1930 Dennison's Costume Making Book (Halloween Theater)

Description: 1930 Dennison's Costume Making Book (Halloween Theater) How to Make Paper Costumes A 1930s Guide to Making 64 Vintage Costumes Dennison Manufacturing Company CONDITION: new, softcover, crisp and glossy covers, 32 pages, 2009, unabridged, size: 5.5x8.5, published by Bramcost Publications Originally published in 1930, this book will show you how to create 64 different paper costumes including:floral costumes (rose, tulip, lily, daisy, forget-me-not, jonquil, old-fashioned rose, iris, poppy, pansy)slip over costumes (floral, Halloween, valentine)nature costumes (breeze, apple, butterfly, bird, bunny, bumble bee)story book costumes (peacock, bo-peep, fairy, jack and jill, brownie, balloon)national costumes (Spanish, Dutch, Hawaiian, Scandinavian, Italian)health play costumes (spring, butterfly, sunbeam, rainbow, carrot, herald)period costumes (Roman soldier, medieval, Puritan maiden, Puritan man, colonial, colonial dame, girl of 1860)special day costumes (Irish, liberty, valentine, Halloween, May queen) Instructions for accessories are also included:flower, picture and broad-brimmed hatsPuritan and Dutch bonnetsking's crownliberty capwingswigssheperds crookfairy wand There are two ways to make the costumes -- the slip over style which is worn like an apron over your own clothing and the cloth foundation method where you glue or sew crepe to the simple cloth foundation. Instructions for working with crepe including sewing guidelines, wrapping wires, wiring petals and leaves and making rose petals, strips of petals, pompons, fluted edges, fringe, crushed and crinkled effects are all detailed. During the first half of the 20th century, Dennison Manufacturing Company produced a wide range of paper products including tags, boxes, holiday goods, crepe paper, seals and labels. In addition to their paper products, Dennison printed idea books for their customers, including gala and party books as well as seven costume books, like the one here. The costume books are perfect for Halloween celebrations, school plays and local theater groups for their inexpensive, creative ideas. Please see images for a sampling of the costumes. Be sure to check our other listings for more vintage costume, Dennison, Halloween and paper craft books. Bramcost Publications is your publishing resource for vintage lifestyle books and patterns. Our books/patterns focus on the way our foremothers and forefathers lived, laughed and loved in their everyday lives. Beauty, fashion, millinery, entertaining and handicrafts are the building blocks of our book/pattern offerings with an emphasis on VINTAGE:makeup, hairstyling, beautysewing, pattern drafting, fashion designknitting and crochet patternsmillinery, hat construction, hat patternsbeadwork, jewelry makingribbonwork, embroidery, embellishments, quiltingweddings, bridal interestpaper dolls, doll books, doll clothes patternsChristmas, Easter, Halloween and Valentine?s Day holiday celebrations

Price: 16.95 USD

Location: Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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