Redthreaded Blog
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Update: Redthreaded & Costume College 2020
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Hello folks, We wanted to take a moment to update everyone on our plans for Costume College 2020. We know that the Costume College board is current... -
The Making of the Ironwork Gown Pt. 4 - Assembly & Conclusion
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Part Three According to my notes, I began sewing actual seams ten days before the Gala. The bodice applique wasn't even done yet. I know. ... -
The Making of the Ironwork Gown Pt. 3 - The Applique
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Part Two This is the part that everyone asks me about--the appliqué. The biggest problem to solve with the appliqué was the transfer of the motif... -
The Making of the Ironwork Gown Pt. 1 - Beginnings
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At long last, this is the story of how I made my replica of Worth's classic Ironwork Gown in 2016, perhaps the work I am most known for to this day... -
Costume College 2018 Recap: A Mixed Bag
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At the end of July I travelled to Los Angeles for the annual Costume College (a 4 day educational costuming conference). As always, it was lovely... -
Costume College 2017 Recap -- Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Wig
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"Costume College: a bunch of introverts fangirling at each other from across rooms. But in the best way."
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Classes at Costume College 2017!
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Hi folks, I'm excited to announce that I will be teaching at Costume College for the very first time this year! Costume College is a 3-4 day annual... -
The Worth of Possibility
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The Met owns the Ironwork Gown, but it exists in the hearts and minds of nearly every costumer. It has been pinned on countless young costumers' i... -
Replica Ironwork Worth Gown
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I have been working away at this gown in semi-secret since the start of this year. There are of course a million things I would do differently next...
