The Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild Presents:
Costume Academy 2010

Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 10:30am-5:00pm
Bay Area Christian Connection, 810 Clay Street, Oakland, CA

Class Schedule

Session 1: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.

A) Sewing Tips, Tricks and Gadgets
Instructors: Feather Tippetts-Rosica

Join Feather as she imparts some nifty tips and tricks that she has discovered during her 30+ years of sewing. These techniques and gadgets will save you time, make certain tasks easier, and some will change the way you sew forever. Machine sewing, handsewing, pattern layout, cutting and pressing are some of the techniques discussed and demonstrated. Not only for beginners, veteran costumers are sure to learn something new too!
Kit Fee $10.00, payable to the instructors in class. The kit will include a couple of helpful gadgets as well as a handout listing additional items and where to purchase them.

B) Flowerpot Hats - A History and Hands On for Late Bustle Period Hats
Instructor: Thena MacArthur

Class will begin with a brief review of the history of the Bustle period hat, 1870 -1890, showing drawings, photographs, reproductions and antiques. After that I'll demonstrate how to re-block an inexpensive straw to look and act like what was called the Tall or Flower Pot shape. We can then decorate hat blanks using our examples and research materials.
Kit Fee is $11.00, payable to the instructor in class. Kit will include the hat blank (with crown already blocked,) handout, and millinery wire. Students should bring ribbon for decoration (2 yards minimum of each.) Wide ribbon is very good for this style.

C) Silk Ribbon Embroidery - Decorate your own Reticule
Instructor: Perian Sully

Silk ribbon embroidery has a long history dating back to the 17th century and is one of the easiest methods for embellishing your reticule, hat, dress, or accessories. One of the beauties of ribbon embroidery is that you can cover a lot of surface area in a short period of time, achieving beautiful and striking results. In this class, we will cover basic techniques and begin a 19th century reticule.
Kit Fee is $10.00, payable to the instructor in class. The kit includes handout, buckram, needles, embroidery floss or thread, embellishments (such as beads), silk ribbons, and fabric paint. Fabric will be available for additional purchase at cost, or students can bring 1/2 yard of silk or polyester taffeta (silk preferred), or velvet, no prints. Students will also need to bring a 10" or 12" embroidery hoop and scissors for cutting ribbons and for threads.

D) Zippers 101
Instructor: Katie Vardijan

If you avoid making garments that require putting in a zipper, this is the class for you! In this class you will learn tricks and techniques to make centered and lapped zippers look fabulous. We will practice both zipper applications in class. Please bring two zippers (any size up to 12" will do), a basic sewing kit, your sewing machine and zipper foot.
Kit fee is $1.00, payable to the instructor in class. The fee will cover the handout and some pre-cut test fabric.

Lunch: 12:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Session 2: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

A) Hat Block Fabrication and Blocking Demonstration
Instructor: Lynne Taylor

Have you ever wanted to create a blocked hat, but lacked the proper equipment and know-how to get the job done? Then this class is for you! Milliner Lynne Taylor will demonstrate how to make a hat block (the base that a hat is formed over) from an existing hat and items available at the local hardware store. Then she'll show you how to use the block to form a hat. If time allows, students will be invited to try it out!
Handout fee is $1.00, payable to the instructor in class.

B) How to Acid Dye Feathers with Koolaid
Instructor: Lynn McMasters

The class will cover how to use the microwave to dye Feathers both the process and the equipment. After coving basic dying it will cover some advanced techniques like tip dying ostrich plumes and tri-color dying of feathers. The kits will include color samples of all the colors from the different flavors on white and natural cream feathers.
Kit fee is $5.00, payable to the instructor in class.

C) Hana Kanzashi - Hair Ornaments for all Seasons
Instructor: Mercurio "Bunny" Ekaterin

Explore the elegance and versatility of Japanese hair ornaments in this lecture and hands-on class focusing on tsumami kanzashi. A variety of hair ornaments will be on display and participants will learn the basic techniques of this traditional art form. Depending on the pace of the individual, participants will finish a single motif or small bouquet ready to be applied to a hairpin, hairclip or comb.
A list of tools and materials will be sent to the student. No tools or materials will be available in class.

D) Machine Quilting Quilted Petticoats
Instructor: Katie Vardijan

We'll talk about the characteristics of 18th century quilted petticoats and how modern machine quilting techniques can be used to create your own. Some of the topics we'll discuss are: period fabrics and design elements, using templates, trapunto, and some tips and tricks to get you started with machine quilting.
Handout fee is $1.00, payable to the instructor in class.

Break: 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Session 3: 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

A) Hairpiece Basics - Bustle Era Hair
Instructor: Bridget Bradley-Scaife

Learn the basics of hairpieces. Learn how to match your hair color, where to buy, and even how to make your own. A demo on how to create Bustle Era styles will be shown.
Handout fee is $1.00, payable to the instructor in class.

B) Victorian Cape
Instructor: Lynn McMasters

The class will cover the materials and construction of very elegant vintage evening cape. View an example of the cape. This class will cover period construction and also faster modern construction. The students as part of their kit fee will get a pattern for the cape. The pattern is sized XS-3X.
Kit fee is $5.00, payable to the instructor in class.

C) Makeup: Tools and Tricks, and the 10-Minute Face
Instructor: Ariyana Kylstram

Brushes and sponges, loose powder or pressed...clumpy mascara and all the rest. We'll start with a brief discussion of the tools of the trade and how to find (and afford) them, and move on to time saving tricks, ending with a basic, modern finished face. These techniques will get you to a nice dinner or the theatre without leaving your sweetie waiting, and are easily adaptable to period interpretations as well. The instructor will demonstrate on her own face, specifically talking about how you can manage this yourself under a time limit.
Handout fee is $1.00, payable to the instructor in class.

D) Embellishing with Bead Embroidery
Instructor: Katie Vardijan

Embellishing garments and accessories with beads has been done for centuries. The tools are basic but the effects can be spectacular! Learn basic application stitches, couching, and an edge stitch. Bring an embroidery hoop (at least 5" wide) if you have one, a few will be available in class to borrow.
Kit fee is $3.00, payable to the instructor in class. Kit includes practice fabric, beads, needles, thread, and a handout.

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