Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 silhouette on your own. Class Level: All Student Provides: Nothing Peek under almost any modern bustle dress reproduction (well, ask first) and you’ll probably find a “lobster tail” style Basic Beaded Embellishment and Fringe bustle, but transport yourself back to Victorian times, and 11:00am-2:00pm 3 hrs Limited you’ll discover that women wore everything from padding, Tracey Gorin to steel mesh cages, to wicker baskets, to couch springs! Class Type: Workshop Fee: $25 This class will explore the plethora of bustle styles and Class Level: All options, as well as tips and practical advice on how to Outfit looking a little plain? Add some beads! Making a recreate them. Reproduction bustles from the instructor’s flapper dress? You will need some beads! Need another collection will be available to examine, and we will look at hobby? Try beading! Beading is a fun, easy, and relatively the different shape and support each provides. cheap way to add sparkle to any outfit, whether it’s some Instructor Provides: Handout decorative beading around the edges, simple choker, or a Student Provides: Nothing full-on getup! We’ll show you how to make a variety of fun techniques to inspire you! Re-purpose with a Purpose Instructor Provides: Fabric, beading needles, beading 12:00pm-2:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited thread, seed beads, bugle beads, handout Cozette Cravens Student Provides: Small scissors, bead board (optional) Class Type: Lecture Fee: $0 Class Level: All Hairpiece Basics: Crinoline-Era Hair How you can repurpose items into clothing accessories 11:30am-1:30pm 2 hrs Unlimited Instructor Provides: Handouts, examples of clothing and Bridget Bradley-Scaife accessories. Students can touch and feel items. Class Type: Demonstration Fee: $1 Student Provides: Nothing Class Level: All Learn the basics of using hairpieces. Learn how to match Getting Plastered with Jess your hair color, where to buy, and even how to make your 12:30pm-2:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited own. In this class, we will demo how to create multiple Jess Miller Crinoline Era hairstyles using handmade and ready-made Class Type: Demonstration Fee: $1 hairpieces. Class Level: All Instructor Provides: Handout In this class, students will learn the messy, but fun Student Provides: Nothing technique of creating masks from plaster-impregnated bandages. Demonstrations will be done on two students to show how to build half and full face masks Instructor Provides: Handouts and samples of the material Student Provides: Nothing 34 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Duct Tape Patterning Grow a Garden of Ribbon Flowers 12:30pm-2:00pm 1.5 hrs Limited 1:00pm-3:00pm 2 hrs Limited AJ Wu Elizabeth McCrary Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $15 Class Level: All Class Level: Beginners Duct tape patterning is a very useful technique used by Making three-dimensional ribbon flowers to decorate your cosplayers to create armor patterns. It’s simple technique, hat your dress or your reticule is easy and impressive. but often requires having another set of hands to help you. In this class, students will learn the specific processes to In this class, we’ll pair up and walk through the steps of make a poppy, a pansy, a rose and two kinds of leaves. duct tape patterning to create an arm bracer pattern that Once you have the basic technique, there are very few fits you exactly. Please wear something that allows easy limits to what you can create. access to your arm. Instructor Provides: Ribbons, thread, needles, handouts, Instructor Provides: Saran wrap, duct tape, sharpies, projected examples and technique close-ups card stock, handout Student Provides: Thimble if you use one, scissors Student Provides: Craft scissors Basic 1860’s Ladies’ Collar Workshop Care & Feeding of Velvet 1:00pm-3:30pm 2.5 hrs Limited 1:00pm-2:00pm 1 h Unlimited Sara Gonzalez Trystan Bass Class Type: Workshop Fee: $35 Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Class Level: Intermediate Class Level: All Brief overview of period 19th century ladies’ collars, Luxurious to wear, but oh-so-delicate to sew and store, followed by a basic collar workshop. Ever struggled to velvet is a slippery temptress. Whether you’re a costumer get the perfect fit on your mid 19th century collar? This making your own velvet gowns or a collector hoping to class is for you! Learn how to adapt a collar pattern to FIT revive that crumpled vintage bargain, you’ll benefit from you and your gown, and make it up by hand during this these tips on taking care of velvet fabric and garments. workshop! An “Ensembles of the Past” collar kit complete This is not specifically a class about sewing velvet, but with all materials and instructions is included in the price about how to deal with the fabric itself. for this workshop! Beginners are welcome, but basic Student Provides: Nothing hand-sewing skills are required. Instructor Provides: Complete collar kit with full printed Wizard Fashion 101 pattern and instructions, Instruction on fitting and constructing 1:00pm-2:00pm 1 hr Unlimited your collar, Fine Cotton Lawn & Cotton interfacing for your Rosey Asher project, Collar Pattern & adjustment paper

Class Type: Lecture Fee:0 Student Provides: A 19th century day or wash dress FRIDAY Class Level: All that needs a collar, OR the measurement of the neckline What exactly IS wizard fashion? An analysis of what of one of your gowns when it is CLOSED plus the ‘makes’ a magical ensemble and how to give the muggles measurement of the neckline of the same gown 2” below a clear impression that you may not belong to their world. top edge of neckline where you measured previously – Student Provides: Nothing also when the gown is CLOSED. If you do not bring either of these, you’ll still learn lots, but may not walk away with a completed collar. Bring: Paper Scissors, Fabric Scissors, Pencil, White thread, Sewing Needle & Pins; thimble and measuring tape if desired.

Making and Weaving 1760s Fly Trim 1:00pm-5:00pm 4 hrs Limited Christine “Sewstine” Millar Class Type: Workshop Fee: $75 Class Level: All In the 18th century, from 1760 to the early 1770s, there was a boom in the popularity of a new type of passamenterie – fly trim. Sadly, this trim is not available anywhere on the market today. This class will focus on making fly trim from this era with a woven center, and will teach everything from making the “flies” to using the inkle loom to put the flies together. Instructor Provides: Wooden Inkle loom and shuttles, silk for the inkle loom, bone knotting shuttle, and Japanese silk embroidery thread for fly trim Student Provides: Clean toothbrush, embroidery scissors, nail file, thread wax - www.costumecollege.net - 35 Buckram Hat Creating Game of Shields: A Prop Making Workshop 1:30pm-3:00pm 1.5 hrs Limited 1:00pm-5:00pm 4 hrs Limited Leni Dyer Brayton & Amy Carpenter, Heath Hammond Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $95.00 Class Level: Intermediate Class Level: All The basics of hat and mask construction using buckram. Students will assemble and finish an authentic, curved, A fairly inexpensive fabric, buckram is often overlooked medieval shield. Then, utilizing a little movie magic (and when making hats and mask. This class will explore a few paint brushes) students will learn how to take their different options and techniques using buckram. shiny, new creations and weather them down into the Instructor Provides: Needles, silamide, some scissors. battle-worn relics seen in films and TV shows! During Fabric & buckram will be covered under their cost the first half of the class students will fit and assemble

FRIDAY Student Provides: Scissors their shields. while we discuss construction techniques, historic vs. film props, how to make a shield press, etc.…. Introduction to Natural Dyeing Students will have to pick which sigil (emblem) they want 1:30pm-3:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited on their shield. In the second half of class, students will Lynn McClelland learn and apply painting techniques to weather them down Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 into authentic – looking screen used props. NOTE: before Class Level: All Costume College students need to pick which shield they This class will introduce students to the basics of natural are making: Stark, Targaryen, Greyjoy or Lannister” dyeing, including how to work safely with materials, Instructor Provides: One shield kit consisting of – one where to get dyes, how to prepare fabrics, including what approximately 21 x 25 x .5“ curved, wooden “heater” mordants are and how to choose one, and some simple shield (The classic, Medieval shape) blank, pre-painted ways you can add color changers to get different colors in base color and graphic overlay, one set of leather hand out of the same dye. straps and adjustable arm strap with buckle, paint brushes Instructor Provides: Slideshow and handout (will be etc. for weathering. made available electronically). Examples of naturally dyed Student Provides:Clothes for painting/shop apron. Hair materials dryer Student Provides: Nothing Corduroy Through the Centuries What If You Can’t Touch? 2:00pm-3:00pm 1 hr Unlimited 1:30pm-3:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Joseph Solomon Elizabeth Wayland Barber Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: All Corduroy and many variations of this versatile fabric have Presentation and open discussion on how to carry on valid been around for centuries. Come learn about all the ways textile and costume research when you can’t touch—as at corduroy can be used in your historical recreations. many museums, or when the preservation is terrible. Student Provides: Nothing Student Provides: Nothing

36 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Fan-tastic: History of Fans and Modern Costuming What’s That Fabric (Color)? Options 2:00pm-3:00pm 1 hr Unlimited 2:00 pm-3:30 pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Tracey Gorin Sahrye Cohen Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: All What are tints? What are hues? How do you choose the Hand fans are a beautiful and functional accessory. In this best one to work for your skin tone/coloring? I’ve heard show-and-tell lecture we’ll look at 18th century - 1920s many times that “that color doesn’t work on me”. But yet European hand fans and what modern patterns and there are many options for choosing colors that will work costuming options you can use to complete your historical on you! In this class, we’ll discuss why “white” light is a look. myth (and how fabric colors can change), the color wheel, Student Provides: Nothing as well as choosing colors that work best on you! Fabric samples are available for purchase. Gearing Up For Steampunk (Introduction to Instructor Provides: Handouts Steampunk) Student Provides: Nothing 2:00pm-3:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Madame Askew Basic Sewing Terminology Class Type: Workshop Fee: 0 3:00pm-4:00pm 1 hr Unlimited Class Level: All Natalie Meyer Are you intrigued by the shiny costumes and outlandish Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 accessories in Steampunk costuming? Do the stories Class Level: Beginners by beloved steampunk authors such as Gail Carriger What does basting mean when there’s not a turkey inspire you with thoughts of a new cosplay? If you find involved? What’s the difference between a dart and yourself overwhelmed with possibilities and unsure a notch? Sometimes the terminology can be a little how to navigate the convergence of science fiction and confusing for the beginner. This class will be an overview historical sewing at the heart of Steampunk costuming, of some of the basic words and techniques to get you Madame Askew is delighted to be your tour guide for this started on the right track. new costuming adventure. Drawing from more than two Instructor Provides: Handout decades of costuming experience, Madame Askew shares Student Provides: Nothing her favorite resources, tips, and techniques for getting started in Steampunk. Overview of Pattern Matching Instructor Provides: Handout 3:00pm-4:00pm 1 hr Unlimited Student Provides: Nothing Scott Pennington

Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 FRIDAY Creating Texture With Fabric Manipulation Class Level: All 2:00pm-5:00pm 3 hrs Limited This class will provide a tour of various forms of pattern Virginia Cowley matching, highlighting the choices the makers made in Class Type: Workshop Fee: $5 order to achieve the end result. Various tips and tricks will Class Level: All be discussed and included in a handout, to help make Have you seen garments where it is clearly the same your next pattern-matching endeavor more successful. fabric, but a section of it is textured? Learn various Instructor Provides: Handouts techniques including gathering, pleating, shirring, puffing Student Provides: Nothing and combinations that will add texture and dimension to your projects. The first part of class will be lecture and discussion and the second will be making samples of select techniques. Instructor Provides: Fabric for samples, needles, thread Student Provides: Scissors and marking implement

Ombre Dyed Feather Rose Class 2:00pm-5:00pm 3 hrs Limited Lynn McMasters Gail Nichols Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Level: All In this class the students will learn how to acid dye feathers in five shades and use them to make a feather rose, good for millinery or hair decoration. Instructor Provides: Tools, dyes, felt, pipe cleaners Student Provides: Scissors that cut well at the tip, a new unopened 8oz. bottle of Becon’s Fabric Tac or Becon’s 3 in 1 glue.

- www.costumecollege.net - 37 Textiles on Film Recycling Plastic Toys into Sci Fi Props 3:00pm-5:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited 3:30pm-5:00pm 1.5 hrs Limited Shannon McSmith Shannon Hoages Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $25 Class Level: All Class Level: All This class is a survey of how Textiles look on Film. We Take a pre painted toy and with run n buff and other will discuss the use of color, texture and prints to get the paint techniques and gizmos and make it into a sci fi or look you want when designing for static or moving media. steampunk prop We will also discuss Black & White, Sepia, Color Film vs. Instructor Provides: Pre sanded and painted toy ready Digital formats. for transformation, paint, rub n buff, gilders paste, glue, Student Provides: Nothing little gadgets and gizmos and tools all that is needed to make a prop Everybody Loves Spats! Student Provides: Apron, gloves and of their own tools 3:00pm-5:00pm 2 hrs Limited Hallie Smith The King of Fashion: The World of Paul Poiret Class Type: Workshop Fee: $15 3:30pm-5:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Level: All Adam Lid Victorian gentleman? Scrooge McDuck cosplay? Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Whatever your reason, you need some spats. Let’s make Class Level: All some. Nothing says sharp like spats! This class will provide an overview of Paul Poiret’s Instructor Provides: Fabric, pattern, binding, buckles designs from 1900 through 1914, including the key Student Provides: Sewing machine (for speed - could be elementary s that influenced fashion in general during this done by hand, slowly), thread, scissors period, as well as the social, political, and cultural context of the period. Poiret’s innovations will be examined in FRIDAY If the Shoe Fits: The Lasting Styles of Historical Shoes detail and compared to the works of his contemporaries 3:00pm-5:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited and will conclude with a look at his legacy. Nicole Rudolph Student Provides: Nothing Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All The Roots of Steampunk Fashion Have you ever been curious as to how antique shoes look 3:30pm-5:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited so impossibly tiny? In this class we’ll explore the complex Madame Askew relationship between feet, shoes, and shoe lasts. We will Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 discuss how to measure and understand foot shapes Class Level: All and sizes, examine how women’s shoe shapes have Whether brown and covered in gears or bustles bedecked changed over the last three centuries, and apply that to in lace, Steampunk is best recognized by the fashions understanding the process of creating a historical, well- worn and created by the denizens of the subgenre. fitting shoe last. But where do these fashions start? Is there a shared Student Provides: Nothing source of inspiration? Join Madame Askew for a lively conversation about the influences and imagination behind Ribbon Flowers - Pansies and Dogwood Blossoms Steampunk Fashion. 3:00pm-5:00pm 2 hrs Limited Instructor Provides: Handout Jeanette Murray Student Provides: Nothing Class Type: Workshop Fee: $5 Class Level: All The Basics of Pattern Grading Intricate ribbon flowers can be created through easy 4:00pm-5:00pm 1 hr Unlimited sewing techniques. In this class you will learn a variety Elizabeth Gerds of techniques to create pansies and dogwood blossoms Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 which can then be applied to other realistic or fantasy Class Level: Intermediate flowers. Use your finished ribbon flowers on historical or A lecture about the basics of standard grading used for modern clothing, hats, hairpieces, bags, and shoes. changing the sizes on modern patterns. Instructor Provides: Ribbon, thread, needles, Student Provides: Nothing stamens, lace, handout. Student Provides: Scissors

38 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Matching Motifs Modern Modifications for Historical Costumes 9:00am-10:00am 1 hr Unlimited 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Joanne “Jo” Yeakley Jennifer Erlichman Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Lecture Fee: $2 Class Level: Beginners Class Level: All Precise fabric pattern matching can be simpler than you As costumers, our usual goal is to recreate history as might think. Learn to recognize intentional motif matching/ closely as possible. What happens when accuracy mismatching, unintentional mismatching, and how to get conflicts with practicality, efficiency, self-sufficiency, motifs to match without tears! or anxiety? Sometimes performers don’t have the Instructor Provides: Fabric samples luxury of time for costume changes or have physical Student Provides: Scissors, pins challenges that require being able to get in and out of clothing quickly. You don’t have to sacrifice a Bloomers, Bicycles, and Untrammelled Womanhood historically-accurate look when your priority is time 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited or health. Come and learn tips and tricks for making Steve Bogdan your costumes easy on, easy off, and absolutely Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 gorgeous. Class Level: All Instructor Provides: Handouts In 1896 Susan B. Anthony sat for a wide-ranging interview Student Provides: Nothing with Nellie Bly. During a discussion of dress reform Miss Anthony was quoted as saying: “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling,” . . . “I think it has done more to emancipate woman than anything else in the world. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel. It gives woman a feeling of freedom and self- reliance. It makes her feel as if she were independent . . . and away she goes, the picture of untrammelled womanhood.” Instructor Provides: Handouts Student Provides: Nothing

