1st Edition
Choosing Fabrics for Theatre A Practical Guide to Textiles for Costume and Prop Artisans
1. Eeny Meeny, Miney, Moe: The Foundations of Choice 2. Start at the Very Beginning: Fibers 3. Let’s Play Twister: Yarn Is Woven into Fabric 4. You Need Four Yards of What? Common Fabrics 5. I Can’t Find It!: Making Substitutions 6. Let’s Look Around the Hardware Store: Unconventional Materials 7. Where’s the Calculator? Materials Estimation 8. What If We Painted It? Manipulating Textiles by Hand Appendices
Biography
A designer and educator for 40 years, Judy Ryerson has designed for regional theatre, opera, and musicals. She is currently the professor of costume design at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as the resident costume designer for Nevada Conservatory Theatre.
