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Repairs & Alterations

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Thanks to our extensive knowledge of historical sewing techniques, we've got the skills necessary to repair and alter your existing costumes. Not only can we take garments in to fit your measurements, using our costuming expertise we can also create innovative solutions to accommodate weight-fluctuation and use by multiple performers of differing body-types.

Fabric cut to construct a false stomacher for a Royal Shakespeare Company costume used in Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023).
Designer: Shane Erickson

Adding trim to a false stomacher for a Royal Shakespeare Company costume used in Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023).
Designer: Shane Erickson

The final false stomacher for a Royal Shakespeare Company costume used in Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023). This solution was used to accommodate the performer's rib-flare, experienced when singing, and the stomacher could be set at different points, depending on the performer's needs on the day.
Designer: Shane Erickson

Close-up detail depicting how the false stomacher for a Royal Shakespeare Company costume used in Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023) was attached. This solution was used to accommodate the performer's rib-flare, experienced when singing, and the stomacher could be set at different points, depending on the performer's needs on the day.
Designer: Shane Erickson

A false stomacher we created attached to a Royal Shakespeare Company costume used in Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023) was attached. This solution was used to accommodate the performer's rib-flare, experienced when singing, and the stomacher could be set at different points, depending on the performer's needs on the day.
Designer: Shane Erickson

Production shot depicting the false stomacher we created attached to a Royal Shakespeare Company costume used in Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023). This solution was used to accommodate the performer's rib-flare, experienced when singing, and the stomacher could be set at different points, depending on the performer's needs on the day.
Original Costume: Royal Shakespeare Company
Designer: Shane Erickson
Photo Credit: Kirsten McTernan

Close-up of the stretch gusset developed by us and inserted into the wimples worn by the nuns in Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023). This prevented the wimples from being too restrictive and enabled the performers a full range of jaw movement for singing.
Designer: Shane Erickson
Model: Niamh Pragnell-Toal
Original Pattern: Meara Platt
Costume Assistants: Charlotte Leadley-Brown, Kalyssa Speth, Theo Wyatt

Patching a hole caused by an overlocker with matching fabric for Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023). This method of repairing was invisible onstage.
Designer: Shane Erickson
Original Pattern: Meara Platt
Costume Assistants: Charlotte Leadley-Brown, Kalyssa Speth, Theo Wyatt

Final repair of a hole caused by an overlocker for Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023). This method of repairing was invisible onstage.
Designer: Shane Erickson
Original Pattern: Meara Platt
Costume Assistants: Charlotte Leadley-Brown, Kalyssa Speth, Theo Wyatt

Repairing a hired costume during Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023).
Designer: Shane Erickson
Costume Assistants: Charlotte Leadley-Brown, Kalyssa Speth, Theo Wyatt

Adding length to a hired chemise with a removeable ruffle for Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023).
Designer: Shane Erickson
Costume Assistants: Charlotte Leadley-Brown, Kalyssa Speth, Theo Wyatt

Damage to the sleevehead of a hired coat originally made for the Earl of Durham and used during Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023).
Designer: Shane Erickson
Costume Assistants: Charlotte Leadley-Brown, Kalyssa Speth, Theo Wyatt

Repaired sleevehead of a hired coat originally made for the Earl of Durham and used during Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023).
Designer: Shane Erickson
Costume Assistants: Charlotte Leadley-Brown, Kalyssa Speth, Theo Wyatt

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