Written Erin on April 02, 2012 in Costumes and Costuming | No comments yet
Still a work in progress.  This is where we’re at.  Hopefully this one sticks!  I took the liberty of placing the actor in Jamie’s beautiful scenic design.  I went to Fabric Depot yesterday for fabric swatch shopping and picked out a very textured drapey metallic knit that I think will work perfectly!  Measurement session for all 10 actors playing this character starts in 1...
Written Erin on March 14, 2012 in Sewing | No comments yet
I finished it! I made this silk charmeuse chemise with french seams and a hand-rolled hem to showcase the straps and yoke I crocheted from a 1920′s pattern. I’ve been working on this for months! I found the crochet pattern here. This was my first time with filet crochet and my first time with silk charmeuse but it turned out pretty good, if I do say so...
Written Erin on March 08, 2012 in Me, Me, Me | 1 Comment
I have super exciting news to share with you: I’m going back to school! I got my letter of acceptance from the Theater Arts Department at the University of Oregon a few days ago – I’m going to go back for my MFA in Theater Arts with an emphasis in Costume Design!  There are not enough exclamations points in the world to convey how excited I am! I had the pleasure...
Written Erin on February 28, 2012 in Fiber Arts History | No comments yet
Look at what came in the mail yesterday: See the headline, “Discover the ULTIMATE HELPER Sewing Birds” there on the left?  That’s my article!  The full title?  Sewing Birds: Love Charm, Health Tonic and Lady’s Companion. I always love writing for Piecework, and you already know I like to wax poetic about sewing birds.  It is a pleasure to be in the...
Written Erin on February 21, 2012 in Costumes and Costuming | No comments yet
New costume renderings to share! I made this set for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” which happens to be one of my favorite plays of all time.  I know Irene Sharaff won an Oscar for Best Costume Design for the movie version with Liz, so these are big shoes to fill, kids! The scans are a little blurry but I think you get the idea of what I came up...
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