Re the long fur and washability, any of the types that I have used (in the affordable price range) will matt if they come in contact with heat from either the water or dryer tempts. In my business of more than 20 years, I have had more animal costumes ruined by well meaning customers who washed the costume to save me the trouble!
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Pinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: [h-cost] OT painting leotards/velour-cat fur > I'm doing a production of "CATS" and need some advice. > > - Best paint for painting leotards? (nylon/spandex? cotton/spandex?) > I've dyed them solid colors, but only had moderate success with fabric > paint in a tube. I need larger splashes of color than those little > tubes. My inclination is to use Roscoe supersaturated paints (watered > down) 'cause I know they won't wash out...and these will probably need > to be washed at some point. Any better ideas? > > -Ideas for attaching bits of fur to leotards? > > -Best source for cat fur (need long for stage purposes)? > > -I have to build some of the unitards (can't buy for some of the bigger > actor/dancers) and plan to use stretch velour for some of them. Ideas > for painting to retain the velour feel? > > Any help would be appreciated! > > Kate > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