Creating Miss Fisher 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Marion Boyce Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All

This class will touch on Marion’s inspiration creating SATURDAY Miss Fisher and focuses on 1920’s fabrics. Plus more on textiles to illustrate the different qualities of cloth and its unique abilities. Student Provides: Nothing

Just Imported: 18th Century Textiles Through Primary Research 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited The Suffrage Movement Used Fashion and Angela Burnley Colors to Further Their Cause Class Type: Workshop Fee: $45 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Level: All Carolyn Runnells Have you ever read an 18th century advertisement Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 or clothing description and finished by scratching Class Level: All your head wondering “what is a “duroy”? Where There was a difference between a Suffragist and do I find a “kersey”? As a 21st century fashion a Suffragettes, but both used fashion and specific consumer if someone advertises “broadcloth” we colors to further the right for women to vote. We will know exactly what they are talking about, but is that look briefly at a timeline of the Suffrage movement in the “broadcloth” of the 18th century? Join me as we the US and England. Both arenas of women’s rights explore the mysterious world of textiles and discover were specific with the clothing women should wear to what our 18th century counterparts were putting in a rally or parade, we will examine photos, magazine their closet! and newspaper write ups to decipher what type of Student Provides: Nothing ensemble you may want to create Student Provides: Nothing

- www.costumecollege.net - 39 Cut Out a Pair of Embroidered Undersleeves Ribbon Flowers: Roses and Leaves 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited JoAnn Peterson Jeanette Murray Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $5 Class Level: Intermediate Class Level: All Students will cut out a pair of undersleeves from The Victorians loved flowers on their hats, gowns, pre embroidered cotton. If time permits, they will in their hair, and even on their shoes. That love still continue to construct them using a sewing machine exists today! Creating the perfect flowers for your or by hand if desired. Hand sewing will not be taught. costume can be easy and inexpensive when you Students will have the choice of using Truly Victorian know how to make them yourself from ribbon. This pattern TV149 or Laughing Moon Mercantile pattern beginner class will share what ribbon to use, how to 205. (Permission granted from Truly Victorian.) The create the perfect, unique color, and how to make instructor will provide the embroidered fabric. a Gathered Rose, a Vintage Rose, a Rosebud, and Instructor Provides: embroidered fabric a leaf. You will leave wearing your personal ribbon Student Provides: basic sewing supplies and flower! sewing machine Instructor Provides: Ribbon, thread, needle, safety pin, handout. Finishing Touches: Hand Stitched Buttonholes Student Provides: Scissors. 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited Joy Flasher 18th Century Stitches Class Type: Workshop Fee: $25 9:00am-11:30am 2.5 hrs Limited Class Level: Intermediate Mary Johns SATURDAY Students will learn how to create a true hand Class Type: Workshop Fee: $15 stitched buttonhole for use in historical garments, Class Level: Beginners couture, and tailored garments. They will practice the A basic overview of how to sew the most common technique on a large scale and then apply their new stitches of the 18th century. Students will leave with skill to a variety of fabrics using various thread types. a small sampler book of your stitches. Students will also learn variations and other useful Instructor Provides: Basic sewing kit and fabrics to applications for the buttonhole stitch. Students will make sampler book of practice stitches, handout walk away with the basic fundamentals to execute Student Provides: Nothing the buttonhole stitch on an actual garment. Instructor Provides: Plastic canvas, yarn, yarn needle, crewel/embroidery needle, thread (silk, linen & cotton or similar), fabric (silk wool, linen & cotton), cotton gloves, handout. Instructor will also exhibit a recently-made garment as well as extant garments w/ hand stitched buttonholes for students to view. Student Provides: Basic sewing kit (fabric scissors, thread snips, fabric markers, small ruler, measuring tape, straight pins, any color polyester sewing, general purpose hand sewing needle), craft knife w/ a new blade, e.g. Exacto brand or similar, 12x12 or smaller cutting

Ladies Hair-Styling Techniques: From Gibson to Garbo 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Unlimited Laura Bower Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Class Level: All Learn to mix vintage techniques and modern equipment to create a personalized, glamorous hair style. This class will present a brief overview of popular styles ranging from 1900-1950 & will demonstrate how to create them. Student Provides: Nothing

40 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - All’s Well that Seams Well: Making a seam Historical Shoe Workshop: Part II- Inseaming and inventory Finishing 9:00am-11:30am 2.5 hrs Limited 9:00am-5:00pm 8 hrs Limited Carol Wood Francis Classe Class Type: Workshop Fee: $20 Class Type: Workshop Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: Intermediate Discover a new world of seams! Not all techniques What kind of shoe would you like to make? During or tensions are created equal, so learn how to test this class students will build a pair of shoes based on and identify which seam is appropriate for which extant examples from the Viking era to the end of the material. We’ll cover how to baste seams with pins 16th century, using quality vegetable tanned leather, and thread, spray adhesive, fusible tape, binder boar bristles, linen thread, and wax. Students will clips, and staples. Machine tension, needle types, need to provide foot measurements and the cut threads, pressing techniques, and different weaves and color of the shoes they wish to build prior to will also be discussed. You can finally stop fretting the class, as the instructor will provide and prepare about chiffon puckering, velvet crawling, stretch supplies for each pair for assembly. Students will skipping stitches, and vinyl slipping. Following demos need to attend both sessions and be able to sit for and instruction sheets, you’ll fill your inventory extended periods of time. sheets with dozens of seam samples for personal or Instructor Provides: See Part I costume shop reference. Student Provides: See Part I Instructor Provides: Inventory sheets (card stock), fabrics to create seam samples, Additional handouts, Tissue paper and pressing cloth Student Provides: 1.5 hrs” 3-ring binder, Sewing machine, attachments, sewing tools, Hand sewing needles, Office supplies: pencil, ruler, Poly-cotton machine thread Optional: Swatches of fabric difficult to stitch c.1800 Spencer Jacket Workshop 9:00am-1:00pm 4 hrs Limited Janice “JP”Ryan Feather Tippets Class Type: Workshop Fee: $98 Class Level: Intermediate This spencer jacket design, dated c.1800, is based on an extant jacket in the collection of The

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The jacket is SATURDAY unlined with all interior seams turned and finished. It is designed to fit over regency stays or regency bodiced petticoat (it will not fit properly over a modern silhouette). A kit containing a pattern (sizes 8 – 22 only), historically accurate silk fabric, and notions for constructing the spencer will be provided. Samples will be available in class for sizing. Students will be contacted for pattern size and fabric color preferences prior to the workshop. Shocking: The World of Elsa Schiaparelli Instructor Provides: Pattern, fabric and notions 10:00am-11:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Student Provides: Sewing machine w/cord, foot Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 pedal and extra needles, paper and fabric scissors, Class Level: All pins and pin cushion, pencil, disappearing marker, Adam Lid hand sewing kit, thread of jacket color preference, This class will give an overview of the Elsa regency stays or regency bodiced petticoat, gown Schiaparelli’s designs with emphasis on the optional. 1920s and 1930s, including the key elements that influenced fashion in general during this period, as well as the social, political, and cultural context of the period. Schiaparelli’s innovations will be examined in detail and compared to the works of her contemporaries and conclude with a look at her legacy. Student Provides: Nothing

- www.costumecollege.net - 41 The Essential 16th-century Custom-Fitted Smock Nursing Outfits from Ancient Times to Now 9:00am-5:00pm 8 hrs Limited 10:30am-11:30am 1 hr Unlimited Julie Fox Sandra “Sandy” Manning Class Type: Workshop Fee: $75 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: Intermediate Class Level: All The most basic, yet deceivingly complicated of all This discussion covers the changes in Nursing outfits 16th-century foundation pieces is the basic smock. from Roman times to the present. Students will learn how to flat draft their smock from Instructor Provides: Information their own measurements with the focus on individual Student Provides: Nothing fitting needs and adaptations for plus size body types. Students will draft, cut and sew and hopefully finish their smock and also learn seam finishing techniques along the way. Instructor Provides: Lightweight linen for smock, sewing instructions and information on variations, sleeve boards, and finished samples. Student Provides: Sewing machine with regular feet, white thread, basic sewing kit (fabric shears, seam rippers, pins, hand sewing needles, fabric marking pen or colored tailor’s chalk, tape measure), 2-inch wide clear plastic “quilter’s ruler” and pencil with an eraser

SATURDAY How to Adjust a Pattern 10:30am-12:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Perry Bret Ash Class Type:Demonstration Fee: 0 Class Level: All This class will show you how to adjust the pattern. Student Provides: Nothing

Sheer Fabrics: Then and Now 10:30am-12pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Bridget Bradley-Scaife Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 Class Level: All Learn about sheer fabrics and the fibers and weaves used to create them. This class will emphasis mid-Victorian fabric terms and the fabric choices available today. Fabrics such as muslin, batiste, Dressing the Silhouette: The Suffragette lawn, tarlatan, voile, organdy/organza, net, gauze, 10:30am-12:30pm 2 hrs Unlimited and more will be discussed. Jennifer Rosbrugh Instructor Provides: Handout with optional Swatch Class Type:Demonstration Fee: 0 Card ($4 for swatch card) Class Level: All Student Provides: Nothing A visual 3D presentation, this class will introduce influential events in the history of USA suffrage and What’s That Fabric? take a look at the various layers of clothing that 10:30am-12:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited formed women’s fashionable silhouettes of those Diana Rotheneder times. Silhouettes from six eras will be presented: Class Type: Lecture Fee: $2 circa 1850, circa 1869, circa 1890, circa 1906, 1916 Class Level: All and 1920. Using live models, we’ll discuss each Is it organza or organdy? Satin or sateen? Velvet or garment layer made in appropriate fabrics from velveteen? How can you tell? It can be daunting to undergarments & corset to finished ensemble with choose a fabric for your historical project. Fabrics come accessories. A comparison between each era’s in many different fibers and weaves: what are they and styles will be presented as we go through each layer. when should you use them? This class will answer Come see this fascinating history lesson! these question and more. We will explore the main Instructor Provides: Live models with period fabric types, a myriad of weaves, and all the terms you reproduction fashions need to find what you want. We will focus on natural Student Provides: Nothing fibers for historic costuming and samples will be shown. Instructor Provides: Handout Student Provides: Nothing 42 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - 18th Century Hair Styling Custom Leather Mask Making 11:00am-1:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited 11:00am-2:00pm 3 hrs Limited Cynthia Aronin Annette Grace Ed Morlan Jennifer Mulvey Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $50 Class Level: All Class Level: All A brief history of the 18th century hairstyles of Have you ever wanted a mask that is more custom France, England and America, including the various than what you can buy, found one you want, but tools and products used to create these magnificent didn’t want to pay the money for, or just need the hairstyles. A demonstration of a few hairstyles will be right mask to complete a costume? In this class given using 18th century products. Now with more students will make their own basic custom formed techniques and tips! Students will also learn where to leather mask, dye it and embellish it. With the purchase various products and learn to create their technique you learn, students can create a variety of own. The use of hair pieces will also be discussed as masks to fit whatever situation needed. We will bring was appropriate for the time. examples and show you how you can make a mask Student Provides: Nothing that can work for a woman or a man. Instructor Provides: Mask Making Kit (Leather for Leather Flowers mask, glue compound, leather dye embellishments, ties) 11:00am-1:00pm 2 hrs Limited Student Provides: Hair Dryer, Apron (if you’re a Sandra Durbin messy person like us) any embellishments you Class Type: Workshop Fee: $20 specifically would like to have Class Level: All Create your own leather flower. Instructor Provides: Leather, scissors, thread, water Student Provides: Nothing

Make a Mini Top Hat 11:00am-1:30pm 2.5 hrs Limited Sarah Lederman Class Type: Workshop Fee: $25 Class Level: All Learn traditional buckram-and-wire hat construction techniques while making a mini top hat. Instructor Provides:Kit including buckram, wire, fabric, ribbon, comb attachment.

Student Provides: Scissors, pins, thimble (if you use one). SATURDAY

Leather Armor Construction: Making a Pauldron 11:00am-2:00pm 3 hrs Limited Brayton & Amy Carpenter Class Type: Workshop Fee: $75 Class Level: All After such a positive response to last year’s pauldron class, we’ve decided to offer it again! Students in this course will gain a basic understanding of armor construction, fit, strapping, articulation and decoration while making a leather pauldron. Students will construct a 3-plate, articulated leather pauldron Making a Spectacle of Yourself that can be worn over the right or left shoulder, 11:30am-12:30pm 1 hr Unlimited secured by a chest- strap that passes under the Steve Bogdan opposing arm.Leather armor is a fun, very satisfying Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 project that adds dimension and texture to your Class Level: All costumes while greatly enhancing your presence! The class is a history of eyewear by era. The Instructor Provides: Leather pauldron kit consisting students hear an overview of the history of vision of 3 armor plates, straps, buckles and rivets correcting glasses, then view photos of era specific necessary for a custom fit armor piece; antiques for examples, with an eye towards improving their finishing the project. historic persona. Having students communicate Student Provides: Appropriate shop clothes for beforehand the eras they are interested in will allow getting dirty, shop apron, leather tools if available. the class to be designed specifically for their needs. *misc studs, findings and embellishments will be Instructor Provides: Handouts available cheaply for purchase Student Provides: Nothing - www.costumecollege.net - 43 Adapting to Altered Bustlines Fitting a Bodice Front 11:30am-1:00pm 1.5 hr Limited 12:00pm-1:00pm 1 hr Unlimited Joanne “Jo” Yeakley Lana Lily Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Demonstration Fee: $1 Class Level: Advance Class Level: Intermediate Beyond the expected changes in one’s bustline A well fit bodice can make cheap fabric look amazing through life, some will find the need to adapt to more and poor fit can make expensive fabric look shoddy. dramatic alterations. For those of us fitting corset or This class will focus on addressing the common bodice patterns to those affected, padding alone may fitting issues of bodice fronts including excess not be sufficient to achieve the desired result. This fabric at the armscye and neckline. Instructor highly class aims to share solutions for uneven bustlines recommends attending her other bodice fitting and explore useful materials and methods. Examples classes for a complete picture of bodice fitting. will be discussed and specific issues addressed Instructor Provides: Handout collaboratively in a supportive context. Student Provides: Nothing Student Provides: Nothing

Outfitting the 1860’s Woman 11:30am-1:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Rachel Builteman Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All This class is a primer on women’s fashions of the SATURDAY American Civil War era with special emphasis on the wardrobe of the working-class woman of the 1860’s. Students will learn about the prevailing silhouettes and dress styles, fabric choices, and accessories women wore during this era, and will be provided with resources on how to replicate these styles for a period wardrobe of their own. The instructor will share period images, photographs, and examples from her own reenacting wardrobe for students to examine. Instructor Provides: Handout with resources for fabric, patterns, etc. Student Provides: Nothing

Intro to Integrating Lights and Electronics Into Your Costume 11:30am-2:00pm 2.5 hrs Limited Arielle Lien Sahrye Cohen Gloves: A brief history, evolution, and Class Type: Workshop Fee: $20 introduction to construction Class Level: Beginners 12:00pm-1:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Let there be light! This class will be focusing on Joseph Deese the basics of integrating lights into your costume. Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 Students will make their own small LED project to Class Level: All show off and test their soldering skills. (Students An introduction to the history of gloves and how they MUST know basic soldering) Students will also take shaped the world. This class will provide you with home extra knowledge concerning more advanced an understanding of how gloves evolved with the electronics such as Smoke Machines. necessities of everyday life over hundreds of years. Instructor Provides: Solder, LED project, extra This lecture will include a summary of basic glove soldering irons construction and the core principles to begin making Student Provides: Soldering iron, optional: own gloves at home. LED project Instructor Provides: Handouts, samples Student Provides: Nothing

44 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Man-Milliner: The World of Charles Worth Costume Design and All It Entails 12:00pm-2:30pm 2.5 hrs Unlimited 12:30pm-2:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Adam Lid Marion Boyce Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: All This class will give an overview of Charles Worth and Working in the costume design industry and all that his influence on the development of haute couture entails. From working on movie sets, directors, hair & and the fashion industry in general during the mid makeup and everything in between. to late 19th Century. Special emphasis will be given Student Provides: Nothing to Worth’s design and construction techniques, illustrated with extant examples of original Worth Detailing a Toga Picta dresses. There will also be a discussion of Worth’s 1:00pm-2:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited influence on the social, political, and cultural context Jonnalyhn Prill of the fashion industry, concluding with a look at Class Type: Workshop Fee: $0 Worth’s legacy. Class Level: All Student Provides: Nothing Discussion of the creation of a toga picta, what it is and ways to drape it. Instructor Provides: Handout Student Provides: Nothing

Boudoir Hat Stand and Hatbox Insert 1:00pm-2:30pm 1.5 hrs Limited Feather Tippetts J.P. Ryan Class Type: Workshop Fee: $35 Class Level: All Students will learn to create two separate items in this workshop: (1) they will stain and construct a decorative wooden hatstand personalized with a monogrammed padded silk top and (2) create a monogrammed stay to keep hats from sliding around inside a hatbox. Hat Boxes are NOT provided, but may be supplied by students. The hatstand can be taken apart into three pieces for travel if desired. Students will be contacted prior to CoCo to choose their style of monogram.

