CC8 Panel Library

The CC8 Panel Library encompasses all of the panels from Costume Con 8, held in Ontario, CA Feb 9-11, 1990. These DVDs cover a wide variety of subjects from presentation, to construction, to historical reference. Panel DVDs are available for $12 for each DVD. A shipping charge of $5 is added per order (you may order as many DVDs from all sources as you want for the same shipping charge -- i.e. you may mix and match).

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Volume 1: From Picture to Costume  Buy CC8, Volume 1 Panelist: Kayta Martz Running time: 63 minutes A slide presentation on the process of reproducing a garment from just a picture. Figuring out the back, finding seams, etc.
Volume 2: Plunging Into Historicals  Buy CC8, Volume 2 Panelists: Barbara Hambly, Kathryn Condon Running time: 56 minutes Related panels: CC6-V6 The thought of making an historical garment put you into a panic? Let these panelists guide you into the best places to start, help you overcome your fear of looking foolish and provide tips, sources and advice on everything from underpinnings to accessories.
Volume 3: Costuming for the Larger Body Type  Buy CC8, Volume 3 Panelists: Joyce Best, Sandy Pettinger Running time: 63 minutes Related panels: CC6-V26 Tall? Big-boned? Overweight? Broad shoulders? Learn how to design and construct costumes for your body type. Techniques for both men and women are discussed.
Volume 4: Historical Dressing From the Skin Out  Buy CC8, Volume 4 Panelist: Jennifer Tifft Running time: 58 minutes So what does go where and in what order under all that historical finery? Jennifer dresses in front of you and describes each piece, its purpose and how it is worn. You will see Elizabethan ca. 1579 and Victorian ca. 1858.
Volume 5: Resurrecting Dead Jewelry  Buy CC8, Volume 5 Panelist: Dawn Martinez Byrne Running time: 52 minutes The gentle art of slvaging the borken, and using bits and pieces to make new jewelry. Includes information on glues, jewels and findings.
Volume 6: Introduction to Beginning Stage Makeup  Buy CC8, Volume 6 Panelist: Fran Evans Running time: 51 minutes Related panels: CC6-V26, CC8-V39 Covers basic techniques of stage makeup including the use of light, dark, and color to create various effects. Also a look at some of various types of makeups available and basic skin care.
Volume 7: Documenting the Historical Garment  Buy CC8, Volume 7 Panelists: Animal X, Bobby Gear, D. Jeannette Holloman Running time: 63 minutes Related panels: CC6-V35 How to research and prepare documentation on historical garments, with particular emphasis on the Costume Con Historical Masquerade.
Volume 8: Turning Shoes into Boots  Buy CC8, Volume 8 Panelist: Karen Turner Running time: 52 Related panels: CC6-V2 A quick and easy technique to take a pair of plain pump shoes and turn them into the fantastic boots your costume needs.
Volume 9: Basic Papier-Mache Methods for Creating Jewelry and Headpieces  Buy CC8, Volume 9 Panelist: Karen Kuykendall Running time: 105 minutes Related panels: CC6-V31, CC8-V16 The art of papier mache, how to make it, work with it, build jewelry, headpieces and more.
Volume 10: Designing for Your Body Type  Buy CC8, Volume 10 Panelists: Dana MacDermott, Fran Evans, Louise Pass Running time: 57 minutes Related panels: CC6-V26, CC8-V3 Tall or short, skinny or not, long legs or fat arms - everyone's body has a few things that good design can help. Here's how to do the most with what you've got.
Volume 11: Basics of Stage Presentation  Buy CC8, Volume 11 Panelists: Denise Giradeau, Gail Wolfenden-Steib, Amy Weyand Running time: 58 minutes Related panels: CC6-V1, CC6-V11, CC8-V13, CC8-V64 A workshop on how to present a costume on stage, making an entrance, getting off, basic turns, creating a characterization, etc.
Volume 12: Historical Bearing and Deportment  Buy CC8, Volume 12 Panelists: John Hertz, Tim Bray Running time: 67 minutes Peasant or nobleman, Renaissance rowdy or Regency buck, the movement must suit your clothes. Proper bearing for stage, photo, and hall is shown.
Volume 13: Advanced Stage Presentation  Buy CC8, Volume 13 Panelists: Paula Crist-Pickett, Alison Dayne Frankel Running Time: 47 minutes Related panels: CC6-V1, CC6-V11, CC8-V11, CC8-V64 Commanding the stage, use of mime techniques, strong and weak stage positions, creating memorable characterizations and more.
Volume 14: Men's and Women's 17th and 18th Century Costumes  Buy CC8, Volume 14 Panelists: Victoria Ridenour, Adrian Butterfield Running time: 70 minutes Adrian and Victoria take you on a tour of their costumes of these two centuries and point out key construction elements, accessories, and materials needed to achieve the correct period look.
