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Carole Parker
Carole's detail focus worked well in her technical writing and editing career as well as her interest in costuming. She has competed in masquerades and won numerous workmanship awards for her dyework plus presentation awards at PhilCon 2008, LosCon 2008, and WesterCon 2010. Carole has worked behind the scenes at local, regional, Worldcon, and Costume-Con masquerades since 1982, as well as being on concoms for local conventions as well as Costume-Con 26. Carole's involvement with costuming includes being a founding officer of Silicon Web (SiW) - the Internet-based chapter of the International Costumers Guild (ICG). She has also combined her writing and costuming interests by creating a website as well as being a retired newsletter editor for the Peninsula Wearable Arts Guild (PenWAG) for two-and-a-half years.
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Programming for Carole Parker
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| Wed | 14:00 | (A11) | 1 hr |
I Think I Want to Make a Costume - What do I do Next?
A basic introduction to making costumes. |
| Wed | 17:00 | (A12) | 1 hr |
No Sew Color
How to add color to your costume or garment without having to sew. Garments will be available for close study. |
| Sat | 11:00 | (A12) | 1 hr |
Dyeing Techniques 101
What happens with certain dye techniques? Samples will be shown by the panelists. |
| Sat | 13:00 | (A12) | 1 hr |
Easy Shibori Techniques
Most shibori isn't hard. It's just time-consuming. In this workshop, a brief overview of shibori techniques will be covered with samples available for close examination, and then we'll focus on a few specific techniques. You'll walk away with sample pieces to take home and dye. |
Home Page: http://mrbilll.users.sonic.net/Costuming/costuming.html
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