Instructor Provides: All materials and tools to SATURDAY The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century construct both the Hatstand and Stay for Hatbox. Beauty: Show & Tell! Student Provides: Sewing machine and usual 12:30pm-2:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited selection of thread, pins, spare needles, scissors, etc. Abby Cox Lauren Stowell Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Fundamentals of Pattern Grading Class Level: All 1:00pm-2:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Join Lauren and Abby of American Duchess as they Elizabeth “Beth” Grover go behind the scenes of their second book “The Class Type: Lecture Fee: $5 American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty.” Class Level: All We’ll talk about the projects, decisions, making, This class will explore the principles of how the photography, writing, editing, and all the moving body changes size and how to translate that into parts that came together to make this second different sized patterns. We will primarily be looking volume, plus they will provide many of the caps, at a modern misses’ size sloper, but the concept and hats, and cosmetics from the book for attendees to principles can be applied to plus sizes, menswear, see, touch, and play with. and children’s wear. We will explore both how the Instructor Provides: Nothing apparel industry grades their clothing sizes and Student Provides: Nothing how you can do a custom grade at home. The class will start with the basics of pattern grading, but prior familiarity with basic garment sewing is recommended. Instructor Provides: Handouts (limited number available) Student Provides: Nothing

- www.costumecollege.net - 45 Overview of Whitework Embroidery on Clothing Hands On Pattern Matching in the 19th and 20th Centuries 1:00pm-5:00pm 4 hrs Limited 1:00pm-2:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Scott Pennington JoAnn Peterson Class Type: Workshop Fee: $30 Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 Class Level: Intermediate Class Level: All This class will introduce various techniques in Types of Whitework embroidery and how it was matching plaids, stripes, and prints. Students will used to adorn garments and accessories from the then perform marking, cutting, and sewing in order Regency period through the Edwardian will be to get the desired pattern matching. Fabric will discussed. Extant examples from the instructors be provided. If you have a tricky print you want to personal collection will be displayed. discuss or have help on please bring it. Instructor Provides: Handout Instructor Provides: Fabric for each student to Student Provides: Nothing pattern match. Paper Student Provides: Sewing machine, thread, fabric cutting device, clear ruler, marking pens and pencils

Roman Garb from a Sari 1:30pm-2:30pm 1 hr Unlimited Cynthia Konow-Brownell Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Using 1-2 saris, we will explore the elegant draping SATURDAY and rectangular construction of Early Roman clothing. This class is appropriate for all genders and ability levels. Instructor Provides: Lecture. Notes will be available electronically Student Provides: Nothing

Flat Pattern Manipulation 1:30pm-5:00pm 3.5 hrs Unlimited Tamara Norris Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Level: Beginners Creating Hardanger Lace Altering patterns to fit you or adjust the design can 1:00pm-5:00pm 4 hrs Limited be rough. Learn to manipulate flat patterns using Priscilla Atwell the “Slash & Spread” method. We will use 1/4 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $20 scale patterns to create Slopers, then a series of Class Level: All patterns (bodice, sleeve, skirt, pant) manipulated to This is a basic class demonstrating first steps in new designs/sizes, then create a 3D model of your learning to make a basic Hardinger lace accessory. design. Hardanger lace uses fabric manipulation (with Instructor Provides: Dot paper, sloper paper, thread) to make lace. Instructor will show fabrics, handouts threads, marking materials, samples and how to do Student Provides: Paper scissors, stick glue, clear Hardanger lace. tape C-Thru plastic ruler (at least 2” x 10”), pencil Instructor Provides: Kit of a pattern, Hardanger and sharpener, thin-line markers in 3 colors cloth, needles, DMC Pearl Cotton thread and instructions in a nice bag. Alternative of larger holed Basics of Bounding — Types, Tips, and material and thicker thread available for those Technicalities needing them. Instructor will also have for purchase: 2:00pm-3:00pm 1 hr Unlimited embroidery scissors, magnifying glasses, and Rosey Asher other items at cost. Items will also be available for Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 loan during the class: sharp embroidery scissors, Class Level: All magnifying mirror (hangs around neck), tweezers. Disneybounding, dapper bounding, wizard bounding, Student Provides: Sharp embroidery scissors. and more. Here we’ll explore the origins of this Optional: Ott-type light, magnifying glass for up-close work popular practice, the methods which can be used to build an outfit, and the differences between bounding, cosbounding, and cosplay. Student Provides: Nothing

46 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Beetle Mania: Elytra and Goldwork Embroidery In the Beginning, there was Yardage: Making a 2:00pm-5:00pm 3 hrs Limited Materials Bible Elizabeth du Preez 2:30pm-4:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Type: Workshop Fee: $65 Carol Wood Class Level: Intermediate Class Type: Lecture Fee: $2 In this class we will cover the history of beetle wing Class Level: All embroidery and how it evolved. We will then learn The stash - Miles of disorganized fabric. You’ve been how to construct a design layout on a sheer fabric ignoring it for years with NO idea just how much you base. The design will then be edged with couched have, likely buying the same thing time and again. gold gimp, using classic goldwork techniques. We Wouldn’t you like all that yardage inventoried and will learn how to prepare and drill the wings for use swatched so you know what you have? It will take in various designs. The wings will be sewn into just one hour to learn how to apply order and method place. There are several options for you to use your to your unruly collection. Learn to create a materials finished piece in. Note this class is for medium to “bible”: an inventory of what you’ve got, what you’ve advanced sewers. used, and what you’ve used it for. You will receive Instructor Provides: A full packet with the historical “bible” templates and tips for how to go about aspect of beetlewing embroidery and all class inventorying and managing your materials. instructions carefully laid out. There will be a small Instructor Provides: Multiple handouts embroidery hoop, sheer base fabric, antique french Student Provides: Nothing gold gimp and gold thread, and a number of elytra wings. Note that there will be enough gold gimp, gold Over the Top 1830s Hair thread and elytra wings to to a good sized project at 2:30pm-4:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited a later date. Christina “Chris” DeAngelo Student Provides: Required: needles, pins, pencil, Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 Optional: Marker, ruler, notepad, thimble Class Level: All Love it or hate it, the 1830s reveled in wacky, Pique de Marseille intricate, gravity-defying hairstyles. Whether you 2:00pm-5:00pm 3 hrs Limited have short or long hair, you’ll learn how to easily Ann Ware replicate the complex hair architecture of the Class Type: Workshop Fee: 0 Romantic Era using hairpieces, support structures, Class Level: All accessories, and your own tresses. In addition SATURDAY Review of 18th century quilting techniques and the to examining the distinguishing traits of this era’s historical importance of pique de Marseille to fashion. hairstyles, we’ll show you how to achieve some of Students will begin a small quilted item in the class. the more outlandish confections as well! Students will choose from a pocket, a baby blanket, Instructor Provides: Handouts or a sewing bag. Student Provides: Nothing Instructor Provides: A kit of the materials for the quilting project on that includes cotton fabric, wool Historical Retro wadding, cording, symbolic historic patterns, and 2:30pm-4:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited handouts about the technique Kendra Van Cleave Student Provides: Sewing machine, white thread, Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 scissors Class Level: All Retro is not a new concept! Previous generations All About Cotton have repeatedly been inspired by eras earlier than 2:30pm-4:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited their own. This class will highlight fashion trends that Jennifer Rosbrugh were vintage-inspired in their own era (for example, the Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 1870s-80s trend for styles based on the 1780s), from Class Level: All the Regency era (if not earlier!) through the 1980s. Cotton, that wonderful natural fiber staple, is a Student Provides: Nothing fabulous textile that creates lovely garments. Come find out more about this common fabric from its history to modern availability. We’ll discuss various weaves, prints, and weights, and a few sewing how-to tips. Discussion on items from 18th to 20th centuries that can be made from cotton will be included. Student Provides: Nothing - www.costumecollege.net - 47 Overview of Women in Uniform and Workwear in WWII Fiber Content Testing 2:30pm-4:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited 3:00pm-4:30pm 1.5 hrs Limited JoAnn Peterson Feather Tippetts J.P.Ryan Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $29 Class Level: All Class Level: All Though American women were not permitted to Have you forgotten the fiber content of that fabric engage in direct combat in WWII, they performed all that’s been in your stash forever? Are you hesitant types of other work in support of their country during to buy that wonderful, but unmarked fabric in the the war years. This presentation will be an overview of discount bin? Wonder no more!! In this workshop you the ways American and British women joined together will learn and practice testing fabric for fiber content in groups for this work and what they wore, both in the AND you will take home your own travel kit and military and on the home front. Extant uniforms from laminated chart for fiber content testing. Swatches of JoAnn’s personal collection will be displayed. different fabric will be provided for testing and, time Instructor Provides: Handout permitting, swatches from student fabrics may be Student Provides: Nothing tested. You will finish this class able to make wiser and more informed choices when purchasing fabrics. Introduction to Casting and Mold-Making Instructor Provides: All Tools and Supplies 2:30pm-5:00pm 2.5 hrs Limited Student Provides: 2” x 2” Swatches of fabric for Christina Stroffolino Theresa Zimmerman testing if time permits. Class Type: Workshop Fee: $45 Class Level: All Orientalism and Japonism: Japanese Influence Have you ever wanted to copy something you only on Dress in the Late 19th Century SATURDAY have one of? For instance, a button? We have the 4:00pm-5:00pm 1 hr Unlimited solution! Mold-making! Learn how to make a simple Kate Silverman one piece silicone mold and pour copies in urethane Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 casting resin. Demo will cover setting up for molding, Class Level: All pouring silicone, de-molding, casting both in regular When Japan was forcibly opened to foreign trade resin and colored applications. Come and be amazed! in the 1850s, the West became infatuated with Instructor Provides: Handouts, Silicone and Japanese art and culture. Bohemians and elites Urethane materials, Gloves, Cups, Mixing tools, enthusiastically incorporated Japanese art into all Items for molding and Parchment paper. aspects of their lives, defining Japonism. Fashion Student Provides: Apron, Table cover for mess. followed, quickly incorporating the cuts, fabrics, and silhouettes of Japanese clothing into Western Late for Class – Dressing the Modern Male dress. This class will cover the history of Japonism in 3:00pm-4:00pm 1 hr Unlimited Western dress, including discussion of transcultural Chad Evett appropriation, Japanese clothing and fabric in the Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 19th Century, as well as the simultaneous Western Class Level: All influence on Japanese fashions in the Meiji era. Utilizing items available on the market today, this class Student Provides: Nothing goes over how the modern male often misses finer unknown details that can take an outfit from a 2 to a 10. Student Provides: Nothing

Italian Velvet Manufacturers: Bevilacqua’s origins in Venice 4:00pm-5:00pm 1 hrs Unlimited Diana Rotheneder Class Type: Lecture Fee: $0 Class Level: All Diana will share our private tour of Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua. It was a unique chance to see weavers and looms at work, while they produce the refined soprarizzo velvet. We were even able to feel the difference between handmade and machine made velvet on fabric that was made following the same ancient techniques. Instructor Provides: handout Student Provides: Nothing

48 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Appropriate Lace for the Time Period Women Who Work: The Women of the Woman’s 9:00am-10:00am 1 hr Unlimited Institute Natalie Meyer 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Carol Wood Class Level: All Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 An overview of lace making with descriptions of Class Level: All construction techniques, types of lace, and what is Women have always sewn, but haven’t always appropriate for different time periods. been compensated for that work. Through a Student Provides: Nothing correspondence course, the Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (1916-1935) helped The Synthetic Past women make huge strides in home sewing and 9:00am-10:00am 1 hr Unlimited sewing that paid a wage. A direct result of the 19th Heather Hofshi and early 20th century Progressive Movement, Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 The Women’s Institute made it possible for women Class Level: All to carve out careers in a patriarchal system. This Come learn about the development of synthetic dyes lecture covers the Institute itself, the women who and fabrics and how they changed fashion forever. founded it, worked there, and learned from it. We’ll Instructor Provides: Handout uncover the lives of the founders and former Institute Student Provides: Nothing students, including photographs, patterns, and samples. Where to Wear Instructor Provides: Handout 9:00am-10:00am 1 hr Unlimited Student Provides: Nothing Emily Partridge Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Thread: Types and Usage Class Level: All 9:00am-10:30am 1.5hrs Unlimited Have you made glorious historical outfits, but have Mela Hoyt-Heydon nowhere to wear them? Tired of making a fantastic Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 outfit and only getting to wear it once at Costume Class Level: All College? Wish you could find more costumers in This lecture examines the types of thread available your area to make outfits and go on historical outings today and what types of fabrics and/or situations with? Come get ideas for finding and creating each is best used for including what thread is opportunities for yourself and others in your area to right for which time period as opposed to another. wear your historical clothes! I have over eight years Discussion will also include differences in brands. of experience finding locations, hunting down events, Instructor Provides: Handout SUNDAY and creating my own opportunities to wear historical Student Provides: Nothing creations! Instructor Provides: Handout A Pressing Matter Student Provides: Nothing 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited Rory Cunningham Cosplay: How to go from 2D to 3D Class Type: Demonstration Fee: $5 9:00am-10:30am 1.5 hrs Unlimited Class Level: All Anita “AJ” Wu Judith Grivich After sewing a beautiful seam, it will never look Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 perfect unless it is pressed correctly. Learn tricks Class Level: All of the trade to take your sewing from “loving hand Join the ladies of HCC (whatishcc.com) and learn at home” to “lovely garments to own.” In this class, about how we create our cosplay costumes. We’ve students will not only learn more than one way to been cosplaying since 2001, so we’ve been doing finish seams of all sorts, but receive other insights to this awhile! We’ll walk you through our process of create their costume visions. translating 2D anime or cartoon characters into a 3D Instructor Provides: Samples, examples, and a real-life cosplay. We’ll cover topics such as research, handout that’ll blow your mind proportioning, materials and tools, construction, and Student Provides: Nothing tips and tricks that we use. Instructor Provides: Slide presentation Student Provides: Nothing

- www.costumecollege.net - 49 Basic Maille for Costuming Finding My Tribe: An Interview with Marion Boyce 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Unlimited Carl Nelson Karen “Toni” Nelson Marion Boyce Class Type: Workshop Fee: $25 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: All Students will learn the history of Maille and on how In this Q & A with Marion, she will discuss her life to construct basic Maille patterns. as a professional designer,experiences in the film Instructor Provides: rings for instructional industry,and how she found her tribe. Her talk will purposes. emphasize the importance of costume design both Student Provides: Two pairs of pliers (small two in her life and for the greater good of film. position channel-lock type or larger needle/flat nose) Student Provides: Nothing not jewelers pliers they are not strong enough for the work, work gloves optional. The Life, Times, and Wardrobe of Rosie the Riveter 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Unlimited Making 18th Century Hair Products Elizabeth McCrary 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Cunthia Aronin Annette Grace Class Level: All Class Type: Workshop Fee: $20 We’ve all seen the now-iconic poster of Rosie rolling Class Level: All up her sleeves and proclaiming “We Can Do It!”, but Students will learn about various recipes and that wasn’t the image of working women most people techniques to create personalized hair products knew at the time. Explore the lives of women on the for 18th century hair styles. They will make a Home Front, in the services, and overseas during custom blend of pomatum to keep, along with the Second World War, and the clothes they wore for