Volume 15: Meet our Professional Hollywood Designers  Buy CC8, Volume 15 Panelists: May Routh, Jacqueline Saint Anne Running time: 52 minutes Our professional guests talk informally to you about their art, their work, and the challenges of a career in Holllywood costuming. Note: the audio level of this panel tape is quite low. Some sections are nearly inaudible.
Volume 16: Headpiece Construction  Buy CC8, Volume 16 Panelists: Pierre Pettinger, Susan Taubeneck, Jacqui Ward Running time: 31 minutes Related panels: CC6-V31, CC8-V9 All the wild and wonderful ways to make strange things to go on your head (and keep them there). Includes a slide presentation. Note: due to scheduling conflicts, we were unable to record the final 15 minutes of this panel.
Volume 17: Native American and Western Costume  Buy CC8, Volume 17 Panelists: Carl Ontis, Elizabeth Pidgeon Running time: 58 minutes Related panels: CC6-V37 Carl and Elizabeth take you on a tour of their collection of Native American and Western costume with information about construction, materials, and the culture that produced them.
Volume 18: Welcome to Costume Con  Buy CC8, Volume 18 Panelists: D. Jeannette Holloman, Toni Lay Running time: 56 minutes Related panels: CC6-V14 How to get the most out of the convention experience. Learn the terminology, how things are run, what to expect from programming, the competitions, in the halls, etc.
Volume 19: Survey of Beads and Beading Techniques  Buy CC8, Volume 19 Panelists: Kelly Turner, Carol Salemi, Aimee Hartlove, Dawn Jacobson Running time: 47 minutes Related panels: CC8-V19, CC8-V34, CC8-V41 Don't know a bugle bead from a rocale? Want to understand the difference between fringe beading, loom beading, flat beading, or seed beading? Want to learn how to thread that tiny needle? Here's the place to get started.
Volume 20: The M.C. -- Being One, Using One  Buy CC8, Volume 20 Panelists: Rick Foss, Marty Gear, Pat Kennedy, Catherine Keegan, Ricky Dick Running time: 53 minutes Noted Masters of Ceremonies explain their craft and tell you how to get the most out of MC in your presentations. A must for those competing the masquerades! or for those who'd like to learn the art.
Volume 21: Survey of Feathers and Featherwork  Buy CC8, Volume 21 Panelists: Kathryn Mayer, Carol Salemi, Pierre Pettinger Running time: 53 minutes Related panels: CC6-V27 From prime ostrich to hackle, from stripping to curling to mounting, gluing, and dyeing, this is an overview of feathers and the art of working with them.
Volume 22: Costuming for the period 1900-1930  Buy CC8, Volume 22 Panelists: Julia Hyll, Barb Schofield, Peggy Kennedy Running time: 48 minutes Three who've won with costumes from this period discuss the designers (Erte, Poiret and others), ways to research it, and methods of reproducing the clothes.
Volume 23: Introduction to Electronic Costuming  Buy CC8, Volume 23 Panelist: Gary Anderson Running time: 47 minutes Related panels: CC6-V16, CC6-V36, CC8-V25, CC8-V46 Want your costume to light up and glow but don't know a watt from an amp? Afraid of frying yourself and your friends? A noted "techie" and mad scientist takes you through the basics.
Volume 24: Introduction to Critter Costuming  Buy CC8, Volume 24 Panelists: Daren Bost, Ben Camacho, Dana MacDermott Running time: 58 minutes Related panels: CC6-V39, CC8-V31, CC8-V43, CC8-V47 Fuzzy creatures, aliens, strange beings of all types, this panel introduces you to building them, wearing them (and surviving in them!)
Volume 25: Advanced Hi-Tech Costuming  Buy CC8, Volume 25 Panelists: Rusty Dawe, Gary Anderson Running time: 55 minutes Related panels: CC6-V16, CC6-V36, CC8-V23, CC8-V46 How to make it glow, rotate, throw lightning bolts, run off moters and batteries without frying you or the audience.
Volume 26: Victorian Folded Ribbon Work  Buy CC8, Volume 26 Panelist: Stacy Jenkins Running time: 54 minutes One of the most beautiful techniques of Victorian ornamentation. See examples and learn how to do it yourself.
Volume 27: Recreating the Inner Costruction of Victorian Dresses  Buy CC8, Volume 27 Panelist: Mela Hoyt-Heydon Running time: 55 minutes A lecture/demo class concerning the interlinings, closures, dustruffles, padded hems, dust braids, skirt tapes, piping, boning, petersham waists, and multiple pleating used in constructing women's clothing from 1840-1910.
Volume 28: Cartridge Pleating  Buy CC8, Volume 28 Panelist: Jennifer Tifft Running time: 39 minutes Learn the Renaissance technique for gathering huge amounts of fabric onto a waistband, into a sleeve cap or ruff.
