Textile Center: A National Center for Fiber Arts

The Textile Center is a great resource for fiber artists. Check out some of what they offer:

• Need a little more help with your sewing skills? Check out the Textile Center's Education page. They have a variety of classes to help you either start sewing or improve upon your current skills. Classes like  Down and Dirty Pattern Drafting, Scared of your Serger, Intro to Needle Felting, Painting with Beads and many more!
• Want to do a little research to see what's out there? Check out their Resource Library. The Textile Center has an amazing library of books focused on various fiber arts, you can research online or go visit in person.
• Looking for one a one of a kind present? Visit their Shop which is stocked with items from artists around the country which include hand-dyed silk scarves, woven baskets, beaded bracelets, designer clothes and much much more! 

Current Project

This my Steam Punk outfit for the MNSoc Ball in December. I like a lot of time to plan and prep an outfit.

Books I love

Below is a list of books I have found useful for help with inspiration or techniques when planning my next project.

• Kyoto Institute's Fashion - For fashion styles from the 17th century to current fashion. A great chronolocial book of picture from actual vintage/historical clothes.
• Fashion in Detail - A series of books for different centuries/ styles with detailed close up photos of historical clothes.
• The Art of Manipulating Fabric - detailed directions on how to do various sewing techniques with fabulous pictures.
• Fine Embellishment Techniques - embellishment ideas and techniques.

Looking for Steam Punk inspiration?

Check out The League of Steam.  They are a group of performance artists who have created their own steam punk world. All of their costumes and props are made by hand. The League chases ghosts, zombies and other creature in their web series. This is the season two finale - enjoy!

Welcome!

Welcome to our new Costume Clan blog. I'm hoping this blog will be a place where we can share the projects we are working on, find help with methods and techniques, share places we like to shop for affordable materials and help promote costume events.