SUNDAY enough powder to see them through several styles. work and play. Resources will be given for recipes, as well as where Instructor Provides: Handouts to purchase ingredients. Student Provides: Nothing Instructor Provides: Everything needed to make pomatum and powder The Long and Short of Wool Student Provides: Apron 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Unlimited Priscilla Atwell Counted-Stitch Blackwork Embroidery Class Type: Lecture Fee: $2 9:00am-11:00am 2 hrs Limited Class Level: All Kristin Stonham In this class, students will learn about the differences Class Type: Workshop Fee: $8 between woolen and worsted wool and how to Class Level: All identify wool fabrics. The students will learn different Learn how to decorate your clothes, costumes, methods of how to clean wool fabrics along with and furnishings with counted-stitch blackwork, an sewing hints and tips will also be discussed. The embroidery style popularized in England at the time students will leave with samples of both types of of Henry VIII, and recurrent to the modern day. wool materials along with the knowledge of the fibers Easily stitched and easily designed, counted-stitch that make them. blackwork is fun to do, and hard to put down! Instructor Provides: Info sheets, samples of wool Instructor Provides: Needles, fabric, embroidery (fabric and fiber) floss, embroidery hoops, handout. Student Provides: Nothing Student Provides: Scissors

50 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Creating Costumes for the Film and T.V Industry 9:00am-12:00pm 3 hrs Unlimited Jessica Lawson Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Join us for a discussion with The Costume Designers Guild and The Motion Picture Costumers to learn about a career in costuming for Television and Film. These two Los Angeles based unions cover the creation of costumes—we’ve designed, dressed and stitched for your favorite movies, T.V shows and stars. Lecture style class with visuals, Q&A with designers and costumers to follow. Instructor Provides: Handouts Student Provides: Nothing

Every Dagger Needs a Leather Sheath! 9:00am-12:00pm 3 hrs Limited Ed Morlan Jennifer Mulvey Class Type: Workshop Fee: $60 Class Level: All Basic leather sewing and tooling. In this class students will receive a dagger (yes…you get a History of Home Ec dagger!…no it’s not sharp) and then with a basic 10:00am-11:00am 1 hr Unlimited leather stitch will create a sheath for it to go in. We Jeannine Wayman will help you learn the saddle stitch to create your Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 sheath, dye it and even decorate it a bit if time Class Level: All permits. When you are done, you will have a snazzy To celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage, come dagger and sheath to go with that costume. You learn about the history of Home Economics. The never know when a rouge Prince or Princess might American Association of Home Economics was need saving and now you will be ever at the ready! founded in 1909 by Ellen Swallow Richards, but Instructor Provides: Dagger, Needles, Thread, the history of the study of Family and Consumer Leather for sheath, tooling stamps and items needed Sciences goes back to the 1850s. Learn about how to borrow for class time, and dye Home Ec has changed and evolved over the years Student Provides: 2 pair of pliers. Any leather and how it is alive and well in California and across SUNDAY tooling you have and want to try out. the United States. Instructor Provides: Handouts Disappearing Darts Student Provides: Nothing 9:00am-1:00pm 4 hrs Limited Scott Pennington Heraldry 101 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $9 10:00am-11:00am 1 hr Unlimited Class Level:All Morgan Kelsey Heath Hammond In this class we will be using dart manipulation to Class Type: Workshop Fee: 0 create a few different looks: princess lines, only a Class Level: All waist dart, and multiple waist darts.Using a dress A basic introduction to heraldry, or coat of arms. form and a basic bodice block/sloper (or you have Students will become familiar with the basic shapes, one that fits you) we will make adjustments, cut out colors, and animals associated with a coat of arms, the patterns in muslin, and sew them together so we and what they represent. can verify the fit. Instructor Provides:handouts and colored pencils Instructor Provides: Muslin, paper, dress form, Student Provides: Nothing basic block that fits the dress form, and handouts Student Provides: Sewing machine, thread, fabric Texturing Synthetic Fibers cutting device, paper scissors, clear ruler, marking 10:00am-11:00am 1 hr Unlimited pens and pencils Chad Evett Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Class Level: All Utilizing tools and sewing techniques to create interesting textures for use in crafts and costumes. Instructor Provides: Visuals Student Provides: Nothing - www.costumecollege.net - 51 Fabrics of the Future Recreating Fantasy Clothing 10:30am-11:30am 1 hr Unlimited 10:30am-12:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Sandra “Sandy” Manning Jess Miller Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 Class Level: All Class Level: All There are people who are improving or creating This class will cover reproducing fantasy clothing new fabrics from bamboo, wine, and other unusual from illustrations. There will be discussions of historic materials. Come and find out more about these. styles, fabric choices, and techniques to get the Instructor Provides: Information correct look. Student Provides: Nothing Instructor Provides: Handouts, including a bibliography of sources Introduction to Digitizing Historic Embroidery Student Provides: Nothing 10:30am-12:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Christine “Sewstine”Millar Fitting Bodice Back Class Type: Lecture Fee: $10 11:00am-12:00pm 1 hr Unlimited Class Level: All Lana Lily Love historic embroidery, but don’t have the Class Type: Demonstration Fee: $1 patience (and a workshop of apprentices) to make Class Level: Intermediate your own embroidered 18th century frock coat? A well fit bodice can make cheap fabric look Come and learn the basics of how to convert extant amazing and poor fit can make expensive fabric museum embroidery samples to make your own look shoddy. This class will focus on addressing digital patterns for a modern home embroidery the common fitting issues of bodice back including machine. Discussion will include what to look for in narrow shoulders and rounded backs. Instructor

SUNDAY a digitization software, embroidery machine, and highly recommends attending her other bodice fitting interfacing as well as illustrating how to digitize a classes for a complete picture of bodice fitting. pattern. Instructor Provides: Handout Instructor Provides: Handout Student Provides: Nothing Student Provides: Nothing How to Tie a Cravat 11:00am-12:00pm 1 hr Limited Emerson Terry Lynn Combs Lillian Licon Class Type: Demonstration Fee: $10 Class Level: All We will teach or show at least 6 variations on tying a cravat. Instructor Provides: An historic reproduction cravat tying book, a simple cravat pin and a length of fabric to practice tying. Student Provides: Nothing

Gadgets and Gizmos Galore! 11:00am-12:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Virginia “Gina” Cowley Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All We all know that using the right tool for the right job makes things easier, but have you been in the notions section or surfed eBay for sewing tools? What are all those gadgets for and are they really necessary? This class will explore sewing tools from basic to indispensable to just plain cool. Gina, a self- proclaimed gadget girl, will bring examples of some of her favorite vintage gadgets. If you have a gizmo from your grandmother’s sewing box or a garage sale you can’t identify, bring it in and we will see if we can figure it out! Instructor Provides: Handout Student Provides: Nothing

52 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Weathering and Aging Costumes and Props Watch Chains and Chatelaines 11:00am-12:30pm 1.5 hrs Limited 11:00am-1:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited Shannon Hoages Jeannette Darlington Class Type: Workshop Fee: $15 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: All How to make something look old and weathered. We Using original sources such as paintings, prints and will take a small prop and make it look like its been museum objects, this presentation will trace the out in the weather development of watch chains, fobs and chatelaines Instructor Provides: Prop, paints, tools and needed from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with a focus on to make a weathered prop both women and men’s fashions. Student Provides: Apron, gloves, own tools if they Instructor Provides: CD-ROM with pdf of want PowerPoint presentation Student Provides: $3 for CD-ROM Identifying Fabrics by Touch 11:00am-1:00pm 2 hrs Limited Repleat with Pleats: Making a Pleater Elizabeth “Beth” Grover 11:00am-1:30pm 2.5 hrs Limited Class Type: Workshop Fee: $30 Carol Wood Class Level: All Class Type: Workshop Fee: $20 This workshop will focus on identifying the fiber Class Level: All content of different fabrics via touch and visual clues. Pleaters (or pleater boards) are a fantastic tool to Students will be supplied with a swatch pack and will get a piece of fabric pleated quickly and uniformly. In compare how the same weave appears when made this workshop we will build a small pleater for ¼”- of different fibers (wool crepe/rayon crepe/polyester wide pleats. You will then receive instruction on how crepe, for example). While touch and visual clues to build a pleater of your desired size and pleating are not conclusive forms of identifying fabrics, they configuration. I will demonstrate other hand-pleating do provide a good starting place. Students will begin methods without the pleater and we will discuss how honing their skills for understanding these properties, to estimate yardage for different kinds of pleating which will help when choosing what fabric to use configurations. for a project and whether or not they want to use a Instructor Provides: Adhesive spray, Pleater kit, “budget” option. Pleating booklet Instructor Provides: Handout, Fabric swatch pack, Student Provides: Paper and fabric scissors, Pencil, Adhesive labels, Paper, Staples, Manila Envelope ruler, ½ yard fabric (such as lightweight muslin) Student Provides: Stapler, Pinking Shears (preferred) or fabric scissors, 3-ring notebook (optional) SUNDAY

Just How HA Must I Be? 11:00am-1:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited Diane Yoshitomi, Jeanette Murray, Mela Hoyt-Heydon, Maegen Hensley Class Type: Lecture Fee: $1 Class Level: All Costumer social media pages reveal a growing concern regarding adherence to the ideal of Historical Accuracy (HA), but is HA really the undisputed Holy Grail of historical costuming? Our panel will explore the tricky balance between creative urges and adhering to some degree of historical accuracy. We will share photos from our wardrobes and explain the rationale behind our HA choices. We invite YOU to ask questions and share your opinions, concerns, and trepidations. Whether you are new to historical costuming or a seasoned pro, we invite you to contribute your thoughts to the discussion. Instructor Provides: Handout Student Provides: Nothing

- www.costumecollege.net - 53 So You Wanna Be a Superhero? Cosplay 101 12:00pm-1:30 pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Arielle Lien Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All So you wanna be a hero, kid? Well, Air Bubbles Cosplay is here to talk to you! This will be a Q&A style presentation where Air Bubbles will supply helpful information she has gathered over the years, including proper etiquette within the cosplay community. She will also discuss just what cosplay IS and where it came from? Come in as a beginner and leave feeling ready to tackle your cosplay plans. Instructor Provides: Handout Student Provides: Nothing

Making Your Own Applique 12:00pm-1:30pm 1.5 hrs Limited Sandra “Sandy” Manning Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Level: All The Italian Job This is a hands on class where you will learn how 11:00am-2:00pm 3 hrs Limited to use easy to obtain materials to create your own

SUNDAY Jennifer Byrd Gayle Steinmeier appliques. Class Type: Workshop Fee: $8 Instructor Provides: All materials needed. Class Level: Intermediate Student Provides: Needle, threat, thimble, scissors Students will learn the drawn thread technique of the Italian hem and use the Mouse Tooth and Ladder Stitch. All On The Inside Instructor Provides: The fabric, thread, needles and 12:00pm-2:00pm 2 hrs Limited printed instructions. Tracylynn Gomez Student Provides: Basic sewing kit along with Class Type: Workshop Fee: $25 fabric scissors, fabric markers, girded transparent Class Level: All ruler and small sharp pointed embroidery scissors. A A workshop about how to build the internal structure magnifying table lamp is optional, but recommended. for multiple hair styles. Students will leave with 2 or It is helpful to see the threads of the fabric. more practical supports for multiple eras of hairstyles, including Renaissance,18th century,Victorian, Destressing Need Not Be Stressing: How to Age Edwardian, and so much more! All skill levels class. Your Fabric Instructor will supply a kit with all needed supplies. 11:30am-1:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Please email [email protected] to Hallie Smith select hair color Class Type: Lecture Fee: $10 Instructor Provides: Hair and supply kit for each student Class Level: Intermediate Student Provides: Nothing A series of processes, tips, and tricks to take your brand new fabric and turn it into that well-worn So You Want to Theatre:An Introduction to costume or cosplay you’re looking for. theatrical Costuming Instructor Provides: Handouts 12:00pm-2:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited Student Provides: Nothing Tamara Norris Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 1890s Leg o’ Mutton Sleeves Class Level: All 12:00pm-1:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited “You know how to sew...can you Costume our Elizabeth Gerds show?” Have you ever considered Community or Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 School Productions? Do you already and need some Class Level: All new tips? We will go over Script Analysis, Director’s How to get those balloon shaped sleeves up Concept, Costume Plot, the Costume Bible, Budget, and elegant. We will look at patterns of the age, Choreographing Changes and Backstage. We will fabrics used, underlinings, interfacings and support utilize “Shrek the Musical” as our script, but methods structures used in the period, and what is available learned are applicable to all productions. currently to achieve the look. Instructor Provides: Handouts Instructor Provides: Nothing. Material samples will Student Provides: Nothing be available for examination. Student Provides: Nothing 54 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Create a Period Croqui Costume Business Roundtable 12:00pm-2:30pm 2.5 hrs Limited 1:00pm-2:00pm 1 hr Unlimited Lia Hansen Lauren Stowell Cynthia Settje Cathy Hay Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Class Level: All Do your period sketches look a bit modern when using Have you dreamed of starting your own costume- a croqui? Learn how to adapt a modern croqui for a related business? Don’t know where to start or how period sketch. Come away with a suffragette sketch! to navigate the dark waters of entrepreneurship Instructor Provides: paper, pencils, erasers, period in a niche field? Join Lauren Stowell of American images, and croquis. Duchess/Royal Vintage Shoes, Cynthia Settje Student Provides: An internet enabled device to do of Redthreaded, and Cathy Hay of Foundations some basic research. Revealed, three successful entrepreneurs in the costuming world, as they answer your questions Frock Flicks: Behind the Snark about business, marketing, social media, and all 12:30pm-1:30pm 1 hr Unlimited things biz-related. Trystan Bass Sarah Lorraine, Kendra Van Cleave Student Provides: Nothing Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All 3D Printing Basics and Introduction Ever watch a film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice 1:00pm-2:00pm 1 hr Unlimited and think “Austen totally wouldn’t recognize what Erik Anderson Lizzie is wearing”? Have you cringed at zippers in Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 the backs of medieval gowns on TV? Do you laugh Class Level: All at the latest costume drama’s idea of hoop skirts Students will learn how 3D printers function, where to being appropriate for the 1880s? Then you get the get started, and how they can be used for garment and raison d’etre behind the Frock Flicks podcast and prop construction. This class will also cover the process blog! Since 2007, three SF Bay Area chicks have of taking a part and turning it into part of a garment. been snarking -- and praising -- historical costume Instructor Provides: Small samples movies and TV shows. Come hear why we do what Student Provides: Nothing we do and even learn how you can join in the fun. Student Provides: Nothing 18th &19th Century Chatelaines 1:00pm-5:00pm 4 hrs Limited Period Lacings and Points: Aglets and Jeannette Darlington Fingerloop Braids Class Type: Workshop Fee: $40 12:30pm-2:00pm 1.5 hrs Limited Class Level: All Francis Classe Students will learn how to make chatelaines using SUNDAY Class Type: Workshop Fee: $15 basic wire, cabochon tray, and metal wrap jewelry Class Level: All techniques. Additional materials may be purchased Aglets, or chapes, are conical pieces of metal sewn for a more elaborate chatelaine or a second one. or crimped onto the end of a lace, braid or ribbon, Instructor Provides: Choice of kits for completing a and laced through fine hand-sewn eyelets. They chatelaine; jewelry pliers and other tools; handouts. are used for corset and garment lacings, and were Note: we will be using E6000 adhesive. Additional ubiquitous for these purposes in the Medieval and parts will be available for purchase. Renaissance periods. In this class, students will Student Provides: Required: Safety goggles or learn how to form aglets around a mandrel, and how wrap-around safety glasses. Recommended: work to create a basic fingerloop braid to make a lace to gloves. Optional: jewelry tools if you already have put the aglets on. them, especially chain nose pliers. Instructor Provides: Handouts, Aglet kits and fingerloop braiding materials. 18th Century Petticoats Student Provides: Heavy duty, non-serrated shears 1:00pm-5:00pm 4 hrs Limited if you have them (do NOT bring your Ginghers! =). Mary Johns Medium to Heavy silk thread or perl cotton if you Class Type: Workshop Fee: 0 have a color preference. Class Level: All Students will learn period methods to sew a mid-late 18th century petticoat. This class will cover how to construct a petticoat to go over panniers or a rump. We will cover hand sewing methods, but sewing machines also be used. Instructor Provides: Handout Student Provides: 3 yards linen, silk or wool. 4-5 yards of 1” cotton or linen twill tape. Hand sewing needles, thread to match material, thimble, wax, scissors, pins. - www.costumecollege.net - 55 Metal Threads Embroidery: Part 2- Basic Gold Garters for All Times Thread Stitches 1:30pm-5:00pm 3.5 hrs Limited 1:00pm-5:00pm 4 hrs Limited Jess Miller Kathryn E Wolters Shannon McSmith Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Type: Workshop Fee: $35 Class Level: All Class Level: Beginners In this class, students will learn the basic techniques Students will learn several basic stitches and for card or tablet weaving garters. This will be an techniques for metal thread embroidery, while introduction to the techniques, covering cards, producing a little needlebook with a metal thread materials, threading the cards and starting a pair embroidered motif on the front. Stitches will include of garters. There will also be a discussion of uses padded satin stitch, simple couching, basket weave through different periods of history. couching, and incorporation of spangles Instructor Provides: Cards, instructions with a Instructor Provides: Velveteen background bibliography and resources fabric , as well as interlining and lining fabrics, felt Student Provides: Two colors of yarn, preferable ‘pages’ for the books, all metal threads, spangles, baby or sport weight, scissors, measuring devices, foundation threads, handouts, needles(chenille and one three inch C clamp and a belt embroidery), couching threads, beeswax, the trac Student Provides: Basic sewing kit , as well as a 6 Making and Setting Elizabethan Ruffs inch embroidery hoop, and scissors they don’t mind 1:30pm-5:00pm 3.5 hrs Limited relegating to metal thread embroidery only, Jennifer Erlichman Christina Forst Class Type: Workshop Fee: $5 Overcoming Migraine in the Sewing Room Class Level: Intermediate 1:30pm-2:30pm 1 hr Unlimited Back by popular demand! Learn how to construct and

