The Motley Group designed sets and costumes from 1932 to 1976 for plays by Shakespeare and modern classics, opera, ballet, and motion pictures. This online collection includes digitized images of their original sketches.
An organization that seeks to advance the global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance. Works to stimulate scholarship and encourage study in the rich and diverse field of costume.
Demonstrates basic hand stitches, back stitch, basting, chain, blind stitch, etc. and the appropriate use for each. Needle types and thread considerations for different purposes are explained as well as the proper threading of a needle.
Selective indexing in Art Index. Additional indexing and full-text for selected articles published since 2001 are available on the Fiberarts Magazine website.
Online full-text is available for issues published 1993-1998. Ceased publication in 1998. The library also has print issues published 1973-1992 under the earlier title Theatre Crafts.
Provides information on specialized techniques for the use of plastics and other nontraditional materials in costumes for theatre, film, and television.
Lists sources such as books, articles, theses, programs and archival collections that document costume used in theatrical productions from earliest times to 1996.
Lists English-language books of interest to costume designers published between 1957 and 1978. Useful for identifying books that may be difficult to find in online databases.
Costumes and Chemistry: A Comprehensive Guide to Materials and Applications by 
Costume Craftwork on a Budget by 
