Jennifer Caprio is the Costume Designer for The Tempest and has some time and work saving ideas, that might also save your clothes.
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1. Things to pack in your purse for a party: Small gold safety
pins–very useful in case your strap or belt breaks, or a hem
comes out, you can discreetly re-pin them so no one will notice.
Also, a dryer sheet, which you can rub on the inside of your skirt,
or between your skirt and slip and it will act as static guard.
2. If you travel away to an event, such as a wedding or other fancy
family event, and the hotel does not have an iron, you can hang your
suit or dress up in the shower and take a hot shower, and the steam
will help to release the wrinkles.
3. If you have a piece of clothing that the iron isn’t getting the
wrinkles out of, a mixture of half-water half-vinegar in a spray
bottle will help get out the creases. It helps to use a press cloth,
which can be an old tee shirt or a lightweight clean kitchen towel,
between the iron and the clothing. This will get the creases out
without starching the garment. Also, if you have a pair of trousers
that you would like to have creased down the front of the legs,
vinegar will help make the crease crisp; again, having a press cloth
between the garment and the iron certainly helps, especially with
wool.
4. If you are sewing or cooking and cut yourself, and get a bit of
your own blood on your shirt (not a large amount–a few drops) your
own saliva gets out the blood. Your own enzymes in your
blood react with your own spit and it comes out clean. Of
course, this does not always work on HUGE stains, because there’s
only so much saliva you can produce…
5. If you are going to a party and find at the last minute that your
shoes are slippery, you can spray the bottoms of your shoes with
hairspray. This will help make them temporarily non-skid.
6. If you are looking for fabric freshener, but are allergic to the
scent in the fabric freshener (which is not uncommon) you can make a
mixture of vodka and water. This works just like febreeze and
actually better. It helps to kill the bacteria which makes the odor,
and does not cover it up with an odor of its own.
7. If you get an oil stain on your clothing (salad dressing,
mayonaise, etc) all you need is some dish detergent. You put a few
drops of it on the stain and gently rub it on the stain but not
abrasively (joy or dawn work particularly well) and put it between
two cloths (towels or old clean tee shirts) and use a low- setting on
your iron. The cloths help to absorb the oil, and then you can throw
it in the washer and it should come clean.
8. On a similar note, if you get wax on a piece of clothing, you can
put two press-cloths around the dripping, use a low setting on the
iron, and the press cloth should absorb the wax. Wash as directed.
To see the results of some of these tips, The Tempest is the latest production by the Shakespearean Festival.
Directed by Kathleen Conlin, who directed Candida this summer
Runs Sept. 14-October 27
Ticket price range: $20-$38
For tickets call 1-800-PLAYTIX or visit www.bard.org
The director’s concept:
The da Vinci Metaphor: Conlin sees Prospero as a representation of the ultimate Renaissance man, much like da Vinci himself. Prospero’s world has become the world of da Vinci’s paintings and sketches, which have inspired the costumes and set designs.
A little about The Tempest:
It was the last play written by Shakespeare without a collaborator.
It was the first play published in the Folio.
It was written for the court of King James and performed in 1611, two years before Shakespeare’s retirement from the theatre.
For more information, you can visit the Utah Shakespearean Festival at their website:
www.bard.org
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