Volume 29: Building Panniers and other Hoops  Buy CC8, Volume 29 Panelist: Animal X Running time: 43 minutes Learn how to design, engineer, and construct panniers and other hoops, including materials selection.
Volume 30: Armor-Making and Metal Work  Buy CC8, Volume 30 Panelist: Jeff Berry Running time: 51 minutes Related panels: CC6-V5 Hands-on introduction to simple metal working techniques. Learning cheap and easy methods.
Volume 31: Sewing Synthetic Fur  Buy CC8, Volume 31 Panelist: Ben Camacho Running time: 50 minutes Related panels: CC6-V39, CC8-V24, CC8-V43, CC8-V47 Famous creator of Furry Creatures Ben Camacho shows you the tricks of handling furry materials.
Volume 32: 3-D from 2-D  Buy CC8, Volume 32 Panelist: Deborah Jones Running time: 55 minutes Making 3-dimensional costume parts out of 2-dimensional (flat) pieces.
Volume 33: Doing It in the Hall  Buy CC8, Volume 33 Panelists: Marjii Ellers, Bjo Trimble, Richard Payatt, Julie Zetterberg Running time: 62 minutes The art of successful hall costuming explained, with tips on design, construction, things to avoid and staying in character.
Volume 34: Loom Beading  Buy CC8, Volume 34 Panelists: Kathryn Mayer, Dawn Jacobson Running time: 32 minutes Related panels: CC8-V19, CC8-V41 Learn this interesting beading technique.
Volume 35: Making a Living as a Costumer  Buy CC8, Volume 35 Panelists: Ernie Cervantes, Joanne Kirley, Stacey Jankins, Mela Hoyt-Heydon Running time: 61 minutes Related panels: CC6-V38 Costume professionals tell you how they got started, the joys and trials of making a living, and mistakes to avoid.
Volume 36: Latex Facial Appliances  Buy CC8, Volume 36 Panelist: Betty Bigelow Running time: 63 minutes "Show and Tell" on making latex facial appliances to turn yourself into a Klingon, or other alien being.
Volume 37: Tailoring the Man's Sleeve  Buy CC8, Volume 37 Panelist: Adriann Butterfield Running time: 57 minutes How to achieve the properly set-in man's coat sleeve. A "hands- on" demonstration from material to finished sleeve.
Volume 38: Brush-Dyeing Silk  Buy CC8, Volume 38 Panelist: Kevin Roche Running time: 34 minutes Create your own custom silk fabric with this dyeing technique.
Volume 39: Introduction to Makeup for the Halls  Buy CC8, Volume 39 Panelist: Elizabeth Martin Running time: 38 minutes Related panels: CC6-V28, CC8-V6 Learn how to apply subtle makeup that enhances your character and/or good looks, yet looks great up close.
Volume 40: Introduction to Fabrics  Buy CC8, Volume 40 Panelist: Victoria Ridenour Running time: 90 minutes Confused by the difference between tissue lame and tricot lame? Don't know a nap from a grain? Always thought "hand" was a body part? Here's where to start on the most elementary of costuming skills -- fabric knowledge.
Volume 41: Beading Flat Appliques, and Tambour Shuttle Use  Buy CC8, Volume 41 Panelists: Kelly Turner, Karen Turner Running time: 37 minutes Related panels: CC8-V19, CC8-V34 How to create flat beaded appliques and a demonstration of the use of the tambour shuttle for large beading projects.
Volume 42: Victorian Sports Clothes  Buy CC8, Volume 42 Panelist: Shelly Monson Running time: 58 minutes A slide presentation on what the Victorians wore to play in.
Volume 43: Mask-Making  Buy CC8, Volume 43 Panelists: Deborah Salisbury, Vandy Vandervoort Running time: 54 minutes Related panels: CC6-V39, CC8-V24, CC8-V31, CC8-V47 Introduction to this ancient art, with tips on materials and techniques.
Volume 44: Fans Through the Ages  Buy CC8, Volume 44 Panelist: Alice Palacios Running time: 57 minutes Alice takes you on a guided tour of her incredible historical fan collection.
Volume 45: Costuming with Unusual Materials  Buy CC8, Volume 45 Panelists: Jay Hartlove, Judith Swanson, Jacqui Ward, Dragon Running time: 59 minutes Related panels: CC6-V18 You can't imagine all the strange things that have been used to make costumes. Our panelists introduce you to papier mache, Friendly Plastic, duct tape and cardboard, natural fibers, and much more.
Volume 46: Lasers, Teslas, Lightning Bolts and Other Special Effects  Buy CC8, Volume 46 Panelists: Brent Turner, Mike Davis Running time: 51 minutes Related panels: CC6-V16, CC8-V21, CC8-V25 Special effects for stage including live demonstrations of lasers and other special effects.