SUNDAY Twila Taylor maintain historically-accurate Elizabethan ruffs. We Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 will cover the history of ruffs and ruff-making, choosing Class Level: All the right linen fabric, techniques for making ruffs using We will go over how to maximize your pain free both historical and modern methods, as well as the sewing hours, while minimizing the risk of causing process for starching and setting ruffs. The second a migraine. We will talk about using all five of your portion of the class will include a hands-on workshop senses to create an environment that creates smooth where students will construct their own mini ruff, plus workflow and keeps you pain free. help set sample ruffs to master the technique. Instructor Provides: Handout Instructor Provides: Linen samples to use for Student Provides: Nothing creating mini ruffs in class, instructional handout. Student Provides: White linen or cotton thread, Women Who Dared: Explorers and Adventurers needles, thread conditioner, sewing and fabric 1:30pm-2:30pm 1 hr Unlimited scissors, pins, basic sewing kit. Tonya Clevenger Sandra Maxwell Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Hand Sew Eyelet for Simple and Strong Class Level: All Fastenings A lecture about the amazing women we have never 2:00pm-3:30pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited learned about who dared to go where only men had Constance MacKenzie gone in the 18th and 19th Century Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Student Provides: Nothing Class Level: All Hand sewn eyelet holes are a simple and integral Tips and Tricks to Not be Without fastening method in history whether for holding your 1:30pm-3:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited shirt collars and cuffs shut, pointing your petticoats to Rosey Asher your bodice or lacing your stays and corsets closed. Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 Eyelets are simple, strong, and can be worked in Class Level: All linen, wool and silk with different threads for size and Useful bits of knowledge to help even a more strength. The instructor will demonstrate how eyelets experienced stitcher with a variety of applications. are sewn in different fabrics and styles of garment, Includes: how to do a set in sleeve using only 3 pins, using a variety of techniques and materials, as well how to cut faux fur without looking like a muppet as answer any questions the students may have exploded in your work space, how to top stitch faux about using eyelets in costume and clothing. leather, and more. Instructor Provides: Examples and garments with Student Provides: Nothing eyelet fastenings and the basic materials and tools needed. Student Provides: Nothing

56 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Crochet 101 2:00pm-5:00pm 3 hrs Limited Jill Woiteshek Class Type: Workshop Fee: $10 Class Level: Beginners The basics of how to crochet, including picking the correct hook and yarn for the project, why gauge is Waistcoats! important, how to read a pattern, and the five basic 2:00pm-3:00pm 1 hr Unlimited stitches you need to know. We will be practicing by Joseph Solomon making basic granny squares. Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Instructor Provides: Yarn, aluminum crochet hook, Class Level: All and handouts The history of waistcoats, a popular clothing Student Provides: Nothing accessory and necessity throughout the centuries of men and women’s fashion. Victorian Gothic Revival Fashions Student Provides: Nothing 2:30pm-3:30pm 1 hr Unlimited Elizabeth Gerds The Art of Plus Sized Costuming Class Type: Demonstration Fee: 0 2:00pm-3:30pm 1.5hrs Unlimited Class Level: All Madame Askew This class will present an overview of the Gothic Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Revival craze of the Victorian Era. This gothic- Class Level: All mania (Gothic was the Victorian word for the When standard patterns and off the rack costume Medieval period) affected fashion, interior design, pieces don’t work, plus sized costumers need other and architecture. Throughout the whole of the solutions for tackling their costumes. Madame Askew Victorian period there were many revivals of earlier shares her tactics, techniques, and tricks for creating styles interpreted by the Victorian sense of design, glorious costumes that flatter and fit. however, Gothic was one of the most popular. The Student Provides: Nothing instructor will discuss where the style came from and its lasting effects. Embellished Lace Steampunk Mask Instructor Provides: Handouts 2:00pm-5:00pm 3 hrs Limited Student Provides: Nothing SUNDAY Sandra Durbin Class Type: Workshop Fee: $20 Class Level: All Students will create a one-of-a-kind lace mask. Students will be provided all materials to create a mask. Instructor Provides: Mask, feathers, needles, thread, gears and ribbon Student Provides: Nothing

Sewing a Corset Flossing Sampler 2:00pm-5:00pm 3 hrs Limited Sophia Khan Class Type: Workshop Fee: $30 Class Level: All Flossing is both a decorative and functional addition to any corset. In this class, students will learn six different stitching patterns on three boning types including synthetic German whalebone, spiral steel and flat coated steel. We will also examine historical examples of flossing and applications in modern corsetry. Instructor Provides: Multiple samples of thread, boning, appropriate needles, a square of coutil with pre-sewn boning channels Student Provides: Scissors, thimble or small pliers if extra grip strength needed - www.costumecollege.net - 57 Hardanger Lace: Making Holes with a Purpose

2:30pm-4:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Priscilla Atwell Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Class Level: All Hardanger lace is a fabric manipulation technique (with thread) for making lace. This is a basic hands- on class after which students will have beginning skills in making Hardanger lace. Students will Death or Fabric learn how to make holes with a purpose. A pattern, 3:30pm-5:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited Hardanger cloth (or larger weave), needles, DMC Madame Askew Pearl Cotton thread and instructions in a nice bag Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 will be provided. Class Level: All Instructor Provides: Handouts We have all quipped about suffering for fashion, Student Provides: Nothing and many of us may have paid a painful price for a costuming mishap or poorly fitting shoes. Leave it to Big and BOXY those delightful denizens of the 19th century to take 2:30pm-5:00pm 2.5 hrs Limited this commitment to fashion to another level! With Tracylynn Gomez the rise of industrialisation, synthetic dyes, and new Class Type: Workshop Fee: $30 techniques and demands in fashion, came a deadlier Class Level: All consequences for those killer looks. Join Madame Have a costume item such as a hat or wig in need Askew for a thrilling discussion of lethal fabrics. SUNDAY of a box? Let’s create a proper box to hold your Instructor Provides: Handout confection in style! Students can choice between an Student Provides: Nothing XL hat box or XL wig box to paint (optional) or cover with fabric (students must provide 4-5 yards x 45 “ From Film to Cosplay: How to Replicate a wide of cotton fabric to cover a box). Costume Using Only Screenshots Instructor Provides: Materials to construct box and 3:30pm-5:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited handle, kit with 2 cutting tools, adhesive material, Angela Mash trims, etc Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 Student Provides: *4-5 yards of cotton fabric to Class Level: All cover the box OPTIONAL This class will discuss the various ways to research a costume you’ve seen in a movie or TV show. Looking Irish & Highland for 16th C. Reenactors Instructor Provides: Handout 3:00pm-5:00pm 2 hrs Unlimited Student Provides: Nothing Regina Lawson Class Type: Lecture Fee: $2 History of Spacesuits Class Level: All 3:30pm-5:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited An introduction to 16th century Irish and Highland Heather Hofshi Scottish clothing from original sources and based Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 on the historical and theatrical considerations of Class Level: All modern re-enactment. Men’s and women’s dress, Come learn about the history of spacesuits from around and the mysterious Leine, will be discussed, using the world, the incredible women who made them, and the artwork from the era and garments in current usage. challenges of sewing for the harshest of environments. Presented in conjunction with the “16th C. Gaelic Instructor Provides: Handouts Clothing Overview.” Student Provides: Nothing Instructor Provides: Handout CD Student Provides: Nothing Men’s Accessories and Where to Find Them 4:00pm-5:00pm 1 hr Unlimited The Art of Reading Art: A Practical Guide to Malcolm Scott Costumers in Understanding One Dimensional Class Type:Lecture Fee: 0 proportions on a three dimensional body Class Level: All 3:30pm-5:00pm 1.5 hrs Unlimited This class will cover men’s accessories and the Sarah “Sarah Lorraine” Goodman various places one can find them. It will primarily Class Type: Lecture Fee: 0 deal with 16th and 19th century items, but other eras Class Level: All will also be covered. There will be discussion on how Student Provides: Nothing to assemble period accurate or period inspired items. Instructor Provides: Handouts Student Provides: Nothing

58 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Teachers

Our volunteer teachers are remarkable, knowledgeable, and have spent countless hours developing their classes. Without their contribution, Costume College would not be the extraordinary event that it is. The Costume College Commitee and the CGW, Inc. Board of Directors would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication to the costuming community.

Erik Anderson Rosey Asher Erik Anderson is a 30 year member of the community Rosey Asher grew up watching her and founding faculty member of Costume College, mother sew, but did not start until who regularly competes at conventions and is a former her senior year of high school. With Masquerade director for one of the largest Anime a focus on period-based fantasy, masquerades in the US. He has crafted costumes using she will find just about any reason to sewing, 3D printing, latex appliances, and electronics. build a new costume. Past examples include Ren Faires, a brief stint in Cynthia Aronin cosplay, and some industry events. Cynthia Aronin has been costuming Now holding 15 years of experience for roughly four years, but has been in costuming, she can be found

researching aspects of the 18th performing at the Northern California Renaissance Faire TEACHERS Century for ten years, reading all and the Labyrinth Masquerade in pieces she has designed she can get her hands on. She has and made. devoted a substantial amount of time to researching an apothecary persona for Civil War and 18th Madame Askew Century reenacting, including Madame Askew is a time traveling researching and recreating 18th tea aficionado, obsessed with tea, century recipes for hair styling products along with hair fashion, and the proper uses for styling techniques and medicinal remedies of the time. headgear. She is often the center of tea inspired escapades, Madame Perry Bret Ash loves to meet charming and talented Perry Ash has been a Costume individuals across time, throughout Designer/Pattern Maker in the the universe, and in tea houses. movie industry for the past 25 years. When Madame is not preoccupied He has a BA Degree for Cal State with tea, she operates a small Fullerton in Theatre Production with atelier where she creates fanciful bespoke garments, Emphasis in Costume Design. underpinnings, and hats for delightful humans of the Steampunk set. She is also thrilled to teach sewing workshops and to host regular live sewing tutorials with her dear friend Temperance. Find her at www. MadameAskew.com.

- www.costumecollege.net - 59 Priscilla Atwell Bridget Bradley-Scaife Priscilla Atwell has an AS in Bridget Bradley-Scaife started Fashion Design and has costumed costuming at age 12 when she got stage productions for 15 years. involved in Renaissance Faires. She has worked the Renaissance Since then, she has expanded Faire for over 40 years: her love of costuming to all time demonstrating spinning, weaving, periods, but currently focuses lace making, and knitting. She on the mid-Victorian era. She is has also expanded into Victorian an active member of the Greater Fashion: finishing seven ensembles Bay Area Costumers Guild, a and all the underpinnings from the buyer for Renaissance Fabrics, Civil War to the Bustle Era. She has taught undersleeves, and the owner of North & South Emporium (http://www. frogs and knots, hardanger lace, and bobbin lace at past NorthSouthEmporium.com), which specializes in mid- Costume Colleges. She always says that someday she Victorian jewelry and accessories. will organize her textile items, but until then she’ll teach. Rachel Builteman Trystan Bass Rachel Builteman is an avid Trystan Bass loved to dress in tights reenactor, seamstress, and dress and a trenchcoat to play Mrs. Peel historian specializing in women’s from The Avengers at the age of fashions of the American Civil War five, and she’s been wearing funny era. Rachel has been sewing since clothes ever since. She’s worked at middle school, focusing primarily on Renaissance Faires and science- 18-19th century American fashions. fiction conventions, launched the She is a leading member of the

TEACHERS Greater Bay Area Costumer’s Guild Academy of Living History and online, organized gothic fashion Performing Arts and leads living shows, won Best in Show with history displays for schools across Southern California. the Eugenie group at Costume-Con 26, played a 16th She is currently working on her Master’s degree, with an century baroness in the SCA, and performed as a saucy emphasis on material culture and dress history. Venetian courtesan with Bella Donna. Her greatest passion is nitpicking the historical costumes in movies and TV as Angela Burnley Editor-in-Chief of “Frock Flicks” (http://www.frockflicks.com). Angela Burnley is founder & CEO of Burnley & Trowbridge Co. (http:// Steve Bogdan www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com), Steve Bogdan is a former museum as well as founder & coordinator historian and collection curator who of “The Historic Fashion Workshop has presented hundreds of history Series”, now in its 18th year. She related lectures throughout the has been involved with historic Southwest. A multi-era reenactor costume and textiles for almost since 1991, he spent a number of 30 years, supplying historically years as the head of a 1,000-plus accurate textiles and related member reenacting organization. products to the community. She has researched and Drawing on his work identifying lectured on many subjects related to historic costume, uniforms, he has researched and specializing in textiles and the consumer, and has taught recreated period correct military clothing for other museums, workshops for over 17 years. Although her background the U.S. Army, and multiple reenacting units. He has ridden is 18th and early 19th century, she is amazed and takes with a period correct attired cavalry unit in two Rose Parades. delight in the fashion of all time periods! He parlayed writing a history column for a magazine into a full time position as an editor/publisher. Jennifer Byrd Jennifer Byrd began creating with Laura Bower fabric when she was a young girl. Laura Lowe Bower has been Starting with Barbie clothes, she studying and reproducing the soon shifted to clothes for herself, styles of the 1920s-40s for years, then her family. Accepting any becoming adept at sewing vintage challenge, she also tackled home patterns, creating hairstyles from decoration, stuffed toys, spare tire vintage diagrams, and adapting covers, and movie screen repair! modern elements. Her 15+ years In 2002, she encountered her first experience WWII reenacting corset … another challenge met and have given her insight into the mastered. Shortly thereafter, in 2003, Jennifer founded psychology and style of the period, CGW. Now historic and fantasy creations infuse her as well as a practical knowledge of how women created extensive interests. She can’t wait to see what’s next! and maintained their style. She has participated in many living history events focused on the participation of women in WWII, including work for the History Channel, Marching Through History, and The Spirit of ’45, and giving presentations on the USS Midway. 60 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Brayton & Amy Carpenter Lynn Combs Brayton and Amy Carpenter own Lynn Combs has dressed in historic Legendary Costume Works (www. costumes all her life: in parades, at LegendaryCoustumeWorks. historic events, on stage and now for com). With over 3 decades business. She has a BA in Theatre combined experience in design and Arts and Social Science, 30 years as fabrication, they have worked in a a theatrical costume designer, and variety of textiles, leather, metal, 40 plus years in historic reenactment. and synthetics. Their portfolio Find her at http://www.Holzer- showcases a range of genres, CombeHaberdashery.com. and their work has been featured on stage, screen, film, in print media, and museums. Olivia Competente Working for companies in the collectibles industry, they Olivia Competente has been have created prototypes and samples for domestic and teaching at Costume College for overseas manufacturing. These days their main focus is four years and greatly enjoys it. on leathercraft; designing and manufacturing high end She currently works at the Sharon leather costume accessories, pop-culture fashion items, Art Studio in Golden Gate Park and leather project kits and tools. in San Francisco where she has fun teaching the basics of metal Francis Classe fabrication, enameling, fused glass Francis Classe has been costuming jewelry, and all things PMC. Find her and making shoes for over ten at http://www.jewerlybyolivia.com. years. He has studied raised heels extensively and is the author of Virginia Cowley “Chopine, Zoccolo, and Other Gina Cowley’s obsession with fabric Raised Heel Construction” (www. and sewing was started with a box raisedheels.com). Although he of her grandmother’s scraps for doll specializes in the second half of clothes evolved into making her the 16th Century, he is interested own clothes and Cosplay (before it in all manner of costuming and was called Cosplay) costumes for shoemaking, both historical and fantasy. Francis is also friends, and has finally turned in to the designer for Stratford, the Renaissance high heel all things costuming. She studied offering by American Duchess. Art History, Fashion and Costume Design in college. She now makes Tonya Clevenger custom skating dresses and costumes for local theater, Tonya Clevenger has been teaches costume design at the Orange County High fascinated by historical fashions School of the Arts and sewing classes at Atelier Mela, and and costuming for many years and has recently ventured into the world of tutu construction.

