Costumes & chemistry
Subtitle: a comprehensive guide to materials and applications
By: Sylvia Moss.
Publisher: Costume & Fashion Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Costume; Costume design; Textile chemistry
Other titles: Costumes and chemistry
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-456) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  PART ONE; title: Getting Started 11; title: Health and Safety 13; title: Toxic Effects 14; title: Individual Protection 16; title: Surface Preparation 25; title: PART TWO; title: Materials and Methods - Descriptions and Uses 29; title: Materials to Apply to Costumes 31; title: Adhesives 31; title: Coatings 81; title: Colorants 101; title: Metallizers 158; title: Materials for Forming Costumes 184; title: Making aLifeCast 184; title: Casting Plastics 188; title: Plastic Sheetings 239; title: PART THREE; title: Applications 289; title: Costume Pieces and Accessories 293; title: Armor 293; title: Collars 303; title: Headdresses 307; title: Jewelry 321; title: Padding Suits 327; title: Showgirls' Starburst Tails 333; title: Wings 334; title: Specialtyand Special-Effects Costumes 340; title: Aliens 340; title: Birds 342; title: Insects 345; title: Mammals 348; title: Reptiles 359; title: Drag Queens 363; title: Fantasy Creatures 365; title: Humanoids 374; title: Inanimate Objects 381; title: Robots 390; title: Space Suits 393; title: Superheroes and Antiheroes 397; title: SurfaceEffects 403; title: Distressing 403; title: Surface Modification 409; title: Synthetic Embroidery 415; title: PART FOUR; title: Appendices 417; title: Appendix I: Solvents 418; title: Appendix II: Acids, Alkalis, andOxidizers 425; title: Appendix III: Stain Removal 426; title: Appendix IV: Keeping Actors Safe and Healthy 432; title: Appendix V: Glossary 433; title: Appendix VI: Resources 439; title: Directory to Workshops and Studios 439; title: Directory to Manufacturers and Distributors 440; title: Product List 447; title: Source Material andConsultants 453; title: Index 457.