The term 'ballet skirt' actually refers to a wide-range of costumes, from the simple classroom wrap-skirt all the way to the boned-bodice dance-dress seen in so many ballets.

In this book, Ms. Folts provides instructions on seamed and un-seamed full-circle skirts, single and multi-layered skirts, dance-class and graduated-length 'cascade' skirts, as well as variations on all these themes.

This is the only work of its type available today!

Chapter topics include:

• A discussion of the various chiffons available
• Calculating skirt lengths and fabric amounts
• Layout and cutting for seamed and unseamed circle-skirts
• Plackets and waistbands
• Layered variations
• Dance-class skirts and graduated-length skirts
• Finishing
• How to design-in the movement without that 'pregnant-on-stage' fullness
• Incorporating variations on the basic themes
• And much more!

This work should be an essential part of every costumer's and designer's library, and is equally suitable for professionals and amateurs alike.

The book includes a pattern for a simple dance-class skirt. These are the very techniques, materials, measurements, and patterns Ms. Folts uses in her own professional designs.

Coil-bound and printed single-sided to lay flat for ease of use
Item# BKCF103 - Price:  $30.00

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