Volume 47: Making Furry Creature Heads  Buy CC8, Volume 47 Panelist: Daren Bost Running time: 62 minutes Related panels: CC8-V24, CC8-V31, CC8-V43, CC6-V39 The self-described Party Animal helps you get a head.
Volume 48: Costuming for Historical Reenactments  Buy CC8, Volume 48 Panelists: Ted Hammer, Dave Weidner, Rosemary Leczycka Running time: 51 minutes Related panels: CC6-V29 Historical reenactments are a particularly demanding form of historical costuming. Learn what it takes and what mistakes you can avoid.
Volume 49: Leatherworking  Buy CC8, Volume 49 Panelist: Tim Bray Running time: 60 minutes Related panels: CC6-V19 Tim demonstrates the tools and techniques to get you started in leather.
Volume 50: A-Foam and Spandex; B-Making Braided Tights  Buy CC8, Volume 50 Panelists: A: Kathy Sanders; B: Karen Turner Running time: 50 minutes (A: 38 minutes; B: 12 minutes) (A) Making cartoon characters come alive with foam sculpture and spandex and other materials. (B) A wild technique suitable for those Rock 'N Roll or Punker costumes. Karen shows you how to make your own.
Volume 51: Blackwork Embroidery  Buy CC8, Volume 51 Panelists: Robert Himmelsbach, Paul Giles Running time: 58 minutes Learn how to create one of the principal decorative clothing arts of the Renaissance.
Volume 52: Embellishing the Renaissance Dress  Buy CC8, Volume 52 Panelist: Karen Willson Running time: 48 minutes Constructing the RenDress is onloy the first step. The proper sufrace decoration is key to the correct look, and here's how to do it.
Volume 53: Silk Painting  Buy CC8, Volume 53 Panelist: Adrienne Martine Barnes Running time: 45 minutes How to create your own works of wearable silk art.
Volume 54: Making Helmets with Shape 'N Drape  Buy CC8, Volume 54 Panelist: Tina Connell Running time: 71 minutes Tina demonstrates an unusual use for a common craft material.
Volume 55: Beginning Corsetry  Buy CC8, Volume 55 Panelist: Diane Kovalcin Running time: 58 minutes Related panels: CC6-V8, CC6-V34 From finding and drafting a pattern, through making a muslin and cutting fabric, to putting in the bones -- this goes step-by-step through the corset-making process.
Volume 56: Drafting a Personal Pattern  Buy CC8, Volume 56 Panelist: Sandy Pettinger Running time: 51 minutes Related panels: CC6-V9, CC6-V10, CC8-V65 The patterns you buy don't match your body? Then learn how to draft a personal pattern using the AFI system.
Volume 57: Hat Making with Buckram  Buy CC8, Volume 57 Panelist: Mela Hoyt-Heydon Running time: 110 minutes Step-by-step through the intricacies of making hats with buckram and wire. This panel is PACKED with info!
Volume 58: Blivitting -- Doing it with Glue  Buy CC8, Volume 58 Panelsits: Pat Hammer, Janet Wilson Anderson Running time: 49 minutes Related panels: CC6-V21 Making costume accessories, decorations and headpieces out of bits of fabric, trim, jewels and other stuff too good to throw away. Primarily done with glue. Learn how!
Volume 59: Getting Grants for Costuming  Buy CC8, Volume 59 Panelist: Animal X Running time: 62 minutes Getting financing for your pet project through grants. Learn how to apply, taught by one who is at Costume Con on just such a grant!
Volume 60: Alien Building with Cardboard, Duct Tape, and Model Parts  Buy CC8, Volume 60 Panelist: Dragon Running time: 54 minutes Related panels: CC6-V4 Dragon builds the most incredible creatures out of the cheapest materials. Learn how he does it.
Volume 61: Re-covering Antique Parasol Frames  Buy CC8, Volume 61 Panelist: Rosemary Leczycka Running time: 55 minutes Restoring that tattered treasure into new life.
Volume 62: From Sheep to Shawl  Buy CC8, Volume 62 Panelist: Judith Swanson Running time: 75 minutes From wool to fiber to dyed thread -- handling raw materials and turning them into costumes, plus safety tips, and identification of non-poisonous dyes, including Kool-Aid.
Volume 63: American Indian Quill Work  Buy CC8, Volume 63 Panelist: Elizabeth Pidgeon Running time: 46 minutes Learn this unique Native American decorative artform.
Volume 64: Using Weapons on Stage  Buy CC8, Volume 64 Panelists: Eric "Cobra" Blackburn, Paula Crist-Pickett Running time: 123 minutes Related panels: CC6-V1, CC6-V11, CC8-V11, CC8-V13 Learn how to wield your weapons with maximum stage effect and minimum danger to you, your costume and your audience. Includes tips on choreography of stage fights and more!

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