Patterns for Costume Accessories [Paperback]

Arnold S. Levine (Author), Robin L. McGee (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Costume & Fashion Press; 1 edition (February 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896762416
• ISBN-13: 978-0896762411
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #979,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for all costumers, January 6, 2008

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Deborah H. Scarlato (Shreveport, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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"Patterns for Costume Accessories: The Solution to Almost Any Costume Accessory Need" is a fabulous find! This is a MUST for everyone who does any kind of costume sewing, be it for a child's school play or a community theatre production, or even a professional production. I make costumes for a wide variety of theatres in my area. I design and build costumes for public and private schools, college and community theatres and some professional theatre work. I have always had a hard time finding just the right boot or bag or other accessory to complete the time period I was working with. This book is a tremdous time saver in that it includes patterns that can be used for children as well as adults. Just enlarge or reduce the pattern pieces (this can even be done on a copy machine to save time)to fit the actor's size. The directions for sewing are standard and are very easy to understand. It is so nice not to have to spend time creating patterns for accessories. This book is such a great find that I am giving some as gifts, so I won't have to lend mine out because I am sure I will be using this book for each production I work with.
Deborah Scarlato

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I think I'm going to like this book, March 18, 2008

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Costume Designer (Des Moines Iowa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Patterns for Costume Accessories (Paperback)

Just received this book and glanced thru it. What I needed from a review was what exactly was in the book. Mind you I don't know how good the patterns are but it includes a number of hat patterns. Some of the usual- newsboy, chef, mob cap, but a nice coif, deerstalker, and beanie. Lots of neckwear from jabots and cravats to an Egyptian collar and a fischu. There are spat, gaiter, slipper and soft boot patterns. Many of the aprons and purses you can find in commercial pattern catalogues but are nice. You can also find the glove in a commerical pattern but this book also includes mittens and cavalier cuffs. Probably the best thing about this book is the baldric, sword belt, quiver and bow case pattern. Some patterns are difficult, others aren't but not having to bother figuring out even the simplest pattern can save time. Again I have not actually made anything from the book yet but it looks very promising! Especially since the authors have excellent resumes- Carnegie-Mellon, New York City Ballet, etc.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the advanced stitcher, September 9, 2009

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K. McLeod "designer" (San Pedro, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Patterns for Costume Accessories (Paperback)

While this book covers a broad variety of simple accessories, few of them are beyond the scope of someone with basic draping or flat patterning skills. If you are a novice costumer and want basic patterns, this book is for you. If you are looking for detailed patterns with historical variations, move on.