Schedule for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
Friday Programs:
- ICG Annual Meeting
- How Czech glass beads are made (Presentation of trip to bead factory.): Lisa Ashton
- Making Masks for Glasses Wearers (What if you need a mask but contacts aren’t your thing? How to work around your glasses for great results.): JoAnn Abbott
- Thinking Big, Spending Small: Holly Frey
- Fabric Manipulation (Lecture of how to make one dimensional fabric into 3-D designs through different techniques–quilting, applique, beading, embroidery, etc.): Jacqueline M. Ward
- Dressing for Your Body Type: Elaine Mami
- Machine Embroidery (How to use your machine for embroidering different patterns—save time and create the fabric you want but can’t find.): Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. (contingent on transportation of machine)
- Costume-Con Website Tour: Betsy R. Marks
- Historic Children’s Clothing (History of children’s clothing, includes samples of period garments.): Amanda Baskin, Pamela Cole
- Research and Documentation (We know you did your research but how? How to show your efforts to best effect for judges): Trudy Leonard, Judy Mitchell
- Silk Ribbon Dyeing/Ribbon Embroidery (Can’t find the shade of ribbon you need? How to dye ribbons for the colors you want. Part one will cover dying ribbons, part two (following day) will cover embroidery techniques.): JoAnn Abbott (Two part demo)
- Disney Costume Shop Q and A (What all goes on behind the scenes of a full-time shop? Come find out.): Sue Kulinyi‡
- Pattern Construction Tips (Featuring Mantua Maker’s historical patterns.): Deb Salisbury
- The Judges are Watching (The judges are watching, what do they look for in a presentation?): Bruce MacDermott and Dana MacDermott‡, Jacqueline M. Ward, Sandy Pettinger
- Friday Night Social
Saturday Programs:
- Silk Ribbon Dyeing/Ribbon Embroidery (Can’t find the shade of ribbon you need? How to dye ribbons for the colors you want. Part one will cover dying ribbons, part two (following day) will cover embroidery techniques.): JoAnn Abbott (Two part demo)
- Prop Building (When what you want isn’t exactly on the store shelf, what can you do? Great ideas, many on a small budget.): Steve Swope
- Makeup for the Stage: Basic (Beginning how to apply stage makeup–techniques.): Kevin Roche, Ricky Dick
- Hunting for Materials: Unknown
- Designing for Venue (Make the best of the space you have – is this costume over the top or just right for this stage?): Dana MacDermott‡ (moderator), Carole Parker
- How to make a lace cap and other Scandinavian accessories: Scandinavian/Viking clothing (If you saw that beautiful cap last year and want to know how it was done, come find out.): Judy Mitchell
- Makeup for the Stage: Advanced (Got a great costume that can be seen from the stage but your features are not? Learn some basic techniques for complementing your costume presentation.): Ricky Dick
- Headdresses (Sometimes a hat or wig just won’t do. How to cap the perfect accessory for your costume.): Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. and Sandy Pettinger
- Basic Stage Movement Workshop (Moves for stage presentation and showing costumes to best advantage.): Kevin Roche
- French Heirloom Stitching (Hands on workshop of lace insertion techniques for linens or clothing.): Amanda Baskin (Limit 10 participants, Cost $5.00)
- Types of embroidery (Wondering what the difference is between crewel and blackwork? Redwork? Basic types of embroidery done through the ages.): Vicki Warren, Elaine Mami
- Color Theory as a Design Tool (Basic elements of color theory for designing.): Gypsy Ames
- Ecclesiastical Costumes (Basic information for clerical costumes–priests, nuns, cardinals, etc.): Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr., Bruce MacDermott
- How to drape a Victorian bustle (How to make that finishing touch on your Victorian skirt.): Deb Salisbury
- Costume Special Effects (Special effects and props to make your presentation memorable.): Kevin Roche
- Breaking the paradigms–designing and building alien costumes: Bruce MacDermott and Dana MacDermott‡ (moderators)
- Costuming as a Business (We know this is fun but can we do this full time? Find out how.): Ricky Dick (moderator), Karen Schnaubelt
- Dressing Mother Nature (Creating textures found in nature – bark, water, etc.): Jacqueline M. Ward
- Making Latex Masks (Techniques to create masks.): Jeff Stringer
- Simplicity Costume Patterns Q and A (Q andA with Simplicity designers.): Andrea Schewe and Betsy Burger
- Fursuit/Mascot Construction (Basic tips on working with fur and foam to build mascots.): Susan Stringer
- Smocking (Hands on workshop of basic smocking techniques.): Amanda Baskin (Limit 10 participants, Cost $5.00)
- How to make a hennin (If you’ve always wanted a fairy princess hat, here’s your chance to see how it’s done. Counter balanced with no visible means of support — amazing!): Elizabeth Wallace (2 hours)
- Techniques for Dyeing Fabric (Best types of fabric, dyes to use.): Bruce Mai and Nora Mai
- Costume Photography: Ken Warren
- Embroidering with gold bullion: Elizabeth Wallace (2 hours, Limit 5 per session, Cost $5.00)
- Costuming on the Cheap (Limited budget? Great looks on small budgets, how we did it.): Carole Parker (moderator)
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Masquerade
Sunday Programs:
- How to build a hoop skirt (Building the proper foundation for that Civil War gown or basic farthingales.): Linda Sparks (1-1/2 hours)
- Music for Presentation (Selecting the most effective music for onstage presentation.): Sue Kulinyi‡
- Costumes from Artwork (If they drew it you can make it. Find out some techniques to flesh out those 2-d drawings or paintings.): Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr.
- Historical Dances (Teaching period dances.): Atlanta Baroque Dance
- Electrical Effects (Working with lights, neon tubing, other electrical effects.): Andy Trembley, Bruce MacDermott, Kevin Roche
- Embossing Velvet (How to emboss velvet for the fabric you want but can’t find.): JoAnn Abbott
- Shibori Dyeing Technique (Japanese dyeing technique used on SF&F masquerade costume.): Carole Parker
- Corset building techniques (Need a corset but short on time and budget? How to get a great look at the last minute.): Fiona Leonard Brown
- Historical Dances (Teaching period dances.): Atlanta Baroque Dance
- “Lord of the Rings” Recreations (Come discuss your LOTR recreation – what worked, what didn’t, what did you want to know but can’t find documentation on?): Judy Mitchell (moderator)
- Fashion Show and Single Pattern Contest
- Sewing 101 (Need to learn basic stitches or just brush up on basic techniques? Great with a glue gun but French seams are not your thing?): Fiona Leonard Brown (2 hours, Cost $5.00)
- Historical Masquerade
Monday Programs:
- Reworking Hats (Can’t quite find the hat you want at the thrift store? How to make do with what is available.): Fiona Leonard Brown
- Internet Research, Favorite Fun Sites for Great Ideas (Local library doesn’t stock the books you need? How to find what you want on-line and exchange information with other like-minded folks.): Judy Mitchell, Nora Mai
- Masquerade Wrap-up (How’d we do? What could be better? What worked well? Come put in your two cents’ worth.): Carl Mami et al
- Wings: Carole Parker, Bruce Mai