“time travels” in many eras. She is TEACHERS a member of Costumers Guild West Abby Cox and is a docent at Heritage House Abby Cox’s passion for historic in Riverside, California (one of the costume flourished while studying few remaining homes from the art history, history, theatre, and 1890s). An avid collector of antique drama at Indiana University- photos, Tonya has developed the Bloomington. From there, she techniques necessary to accurately date them. She has acquired a postgraduate degree in participated in many fashion shows and her closet is full of Decorative Arts and Design History Victorian and Edwardian fashions. In her spare time she from the University of Glasgow, runs a successful booth at a local antique store. Scotland. She began putting her knowledge and skills to use at The Sahrye Cohen Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she continued Sahrye Cohen is the co-author to study 18th century dressmaking techniques and hair of “Make It, Wear It: Wearable care. In 2016, she left the museum world to work at Electronics for Makers, Crafters American Duchess Inc. and Royal Vintage Shoes, where and Cosplayers” (www. she serves as Vice President. She has co-authored 2 makeitwearitbook.com). She books, a podcast, some dress patterns, and several shoe teaches workshops on electronics collections. for costumers and has published articles on 3D printing in “Make Magazine” and on cosplay techniques in “The Virtual Costumer”. As the founding designer of Amped Atelier, her tech couture designs have been on the runway at New York Tech Fashion Week, Beakerhead Festival in Calgary, Canada, and at the MakeFashion shows in Xiamen and Shenzhen, China. Sahrye likes historic punch recipes, collecting antique hand fans, and all the fabric. - www.costumecollege.net - 61 Cozette Cravens Joseph Deese Cozette Cravens has been Joe Deese is the founder and designing, creating and wearing president of Lucid Studios (www. folk and Historical costumes for lucidstudiosla.com), a costume many years. While dancing with folk fabrication company based out of dance groups, she learned the joys Los Angeles. He focuses his talents of researching and embroidering on the art of specialty garment costumes. She has been told on design and construction for film and numerous occasions that “It’s All television. About The Costume”. She admires how actors bring a character to life while wearing the right costumes. Her mother fueled her Elizabeth duPreez enthusiasm for sewing, from age 5, and she hasn’t slowed Elizabeth Emerson has, for a number down since. She is experienced in singing, dancing, of years, collected and studied acting, directing, and designing. Find her at antique textiles. This has grown www.cozettescostumecreations.com. into teaching a number of historical costuming techniques, many of Rory Cunningham which she publishes online at www. Rory Cunningham has been a ElizabethEmersonDesigns.com. professional costumer for over 30 years having worked on film, TV, and stage costumes. From fancy to fantasy, the sublime to the super, Sandra Durbin his creations have been worn by Sandra Durbin is an award winning

TEACHERS caped crusaders, panthers, and fiber artist, who has been sewing for enterprising explorers, as well as 65 years and teaching for 50 years. being featured in several museum She has taught at Costume College, exhibitions. With more than ten Costume Con, the San Diego County years teaching experience at CoCo, Rory is now the Fair, Wild Wild West Steampunk owner of the only Union Costume House in Hollywood: Bill Convention, the San Diego Creative Hargate Costumes. Stitchery Guild, Gaslight Expo Steampunk Convention, and as Jeannette Darlington private lessons. She teaches Jeannette Darlington has a degree sewing, embroidery, leather flowers construction, millinary, in engineering and a long-time fusing fabric with a soldering iron, and ribbon work. interest in history and material culture, with special emphasis on Leni Dyer everyday clothing and accessories. Leni Dyer is an Associate Professor and Costume Designer in the Department of Theatre & Dance. She received her BA from Kennesaw State University and her MFA from the University of Alabama. Christina DeAngelo Her professional career has taken Chris DeAngelo enjoys exploring the her all over the United States and line between accurately reproducing the world. She has worked for the period techniques and using cutting- Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, edge modern technology. She also The Omaha Playhouse in Omaha, NE, the Williamstown delights in the structural elements of Theatre Festival in Williamstown, MA, and more. She also period fashion, be it hoops, corsetry, spent time working on costumes for cruise ships which starches or sleeve supports. When offered her the opportunity to travel the world. not at the laser cutter or sewing machine, she’s probably staring Jennifer Erlichman cross-eyed at photos of a garment, Jennifer Erlichman has been trying to figure out how to reverse engineer it. Her current making costumes since her first focus is the 19th century, but other eras occasionally sing Renaissance Faire in 1994. She her their siren song. She shares her successes, failures serves as Musical Director for the and tutorials on her blog, “The Laced Angel” (www. Belladonna Historical Performers thelacedangel.blogspot.com). and is on the Board of Directors for the Guild of St. George - Northern Chapter. She has been making costumes professionally since 2006 for performers spanning from Renaissance Faire to the Dickens Christmas Fair, and her specialty is bridging the gaps between historical accuracy, wearability, and comfort for today’s modern performers. Find her at “the Ruby Raven” (www.rubyraven.com). 62 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Chad Evett T.lynn Gomez Chad “Hatter” Evett is a costume Tracylynn Gomez, has grown up designer/replicator working in in the costuming world. Receiving LA, primarily on commercials and training in historical attire and cosplay. Find him at “Chris Hatter clownology. She is a licensed Designs” (www.ChadHatter.com). Cosmetologist and has styled for weddings, special events, theaters, opera, NY fashion week, tv, film, and the Grammy and Emmy award events internationally. Since 1996, Joy Flasher she has participated in Costume Joy Flasher has been sewing for College in various ways. She enjoys historical clothing more than 50 years. During that and focuses on historical hairstyling. She loves glitter time she has sewn hundreds of and crystals in costuming and hopes to arm you with garments with a variety of fabrics as the confidence to create! Find her at “The Historical well as running a business sewing Hairdresser” (http://www.thehistoricalhairdresser.com). custom bridal and formal wear. Her interest in historical dress goes Lawrence Gonzales back about 30 years. In 2003, under Retro Clean (www.retroclean. the guidance of Mela Hoyt-Hayden com) is a family owned business at Fullerton College she learned committed to offering products and so much about historical dress education designed to care for and research resources, as well as all about CGW and and preserve vintage and heirloom Costume College and has been attending ever since. textiles. Our goal is to provide solutions in protecting these pieces Christina Forst for generations to come. Christina started historical costuming in her teens, when she grew too tall to purchase them Sara Gonzalez ready-made. Her first love is the Sara Gonzalez is a former professor Elizabethan era, and she endeavors of costume design, and currently the to spread the Gospel of the Ruff. proprietress and head seamstress at Ensembles of the Past (www. ensemblesofthepast.com), a company focused on creating bespoke historical clothing and Julie Fox offering reproduction fabrics and Julie Fox credits the beginning 19th century reproduction buckles.

of her love/hate relationship with Professionally, Sara has done work TEACHERS crafting and historical costumes to for theatres, state museums, dancers, brides, re-enactors, watching “The Six Wives of Henry and individual clients located around the world. She has VIII” on Masterpiece Theater in the 13 years of teaching experience, and thrives on both the 1960-1970s. She began sewing research of extant garments and passing knowledge along at the age of nine, made her first to others. She also loves to travel, write, and spend time period costume in 1977, and with her wonderful family. has continued to study historical costuming ever since. Julie is a Sarah Goodman FIDM Alumni, the founder of Foxes Period Costumes, Sarah Lorraine Goodman has and has created commission work for historic and cosplay been active in the online historical events and weddings since 1983. Her work has won costuming community for 20 years accolades at the RWC. and is one-third of the “Frock Flicks” team. She holds a master’s degree Elizabeth Gerds in art history, with an emphasis Liz Gerds is currently employed on clothing and representation as a Wardrobe Tech at UCLA. She in 16th-18th century European has been fascinated by costumes art (translation: she looks at how and dress-up since childhood women from all levels of society and made her first costumes were represented through their clothing). In addition to during her high school years. She blogging and various research projects, Sarah participates has created costumes for stage, in Dickens Fair, various Renaissance Faires, the Society historical recreationists, equestrian for Creative Anachronism, and whatever else allows her to competition, and weddings. Her indulge in her historical costuming addiction. Find her at professional portfolio includes http://www.Modehistorique.com. working for AlterYears, Farthingales LA, Boss Wench, Real Pirates and others. Liz is a Past President of the CGW and has been involved with Costume College from the beginning. - www.costumecollege.net - 63 Heath Hammond Heath Hammond has worked as an Tracey Gorin artist for the pop culture community Tracey Gorin has been beading and the film industry for over 18 and crafting since she was a young years. In addition to his artistic girl, but didn’t begin costuming until talents, his specialties include 2003. As a beginning seamstress, historical consulting and costume she found sewing a wonderful consulting with an emphasis on challenge, which allowed her to military attire throughout history, and expand her creative repertoire and gave her so much historical military research. Some of Heath’s exclusive inspiration! Tracey loves learning from others, finding projects include mural and landscape art for the National new ways of doing things, and combining talents into Museum of the Civil War Soldier at Pamplin Park Civil War new projects. In her non-costuming life, Tracey works as Site, in Petersburg, Va. He has worked with such historic an Audio-Visual Engineer, and loves using technology to artist as Keith Rocco, and fantasy artist, Windy and Brian support learning and education in Froud, and Richard Taylor. a variety of fields! Find her at http:// www.costumeconnoisseur.blogspot. Lia Hansen com. Lia Hansen has been teaching costuming and theatre in Orange Annette Grace County for almost 20 years. She Annette Grace has been sewing enjoys introducing students to both off and on since she was a child. the technical and design elements

TEACHERS In the past 10 years her focus has of the craft. Her two favorite eras been on historical costuming of are the 1850s and the 1920-40s. various eras, while also occasionally branching out to cosplay, fantasy, and steampunk. Annette loves researching various details of each time period, such as recipes, culture, and Cathy Hay cosmetic/hair styling techniques. Annette volunteers on Cathy Hay is the founder of online the Costume College Committee, and is a previous board corset making and costuming site, member of Costumer’s Guild West Foundations Revealed. She is also and Historical Citizens Association. fortunate enough to be mentor to a group of creative entrepreneurs Judith Grivich through their 2018 journey. With a Judith Ann Grivich is a vice weakness for old clothes — very old president at a bank during the day. clothes — and a surplus of ambition, At night, she is hunched over a she’d like to think that we are all sewing machine or crouched in continuing the work of Worth: making sewing an important the garage laying fiberglass. She art form again (as well as an essential ingredient for our credits her grandmother, a single mental health). Cathy belongs both in England and in mom who sewed for craft fairs for northern California, suspended between two worlds. additional income on getting her hooked. She gave Judy her first sewing machine (From Maegen Hensley Fisher Price, it sewed yarn!) and taught her how to make You know that moment when you’ve clothes for her Barbies. Judy majored in theatre, worked found your “people” and you can’t in the costume shop, and has been shut up about all the neat things cosplaying at cons since 1999. you make, the hundreds of things you plan to make, and the thousand Elizabeth Grover things you will never make? That’s Beth Grover has worked in the Maegen. Oh, and she works for fashion industry as a patternmaker/ Anovos, is 2019 Costume College technical designer for major brands Dean, and has been on the Costume such as Lucky Brand Jeans and College committee longer than her Quiksilver, and has experience daughter has been alive. working in fashion and costume archives. She has a B.A. in History Shannon Hoage and an A.A. in Fashion Design. Shannon Hoage is an artist, Her personal blog is at “V is for Vintage”, and she is co- costumer and builder. After years of founder of Bon Voyage Sewing (www.BonVoyageSewing. theatre, prop making, and costuming com). making she found her way into steampunk and cosplay. She owns a small business, Gears & Roebuck, focused on making all sorts of props and gadget recycled from old toys and junk. 64 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Heather Hofshi Mia Jackson Heather Hofshi has been a costumer for over ten years. Mia Jackson is a historical costumer, She enjoys every era from the distant past to the far cosplayer and seamstress. Mia future. became interested in costumes when her young son convinced her Katrina Homer to attend a LARP “war”, she’s been Katrina Homer is the owner of addicted to costumes ever since. Damask Raven (www.damask- raven.com), specializing in silk fabrics and recreating past tailoring techniques. Mary Johns Mary Johns started off as a Living Historian at 15 years old, and decided she needed more clothes... and the rest is history!! Kristen Hopkins Kristen Hopkins, costume designer, creator, and entrepreneur, is ready and able to help you learn how to create the costumes of your dreams. She has five years in the costume creation industry, working with small Morgan Kelsey independent films, circus troupes, Morgan Kelsey has been reenacting burlesque dancers, bridal fashion, since 2003, first with Civil War, then and couture fashion. This is her first branching to other time periods. year branching out into teaching Her first complete dress was for a and she is excited to connect with new friendly faces while Titanic event in 2012. Her passion teaching skills she’s learned during her years developing a is historical authenticity, and she is costume hobby into a fully functioning costume business. always interested in learning new Find her at “Firetail Design” (www.firetaildesign.com) techniques to improve her wardrobe.

Meg Horan Meg Horan is a sewing educator and Sophia Khan historical costumer. She has been Sophia Khan is a historical sewing for over a decade, and has costuming and vintage enthusiast. a degree in Costume Construction She is a Technical Designer for & Design. Meg teaches in the LA Walt Disney Parks & Resorts and

area, and is always uploading received her B.F.A. in Fashion TEACHERS tutorial videos to her YouTube Design from The School of The Art channel, “TortoiseandPlume” (www. Institute of Chicago. tortoiseandplume.com). She loves hot mugs of tea, reading the manual, and anything Agatha Christie. Cynthia Konow-Brownell Mela Hoyt-Heydon Cynthia Konow-Brownell has Mela Hoyt-Heydon is a Union been a historical costumer for Costume Designer who retired over 40 years. She’s always from Chairman of the Theatre Arts looking to work smarter, not Department at Fullerton College in harder! find her at “Northernridge 2016 after 38 years and has opened Glassworks” (www.facebook.com/ a millinery shop in Fullerton, Atelier northernridgeglassworks/). Mela (www.ateliermela.net). Her shop primarily makes hats for the entertainment industry, but is open to the public. Mela is a founding Jessica Lawson member of Costume College, a member of USITT, a past Jessica Lawson is a representative board member for The Costume Society of America, a from Local 705 the Motion Picture FIDM Fashion Council member, and has designed for TV, Costumers Union. film, theater, industrials, cruise ships, theme parks, and music videos.

