stage costuming final

stitcher

a person whose primary job is to sew together and finish garments

seam

the point where two pieces of fabric are sewn together

costume shop manager

the person in charge of the technical workings of a costume shop, including scheduling, ordering supplies, and tracking budgets

sloper/Body block

a pattern made to mimic the size and shape of a specific actor’s body from which other patterns can be developed

buttonhole foot

a metal and/or plastic sewing machine component with two grooves for guiding the machine over a buttonhole

Notch

a marking or indent on a patter that, when transferred to the fabric, helps indicate how pieces fit together

first hand

a person whose primary job is to cut out patterns from fabric and instruct those sewing them together

pattern

a set of paper or tagboard shapes that can be repeatedly transferred to fabric and sewn together to make a specific garment

knit fabric

a fabric created by looping fibers around one another to create a stretchable fabric with a noticeable V pattern

zig zag stitch

a machine sewing stitch used for various purposes, including the construction of buttonholes, finishing edges, and sometimes gathering. the needle moves right to left as the machine sews

brocade

a fabric with patterns woven into the surface

grainline

a line with an arrow at the end marked on a pattern to indicated how it should be placed on the fabric

slip stitch

a completely invisible hand stitch executed by sliding the needle between layers of folded fabric

backtack

on a sewing machine, the action which secures stitching at the end of seams

shank

when sewing on a button, this provides space for the buttonhole between the button and the base fabric. created by wrapping the threads around the base of the button after sewing

rendering

a drawing of a costume used to communicate costume details to the shop responsible for building it

bias

the invisible line located at a 45 degree angle to the grain where the fabric is most stretchy

grain

long direction of thread/fabric

crossgrain

width of thread/fabric

selveges

the edges of woven fabric (cannot Frey)

fiber content

where thread comes from

natural fiber

silk, linen, wool, cotton, hemp, bamboo, cashmere

synthetic fibers

nylon, polyester, spandex, acrylic

plain-weave woven fabrics

plaids, stripes, checks

brocades

a pattern woven into the surface of a fabric

embroidery

sewing a decoration into the fabric after its made

printed

painting, inking, or dying patterns on the surface of fabric

regional theater

theaters that serve a small limited area

touring productions

tours someone during a production

Broadway

hired by the production to do wardrobe work

cutter/draper

person who makes patterns

floor manager

work distribution - usually in larger theaters

first hand

cuts fabric, interprest, makes smaller patterns, handles pattern matching

milliner

person who makes hats

dyer/craftsperson

handles non-sewing things related to making costumes/jewlery/repairs/leather

wig master

builds/styles/puts on wigs

wardrobe supervisor

in charge of costumes once shows go into tech

dresser

helps with changes/repairs backstage

design meetings

talking about the artistic side of what things need to look like

preliminary sketches

pencil sketches, visual representation of ideas for costumes

renderings

color representation of costumes

detail sketches

shows more specific details in the costume

pulling

taking a costume that already exists from stock

shopping

buying costumes

building

making costumes al

alterations

changing the size of an existing garment d

dyeing

changing the color