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Author(s): Lara Flecker
ISBN(s): 9780750668309, 075066830X
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 18.15 MB
Year: 2006
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 075066830X
ISBN 13: 9780750668309
Author: Lara Flecker

The effective preparation of garments for display is essential for exhibitions of contemporary and historical dress. Costumes not only need to be visually appealing but also fully supported and historically accurate. This book provides a comprehensive guide to mounting costumes from the eighteenth century to the present day. It includes methods for adapting and shaping figures to create historical silhouettes, constructing underpinnings and making replicas and toiles using inexpensive and simple techniques. A Practical Guide to Costume Mounting is an invaluable resource for conservators, historians and all those working with clothing in museums, private collections and throughout the fashion and theatre industries.Trained as a historical costume maker, author Lara Flecker is the textile display specialist at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. She has worked extensively with the museum’s world-class costume collection, preparing garments for display. Her simple mounting methods are clearly explained and can be used by people with a wide range of experience, including those with few sewing skills.
 

A Practical Guide to Costume Mounting 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Handling, Dressing and Conservation Issues

Handling costumes

Dirt and creases

Materials commonly used for costume mounting

Basic conservation issues for costumes on display

A brief overview of packing costume for transport

Chapter 2 Taking Patterns and Making Toiles

Assessing which parts of a costume to copy

Preparatory research

A brief introduction to historical pattern cutting

Taking basic measurements of a costume

Accurate toile method (suitable for fragile dress)

Quick toile method (suitable for more robust garments)

Chapter 3 Selecting and Modifying Mannequins and Dress Stands

Mannequins and dress stands

Having a customised figure made for a costume

Choosing a non-customised figure

Adapting torsos before padding

Covering figures with fabric

Chapter 4 Padding Up The Torso

The techniques of applying padding to a torso

Creating female historical body shapes

Creating male historical body shapes

Chapter 5 Designing And Making Underpinnings

Sleeve supports

Leg supports

Techniques of making skirt supports

Creating period skirt silhouettes

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Additional pads

Collar supports

Costumes with missing or damaged fastenings

Missing articles of costume and frequently needed reproductions

Chapter 7 Alternative Methods for Mounting Costumes

Flat costume mounts

Perspex® mounts

Buckram figures

Plastazote® or Ethafoam® figures

Appendix Basic Sewing Techniques

Bibliography

Suppliers List

Index

 

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