- www.costumecollege.net - 65 Regina Lawson Arielle Lien Regina Lawson costumed high school Arielle Lein (Air Bubbles Cosplay, theatre productions and rock bands https://linktr.ee/air_bubbles_cosplay) as a teenager. Starting in 1985, she is a self-taught costume designer and has costumed Highland and Irish, avid cosplayer. She began her costume English, and German reenactors, journey in college and since then, for the Renaissance Pleasure Faire she has designed seven theatrical in Southern California, as well as productions, including “Chicago”. She dabbling in Victorian and 16th and has also built over 12 costumes for 17th century Polish and Turkish herself, winning seven awards. Starting clothing, and the odd Baby Beauty as a seamstress, she has shifted gears Pageant contestant and bride. Now Historical Clothing towards building armor, props, and electronics and wants to Coordinator for Clan MacColin of Glenderry, the premier 16th share her knowledge with as many people as possible. She century Irish and Highland reenactment organization, Regina can be found teaching classes on working with worbla across carries on her 30+ year obsession with the mysteries of the Pacific Northwest. In her free time she plays the games early-modern Irish and Highland clothing. “Destiny” and “Magic the Gathering.”

Sarah Lederman Lana Lily Sarah Lederman has been sewing Lana Lily is a lover of history, with historical costumes since she a passion for detailed research of was 13. In addition to personal historical clothing. She received costuming, she has also worked as a degree in Fashion Design from a theatrical costume designer. She FIDM and has more than 20 years has just graduated with a degree in experience as a historical reenactor.

TEACHERS Victorian Studies and English. Lana enjoys sharing her knowledge of historical techniques by teaching classes at various venues and Teresa Liao offering historical millinery . Teresa Liao has been sewing since Involvement in the CGW resulted in the honor of her being she was nine years old and could serving as Dean of Costume College 2007. Find her at finally reach the foot pedal of her “Lana Lily Designs” (www.LanaLily.com). mom’s Viking sewing machine. She didn’t discover historical costuming Constance MacKenzie until she started teaching a unit on Constance MacKenzie is a Shakespeare as a new teacher and professional costume maker for film, was desperate for a way to engage tv and theatre with a lifelong love of her students. Quickly sucked into the historical costume. Her most recent vortex, she has spent the past 20 work has been making costumes for years perfecting her craft (both teaching and costuming). Britannia and Mary Poppins Returns. She started making costumes for 16th Lillian Licon Century reenactments at Kentwell Lillian Licon is a Costume College Hall in England at age 12 and has not 2019 teacher. stopped dressing up ever since.

Sandra Manning Sandy Manning has been costuming since the age of 15 when she got involved in theater. She normally teaches math and science in the bush of Alaska, but often finds time to knit and bead.

Angela Mash Adam Lid Angela Mash is a costuming addict Adam Lid has worked for the past with enough skill to be dangerous 20 years as a historical consultant/ to herself, but enough luck to still instructor/technical coordinator have all of her fingers. She is a 15 specializing in military and fashion year member of the 501st Legion, history with an emphasis on the Commanding Officer of the 405th 1870 to 1920 era. More recently, Infantry, Halo Costuming and Props he has been working as a design Community, and serves on the consultant at Lily Absinthe, a admin staff of The Dented Helmet, business specializing in historically- The Replica Prop Forum, and The Ladies of the Legions. based clothing that is owned and operated by him and his wife, Karin. Adam also has an interest in the history of the American West, spending time at his other residence in Tombstone, Arizona. Find him at “Lily Absinthe Couture” (http://www.lilyabsinthe.com).

66 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Sandra Maxwell Natalie Meyer Sandra Maxwell is an author, Natalie Meyer has been sewing historian and teacher and has since she was five years old. She been an active costumer and re- started costuming when her nephew enactor for 50 years. She has won went through his various Superman many Science Fiction Masquerade periods and became interested awards and been involved with the in historical costuming when she Renaissance Faire for nearly 20 became a docent at Heritage years. She has participated in many Square Museum in Los Angeles in fashions shows and her closet holds 1993. Since then she’s been dean dresses from medieval to the 1920s. of Costume College twice, taught Currently, she is a member of the Great War Historical sewing, produced historical fashion shows, and lectured Society, teaching about WWI through her impression of a on the history of the fashionable silhouette. Salvation Army Doughnut Dolly, which has received praise from the Salvation Army itself. Christine Millar Christine N. Millar (AKA Sew Stine, Lynn McClelland www.sewstine.com) is an avid Lynn McClelland has been sewing costumer, artist, and gamer. She and making other textile arts since loves to focus on embellishments, she was ten, and can’t stop, many including making trim and years later. Currently a reference embroidery, and embraces the use librarian and teacher of research of newer machines to make beautiful techniques, her first career was lab things of the past attainable today. work in the pharmaceutical industry. She is originally from NYC, but is now She’s now delighted to talk about proudly based in Saint Louis and is something that blends her love of president of the Saint Louis Georgian Sewing Society. both science and sewing, natural dyeing. Find her at www.instagram.com/hireath.arts/. Jess Miller Jess Miller has been costuming Elizabeth McCrary ever since discovering the Elizabeth McCrary has been an Renaissance Faire, the SCA, and actress/singer since the age of four, science fiction fandom all in the and done costuming since she was same year. She has a BA in Art with 11. She’s done her time at Renn an emphasis in textiles and further Faire, loves Halloween, and is now coursework in Anthropology, which the costume designer and wardrobe just makes her more confused. She mistress for a musical theater has run local masquerades, is a program for youths. Past Dean of Costume College, and

will discuss costume forever. TEACHERS

Lynn McMasters Jessica Mitchell Lynn McMasters has tried her hand at almost everything Jessica Mitchell attended her very that one can do with a sewing machine: from everyday first Renaissance Faire in 2012 and clothes to period costumes for porcelain dolls, educational promptly fell down the historical puppets to costumes for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, costuming and re-enactment rabbit Point Reyes National Seashore, and Santa Barbara hole. She quickly became an officer Botanical Gardens. In the past 10 years, she has of the Northern Chapter of the Guild concentrated on period hats and has started a line of of St. George and has spent the period hat patterns. Lynn has taught at Costume College, past six holiday seasons as an actor the GBACG Costume Academy, and workshops at SCA at the Dickens Fair in San Francisco. Arts and Sciences. Find her at “...out of a portrait” (www. She is a self-taught seamstress who outofaportrait.com). has been sewing since the ripe young age of eight years old and learned on a 1937 vintage Singer Featherweight. Shannon McSmith She looks forward to sewing for many, many more years Shannon McSmith has been a to come. textile artist and embroiderer since the age of five and an avid portrait photographer since the age of 13.

- www.costumecollege.net - 67 Ed Morlan Gail Nichols Ed Morlan started costuming Gail Nichols has been involved with without realizing it by designing and costuming for many years. She sewing his own gear for military began making Star Wars costumes trainings and finding his way to for her children and worked in a the occasional movie set where he costume shoppe doing the full met a group of guys who managed gamut; sales, making costumes, to get him to a real reenactment. and designing custom pieces. For Ever since he has been very the past 20 years she has worked involved in costuming. He runs his for the Santa Cruz Shakespeare own sutler store at reenactments, Festival, in the costume shoppe hand-making both wood and leather products. He’s honed and as a Master-Stitcher and First Hand for the summer his leather skills and enjoys teaching CoCo. Ed is a civil and holiday productions. She continues to work for Santa war reenactor, 13th century longbow archer, Rev War Cruz Shakespeare in its new independent state. Gail has Longhunter, and dabbles in Roman, Greek, WW2 Navy, taught at creative retreats, assisted other teachers, and fantasy, and Sci-Fi. mentored native artisans in Peru with product design and development. Jennifer Mulvey Jennifer Mulvey has been a part Tamara Norris of the costuming hobby for over Tamara Norris has been sewing & 7 years, wherein she has served designing for 40 years. She has on both the Costume College been costuming for theater for the Committee and the CGW, Inc. Board past 12 years in community theaters of Directors. She enjoys all aspects and public schools. She is currently

TEACHERS of costuming from historical Civil an instructor of Fashion Design, War reenacting to sci-fi / fantasy. Costume Design, and Makeup at Jennifer is a “certified” friend maker the only arts magnet high school in and loves to welcome new people central California. in the costuming world, so she has previously hosted the Freshman Orientation. Never claiming to be an expert, Leimomi Oakes she is always glad to lend a hand whenever a costume is Leimomi Oakes is a Hawaiian- in need. born, Wellington, New Zealand based fashion and textile historian Jeanette Murray and costuming teacher at Toi Jeanette Murray has been creating, Whakaari, the New Zealand wearing, and loving historical and Drama School. She specialises in fantasy costumes since 2007. recreating historical fashions using She is primarily self taught with period accurate techniques, and in “champagne tastes on a cider exploring the way historical events budget”. She especially loves to and societal mores influenced, and learn and teach the art of creating were influenced by, fashion and textiles. Leimomi has the accessories so important to been featured in “Threads” magazine and on numerous great costuming. She shares her international fashion and sewing blogs and websites. She creations and challenges for The designs Scroop Patterns (www.scrooppatterns.com) and Historical Sew Fortnightly through her blog, “The Perfect authors the popular fashion & textile history blog “The Touch” (www.theperfecttouchvictorian.blogspot.com). Dreamstress”.

Carl Nelson Emily Partridge Carl Nelson has been a member of Emily Partridge is a historical the SCA for over 40 years. It was costumer who has portrayed Queen due to his interest in history and the Elizabeth I at Renaissance Faires for SCA that he figured out how to make nine years and is the founder of the maille from historical descriptions. Visions Of History Utah living history It has also prompted him to get a society, a non-profit group dedicated Bachelors degrees in history and to historical costuming, recreating geography. history and supporting events that educate and entertain using history in Utah. Find her at “Visions of History” (www.facebook.com/VisionsOfHistoryUtah/).

68 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Scott Pennington Diana Rotheneder Scott Pennington discovered a love Diana Rotheneder possesses 25 of making historical garments and years of expertise sewing historical pattern matching. This led him to an clothing, from medieval to the 20th interest in drafting patterns through century. Her current favorites are various different systems. For the 18th century and Victorian, although last five years he has worked in the she is quickly developing a love Dickens Christmas Fair Costume affair with the early Edwardian Shop helping to make costumes period. She has been fortunate for various participants before and to study extant garments from during the run. Scott loves sharing Colonial Williamsburg, the Museum his passion of sewing with others and is eager to pass on of London, and the V&A. As the owner of Renaissance his unique perspective on how things fit together. Fabrics (www.RenaissanceFabrics.net), Diana uses her skills & knowledge to curate and carry historically JoAnn Peterson appropriate fabrics for the costuming community. Diana JoAnn Peterson earned her AS in has taught many classes at Costume College and beyond. Electronics and a technical and management career at IBM before Nicole Rudolph returning to college to earn her AA Nicole Rudolph has been studying in Fashion Design and Production. historical shoemaking since After graduation in 1994, she 2011 and currently works as the worked as a patternmaker designer for American Duchess for several corporations and and Royal Vintage Shoes. Her independent fashion designers focus in shoemaking began with before concentrating solely on her women’s 18th century heels, but company, Laughing Moon Mercantile and Bijou Patterns has expanded through the 19th and (www.lafnmoon.com). Today she creates and sells sewing early 20th centuries. This spring patterns for men and women, craft patterns, and machine she completed her MFA in fashion embroidery designs. Together with her husband, she history at University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a thesis on also owns The Pattern Printing Company (http://www. the evolution of women’s shoes in the 19th century and patternprintingcompany.com), which prints for independent their connections to health and morality. pattern designers and individualst. Carolyn Runnells Jonnalyhn Wolfcat Prill Carolyn Runnells was bitten by Jonnalynhn “Wolfcat” Prill has the costuming bug in 1997 after been playing with fibers in one way receiving two complete 1872 or another creating things since ensembles created for a docent in she was first taught embroidery at Virginia City. Since then, Carolyn has

age 4. She enjoys a wide range of traveled the world using costumes TEACHERS genres from Iron Age Finn through to bring historical talks to life aboard modern-day vintage historical cruise ships. Stateside, Carolyn has clothing and science fiction/fantasy presented various edu-tainment costuming, plus quilting and doll programs to service organizations, making. She will happily talk to conferences and historical societies. Teaching and sharing anyone about almost anything and loves to hear about information is a passion that Carolyn enjoys and looks new techniques. forward to doing for years to come.

Jennifer Rosbrugh Janice Ryan Jennifer Rosbrugh delights in J. P. Ryan has spent more than connecting with others around two decades studying the clothing the world who love sewing and of the latter half of the 18th and costuming through the Joyful the early 19th century. In search Community at her “Historical of the details of authentic design, Sewing” blog (http://www. fabric, construction and finishing, historicalsewing.com), podcast and her studies have taken her into popular online classes. She has the collections of The Colonial been making her clothes for over Williamsburg Foundation, The 30 years and has developed a penchant for 1870s bustle Victoria and Albert Museum, The dresses, crazy 1830s fashions, and more recently, dirndl Gallery of English Costume, The Hereford Museum and fashion. Art Gallery, The Museum of the City of London, and many others. This understanding of 18th century clothing is reflected in her pattern line. Find her at “The Recollections of JP Ryan” (www.jpryan.com).

- www.costumecollege.net - 69 Malcolm Scott Joseph Solomon Malcolm Scott has been a costuming Joseph Solomon has been end-user and a historical reenactor for interested in history since his the last 40+ years and is known for youth and fascinated by historical his authenticity and attention to detail, costumes and clothing. He is happy and has constructed numerous small to share the results his research objects and personal accessories to into various historical outfits and the augment his costumes. If you’re really fabrics make them. curious, ask him about his Elizabethan codebook. For those who recognize the name, he also ran Costume College OPs for a decade. Gayle Steinmeier

Kristine Scott Sosa Lisa Stewart Kristine Scott Sosa’s first memories Lisa Stewart is a sewing and of sewing is when she was six, going digitizing educator living in with her Dad to the five and dime Colorado. With a degree in and choosing a hoop, floss, fabric, Fine Art, she loves crocheting, and needle for embroidery instead quilting, embroidery, and garment of a toy! A lifetime seamstress, long construction. Surface design and time teacher, fashion historian, social mixed textiles feature strongly in anthropologist, dress maker, and corset her work, and she often integrates maker, she wears many hats. She did several fiber art techniques into hair and makeup for movies in the 90s each project. TEACHERS and after ruining her knees as an EMT, she has come full circle and is back to stitching, sewing and creating all day Kristin Stonham long. Bringing history to life makes her so happy! Kristin Stonham is a long-time costumer and advocate of all arts Cynthia Settje of the needle. Find her at www. Cindy Settje is the owner of tinkerstitch.blogspot.com. Redthreaded (www.redthreaded. com), a small business specializing in historical corsetry and theatrical costumes in Boulder, CO. Her clients span the range from Broadway shows to individual reenactors and costume enthusiasts. She has a BFA in Lauren Stowell costume technology and has worked Lauren Stowell is an entrepreneur professionally in costume shops and author who became particularly throughout the US, including the Santa Fe Opera and the interested in the 18th century in CO Shakespeare Festival. 2003. By 2009, Lauren had started her blog, American Duchess, to Kate Silverman chronicle her historical costuming Kate Silverman has a B.A. in History adventures. In 2011, Lauren and an M.P.A. in Public Policy from launched her first 18th century shoe the University of Colorado. Her design, which quickly snowballed research focuses on colonial history, into a broad collection of “American dress history, and early modern Duchess” and “Royal Vintage” shoes and accessories to early 20th century intellectual (www.americanduchess.com). Lauren has co-authored history. She has been interested in and published her first book, as well as numerous costuming since she was a child, but Simplicity historical costume patterns. She loves historical began constructing her own historic dress, watercolor painting, travel, and racing cars. costumes in 2015. She currently works in book distribution and publishing. Christina Stroffolino Christina Stroffolino’s main passion Hallie Smith is resin and urethane casting which Hallie Smith is a life-long crafter, 20+ she uses to create many wonderful years seamstress, lover of glitter, geeky fandom pieces. Her many and eternal student. Master of zero years of out-of-the-box thinking has trades, but enthusiast of many, she led to a remarkable understanding teaches sewing classes to children of tools and techniques which she and works in an elementary school is happy to impart to everyone. theater when she isn’t chasing her Find her at “Momie Zombie” (www. own two kids or sewing for her Etsy momiezombie.com). shop (www.etsy.com/shop/lynthia/).

