Stage Costume: Step-By-Step

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Summary: Wonderful for beginners in the world of costumes and sewing!
Review: STAGE COSTUME is a great beginner's guide to both the world of period costuming and costume sewing techniques. It's a very visual book, which I find MOST helpful, featuring drawings, diagrams, and photographs of costumes sorted by major periods and genres. Each costume project (kimono, Greek, Elizabethan, Puritan, Restoration, 1920s, boned corset, and more! Over 50 in all) is explained in terms of shape. Also mentions accessories that will be needed, and recommended fabrics and techniques.
I do wish their was more information on each dress style and period, but for a starting point, this book is a _great_ resource. It breaks seemingly huge sewing projects down into easy to follow steps.
All in all this is great book, and highly recommended!