This beautiful new book guides readers with intermediate to advanced level sewing skills toward the successful creation of costumes for theatrical or dance performances, and for re-enactments and interactive fiction. Nearly 250 beautiful color photographs and detailed line drawings of many types of costumes, along with solid design principles, provide a wealth of easy to understand information and how-to instructions. Practical tips concerning theatrical production teams, lines of authority, budgets, scheduling, and post-production storage of costumes are included. An annotated bibliography and a resource guide are both useful references.
271 colour photographs
By:
Mary Burke Morris Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
Weight: 853g ISBN:9780764314858 ISBN 10: 0764314858 Pages: 160 Publication Date:19 February 2002 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Mary Burke Morris has designed costumes for the American Youth Ballet. She has acted as the primary editor of newsletters for the Washington, D.C., based G Street Fabrics.