70 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - Twila Taylor Jeannine Wayman Twila Taylor is professional Jeannine Wayman learned to seamstress and costumer, who sew at age ten and hated it. Her has worked on all types of projects mother taught her and her sister, both large and small. With a career including ripping it out and making spanning more than 20 years, she corners match. She began quilting has worked as a seamstress for and teaching in 1990. After living a casino in Las Vegas, a private overseas for three years she alteration service, a bridal steaming returned and began sewing more business, a private custom costume clothing and fewer quilts. In 2016, business, and with the Sante Fe she began teaching Family and Opera, she now faces her most difficult task yet, finding a Consumer Sciences, Culinary, and Fashion & Design. Find way to continue working with chronic migraine. her at “JNine Costumes” (www.dazeofgrace.etsy.com).

Emerson Terry Jill Woiteshek Emerson Terry is a ten year veteran Jill Woiteshek taught herself to of There Great Dickens Christmas crochet when she was in her teens Fair, and a long tome participant and has crocheted everything from at the Southern and Norther delicate lace doilies to King sized Renaissance Fairs, He is one of quilt pattern bedspreads. When she The Hab’s trusted Roadie Crew and isn’t working on a crochet project, recent brought into our group Lillian, she is planning and working on her a IT Engineer at Boeing, and a next Renaissance costume project. wonderful new asset to our booth.

Feather Tippetts Kathryn E. Wolters Feather Tippetts-Rosica is a premier Kathryn Wolters has been making award-winning historical costumer clothing from the age of nine, specializing in historic garments. starting with Minioan clothes for her Her work has been displayed in Barbie and her own school clothes museums in Washington, D.C. as in junior high and beyond. She well as museums in California. She has played with a lot of different is the owner and principal designer historical groups these last 46 of Grand Gestures Historical years-from Minioan to 1950s Retro Costume and Historical Embroidery wear. She has found other skills on (www.historicalembroidery.com). her journey, including metal thread Feather brings a wealth of research and experience to her embroidery, gold bullion work, jewelry making, turn shoes,

programs and workshops on historical costume. fabric painting, and historical headwear and tiaras. The TEACHERS words ‘Lifetime Addictions” come to mind. Kendra Van Cleave Kendra Van Cleave has been Carol Wood creating and studying historic Carol Wood is a professional costumes for over 30 years (although pattern-maker/draper and has been we won’t talk about those early teaching historical garment cutting mishaps). She is also a fashion and construction at Apparel Arts, historian, specializing in the 18th Lacis, the Bay Area Costumers century. She has published a book Guild, and through her own on 18th century hair & wig styling costuming business. She is known and reviews historical costumes in for recreating, wearing, and writing movies and TV for “Frock Flicks.” about historical garments. For the past two decades, her work has Ann Ware been honored with awards, shown in galleries, worn to Ann Ware is a costumer that has period events, appeared on the stage, and escorted down worked in living history, Comic Con the wedding aisle. Carol also works as an assistant cutter San Diego, and San Francisco Dickens in San Francisco Opera’s Costume Shop. Her motto: Faire. She has managed events for Lace it tighter! Find her at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ all eras and loves the research to costumecarol/sets/72157688170679131. create period appropriate costumes. Her focus is on the particulars and embellishments that make a costume “come alive” in period and how to create them. She loves to share historic skills with others. She lives in Vancouver, Washington with her husband and two ridiculous dogs. Ann has been a CGW member attending Costume College for the past eight years. - www.costumecollege.net - 71 Anita Wu AJ Wu has been costuming, cosplaying and competing since 2002. She enjoys costuming as it gives her an outlet for her obsessive compulsiveness and thinks the kitchen is better suited for casting work, as her skills at creating do not extend to the culinary realm. Find her at www.confused-kitty.com.

Joanne Yeakley Jo Yeakley has been sewing for fun and satisfaction for over 50 years. Over that time, she has dealt with a wide variety of sewing challenges and learned a thing or two. Naturally chatty, Jo is happy to share solutions and keep learning!

Diane Yoshitomi Diane Yoshitomi has been at home

TEACHERS with needle and thread since age nine when her grandmother taught her the basics of crewel embroidery. By her 20s she was making all of her own clothes, and after entering fashion design school she designed many of them as well. She began to “dress historical” in the 1990s while working as a docent at a Victorian house museum and now enjoys recreating the fashions of 1800 to 1950. She credits Costume College with the skills and acquaintanceships which continue to open ever- widening horizons of costuming creativity.

Theresa Zimmerman Theresa Zimmerman started the world as a table top board gamer geek, but her crafting skills pushed her into amazing feats of imaginative Jewelry and Charms! Now she is using her powers of creativity to upscale the geek fashion world.

72 - Costume College® July 25-29, 2019 - History of Costume College Deans & Themes 2019 Maegen Hensley What’s That Fabric?!? 2018 Valarie LaBore Dressing the Royals 2017 Heather Pritchett The 60s: Vintage Daydreams 2016 Dani Crum Counter Culture: Rebels, Revolutionaries, & Subversives 2015 Rebecca Howard/Lowell Plucked from the Pages: Costuming Your Favorite Literary Characters 2014 Mela Hoyt-Hayden Finishing Touches: The Art & Craft of Accessories 2013 Natalie Meyer Cavalier, with a Touch of Pirate 2012 Rebecca Metzger The Golden Age of Hollywood: 1930-1955 2011 Elizabeth Reed Medieval; Glorious Gothic to Artistic Reform & Beyond 2010 Colleen Crosby Steampunk 2009 Maegen Hensley 18th Century 2008 Martha Davis Regency Era: 1795-1825 2007 Lana Bailey Crinoline Era: 1840s-1860s 2006 Jody Regan Ragtime Era: 1920s 2005 Corinne Pleger Age of Chivalry (Medieval) 2004 Mary Hooper Gay ‘90s (1890s) 2003 Laura Rico The Age of the Bustle 2002 Natalie Meyer The Edwardian Era 2001 Darla Kruger The Art of Embellishment 2000 Darla Kruger Celebrating the Costume Maker’s Art Through the Millenia 1999 Jess Miller Fin de Siecle; at the End of the ‘90s 1998 Robin Pavlosky Elizabethan 1997 Robin Pavlosky Costuming for the Performer 1996 Bruce Briant Georgian 1995 Mela Hoyt-Heydon Bustle 1994 Cat Deveroux 1840-1860; the Era of the Hoop 1993 Janet Wilson Anderson Regency About Costumers Guild West and Costume College 1992 Janet Wilson Anderson No theme

- www.costumecollege.net - 73 About Costumers Guild West and Costume College About Costumer's Guild West, Inc.® & Costume College® Costumer’s Guild West, Inc. (CGW) is a non-profit, volunteer run, charitable/educational organization dedicated to the art of costuming. Born in the science fiction community, CGW has expanded to include a large number of historic and master costumers. CGW members range from those who just love looking at costumes, to passionate amateurs and professional costumers. CGW runs year ’round, with Costume College being our largest gathering each year.

At Costume College, we meet as equals. Everyone has something to teach, and we all have things to learn. We purposefully don’t have a masquerade or hall costume awards, so we can keep our focus on sharing information and learning from on another. We hope that you will forge new friendships, renew old ones and generally have a good time.

Though Costume College is our main focus, CGW sponsors other costume-related events throughout the year. We hold workshops, very similar to Costume College classes: some are lectures and some are “hands-on creation of items” classes. Our ticketed events include costumed teas and picnics, as well as visits to costume exhibits with special lectures. Non-ticketed, costumed meetups are scheduled for movie openings and outings to no-host locations like Disneyland, a bowling alley, and local dances.

Because CGW is an educational organization, we also have an outreach program. We sponsor fashion shows that are fundraisers at local museums. We award Costume College scholarships during masquerades at local conventions and the costume contest at the Los Angeles County Fair. We also have a Costume College Scholarship program to assist beginning costumers or those in financial need or those who have served CGW.

Help is always needed to make Costume College and CGW a success. Volunteers are joyfully welcomed at the volunteers table when you have a spare hour during Costume College. If you have a little more time, you may want to host a CGW event, and we can always use assistance with our newsletter or our website, even if you are located outside Southern California. If you want to be even more involved, please do consider joining the Costume College committee as an assistant or a department head, or becoming an event coordinator, or running for a position on the Board of Directors.

You can find Costume College at http://www.costumecollege.net/ and Costumer’s Guild West at www. costumersguild.net And when you meet other people who are passionate about costuming, let them know about us, too! Attention All Attendees: Legal Information

Your Photograph may be taken at the Costume College® 2019 Event. As is customary at many of our events, photographs of participants and their guests are taken and posted on the web. We believe that the use of these photographs enhances the overall event experience by the participants. This practice will occur at Costume College 2019. There is a real possibility that your photograph may be taken by us, or attendees, and thereafter posted on the Web. By attending Costume College, you give your consent to the posting of such photographs by us, or others, and waive all rights and claims with respect to the posting of such photographs.

While we have no control over other people websites, the CGW, Inc. does not list names with the photos on our website. If you would like your photo removed, please contact the Web Mistress. Reference “Costume College’ in the subject line to avoid being considered “spam.”

It is harassment to continue to photograph someone who specifically asks you not to take photographs of them or their belongings. IF someone asks you not to take such a photo, please comply with their request.

Please practice respect with regard to artist proprietary work, copyrights, etc. when enjoying the marketplace. We strongly recommend you do not take photographs in the marketplace itself. If you do, and any vendor and/or artist asks you to stop photographing their work, booth, space, etc., please do so immediately – it is the right of the vendor to protect their unique artistry from copying and counterfeiting. We enjoy an unusually high caliber of vendor in our Marketplace, so let’s keep them coming back!

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Conferences bring a large group of diverse people together. Even though we all have a love of costumes in common, we come from varying backgrounds. Remember that someone that you see only once or twice a year or have only just met, may have a different comfort level – verbally, visually, and physically – than you do.

Anti-harassment Any action or behavior that causes significant interference with convention operations, excessive discomfort to other attendees, or adversely affects the convention’s relationship with its guests, its venues or the public is strictly forbidden and may result in permanent suspension of membership.

What is harassment? Harassment is generally any behavior that causes discomfort or alarms or threatens another person or group. Here are some examples of harassment:

• Offensive verbal comments about sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, sexuality or marital status. • Offensive verbal comments about physical or mental disability, physical appearance or body size. • Offensive verbal comments about race, color, ancestry, national origin or religion. • Offensive verbal comments about age, genetic characteristics, or a history or diagnosis of cancer. (The characteristics listed in these four bullet points are the “protected characteristics.”) • Sustained disruption of classes, talks or other events. • Leering, staring or suggestive gestures. • Stalking or following someone around a public area without their consent. • Repeated requests for dates or requests for sexual favors. • Showing sexual images or carrying out sexual activities in public spaces. • Epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping, offensive jokes or offensive visual materials related to a protected characteristic. • Any written, visual or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion to an individual or group because of a protected characteristic. • Photographing or recording someone when you have been asked not to. • Uninvited physical contact, including touching, grabbing, patting, pinching, hugging, kissing. • Threatening to physically attack someone. • Sexual assault. • Graphic verbal commentaries about an individual’s body, sexually degrading words used to describe an individual, or obscene letters, notes or invitations. • Harassing communications via letters, phone calls, e-mails, text messaging or social media. • Prohibited harassment includes gender-based harassment of an individual of the same sex as the harasser.

What do I do if I am being harassed? In some cases you may find the harassment stops if you clearly say ‘no’ or ‘please leave me alone’, or simply walk away. We would appreciate it if a Costume College Committee or CGW Board member was informed right away to help us identify any repeat offenders. If you continue to be harassed, don’t hesitate to ask for the Dean or the President. We will mediate the situation, help you contact venue security or law enforcement, or otherwise assist you to feel safe during the conference. Costume College will not retaliate against an individual for coming forward with a complaint of harassment.

What should I do if I see someone else being harassed? Ask the person being harassed if they are okay. Offer to help them find an appropriate board or committee member to report the problem to, or stay with them while someone else finds help. During the registration process on site, look for the photos of board and committee members, so you will know who can help in case such a need arises.

What can I do if someone accuses me of harassment? Participants asked to stop harassing behavior must comply immediately. If someone makes a complaint against you, listen, and be aware that your actions may not have come off as you intended them. If this has occurred, be prepared to apologize, sincerely and without qualifiers. Please understand that, in such a situation, the safety of guests is the highest priority. About Costumers Guild West and Costume College

- www.costumecollege.net - 75 About Costumers Guild West and Costume College Dress Code When you are in classes, you don’t need to wear a costume, as they can be a distraction to other students and keep you from getting the most out of your class. Dress for comfort. It is always recommended that you have a sweater, jacket, or wrap. Hotels can get very cold.

When donning a costume or deciding what to wear to an event, in the hallways, and public spaces, try to think of Costume College as a PG-13 event.

Weapons Costumes sometimes come in the form of characters with weapons, and in many cases, these weapons look quite real. Convention operations prefers that these items be peace bonded. A peace bond is a very visible lock or tie on a realistic looking weapon to make clear to security and to police that it is not intended to be used for violent purposes. The peace bond will usually come in the form of a zip tie over the trigger such that it couldn’t be pulled or holding a bladed weapon in the sheath. If you have a costume with a realistic-looking weapon, please stop in to Ops to have them check it.

• All weapons must conform to state and federal law. All weapons must be non-functional. • Weapons may not be pointed at another person except in a non-threatening manner for the purposes of exhibition or photographs. • Weapons or Costumes that are deemed by Ops to be a safety hazard for any reason will be banned. • Use of a weapon in an inappropriate, negligent or threatening manner is forbidden and may result in suspension of membership.

Costume College Committe 2019

Dean Maegen Hensley Assistant Erin DeVine Assistant Dean Geri Rex Panic Room Julie Fox Bargain Basement Carolyn Richardson Pool Party Lana “Lily” Wilkinson Assistant Jonnalyhn Wolfcat Prill Programming-Teachers Tana Donaghy Caught on Camera Birda Hussey Assistant Lauren Dedow Nichols Programming-Students Tracey Gorin Assistant Sarah Pierce Assistant Karen Norris Check-In Gina Cowley Publications/Signage Sara Reeve Assistant Maureen McQuinn Assistant Rebecca Lowell Costume Exhibits Cynthia Aronin Raffles Darlene Grodske Friday Night Group Diana Rotheneder Registrar Rebecca Metzger Showcase Assistant Annette Grace Assistant Sophie Taylor Roommates Amy Randall Masters of Ceremony David Grace & Social Media Rebecca Thelin Charles Hensley Assistant-APP Heather Pritchett Gala Mistress Jenny Strauss Sunday Breakfast Jennifer Rosbrugh Assistant Danelle Garrison Tea Mistress Colleen Crosby Red Carpet Karen Norris Tea Master Shawn Crosby Hotel Liaison Bridget Bradley-Scaife Tours – Fabric District Natalie Meyer Hospitality Reed Wilson Tours – FIDM/WCH Cheryl Avirom Assistant Historical Tea & Treasurer Sarah Pierce Dance Society Trunk Show Mela Hoyt-Heydon Information Sara Bacon Volunteers Tana Donaghy Assistant Heidi Pritchett Assistant Angela Mash Marketplace Lois Munera Web Team Gillian Bailey Co-OPS Shawn Crosby Assistant Colleen Crosby Co-OPS Allison Lockhart

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President Mela Hoyt-Heydon Director at Large Danielle Garrison Vice-President Gina Cowley Director at Large Colleen Crosby Recording Secretary Cheryl Avriom Director at Large Shawn Crosby Treasurer Sarah Pierce Director at Large Geri Rex Corresponding Secretary/ Heather Pritchett SQUEALS

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Or write to: Costumer's Guild West, Inc. 1917 Crestshire Drive Glendale, CA 91208 About Costumers Guild West and Costume College

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