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Conference Dates: May 25-28, 2001
Chair: Co-Chairs: Katherine Jepson & Eileen Capes
City: Calgary
State: Alberta, Canada
Venue: The Westin Calgary
320 - 4th Ave. S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2S6 Canada
Phone: (403) 266-1611 or 1-800-937-8461
Fax: (403) 233-7471
http://www.westin.com/property.taf?prop=1078&lc=en
Convention Website: The CC19 Home Page
Membership Fees: Starting at $50 Cdn., ending at $125 Cdn.
Evening Event passes: $40 Cdn. (allow access to all three of the evening events only)
One Day: $50 Cdn. (Fri, Sat & Sun), $25 Cdn. (Mon only)
Supporting Fees: $35Cdn/$25US/$35Aust. throughout
Sponsored By: Western Canadian Costumer's Guild
Final Membership: ?
Attending Membership: 200 (approx)
Convention Committee: CHAIRS; ICG LIAISON: Eileen Capes & Katherine Jepson
TREASURER; HOTEL LIAISON: Eileen Capes
SECRETARY; SECURITY; VOLUNTEERS CO-ORDINATOR: Stephen M Cross
PROGRAMMING; SINGLE PATTERN CONTEST: Katherine Jepson
SF & F MASQUERADE: Wayne Carmichael
HISTORICAL MASQUERADE: Pierre Pettinger
FUTURE FASHION FOLIO: Johanna Breijer
FUTURE FASHION SHOW; WEARABLE ART CONTEST: Pierre Pettinger
DEALERS' ROOM; DOLL CONTEST: Judy Simpson
EXCURSIONS ORGANIZER: Kim Nagata
FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL; DISPLAY ROOM: Kristiina Anderson
CON SUITE: Kevin Jepson
STAGE CREW HEAD: Arthur Taylor
TECH CREW HEAD: David Logan
REGISTRAR: Cliff Samuels
MEDIA LIAISON; BILLETING DATABASE: Pam Bowyer
PUBLICATIONS EDITOR: Leslie Carmichael
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Gloria Singendonk
WEB PAGE: Betsy Delaney
GREEN ROOM: Byron Connell
PRAIRIE COSTUME SOCIETY LIAISON: Katherine Jepson

Theme: Turn of the Century (ANY Century)
Friday Social: Space Cowboys and Other Oddities
Special Activities: Round Table Discussion Groups
Dealers:

• Bless Your Buttons: Costume Jewelry (1900 -1960)
  
• Luc Smiers: Purveyor of fine European Lace, Contemporary & Vintage [Last Minute Cancelation]
  
• Farthingales (Fabrics By Mail): Corset Fabrics, Bones & Busks, Hoop Steel, Crinoline, Net, Dyeable Silks & Cottons
  
• MacPhee Workshop: http://www.macpheeworkshop.com/
  
• Alberta Industrial Models: Resin Cast Prop Recreations
  

Program and Participants: PLEASE NOTE: REFER TO THE "At-a-Glance" GUIDE FOR TIMES AND PLACES. IF THERE IS A DISPUTE BETWEEN THIS PROGRAMME BOOK AND THE "At-a-Glance" GUIDE, THE GUIDE TAKES PRECEDENCE.

Some programming descriptions were unavailable at press time -- please refer to the "At-a-Glance" Guide for these.

All hands-on workshops are limited attendance. If you would like to attend one or more of these workshops, please talk to Katherine Jepson to see if room is still available. Prices are in Canadian funds.

Friday Programs:

• Opening Ceremonies
  
• DRAPING A BASIC BODICE (This demonstration will introduce the principles and techniques used to drape a basic woman's fitted bodice. Variations stemming from this bodice will also be discussed and demonstrated. The importance of grainline will be emphasized.): Wendy Bakgaard (2 hours)
  
• CONSERVING COSTUMES (Conservation, proper packing and storage.): Rebecca Tinkham
  
• Recreating Costume from Artwork: Pierre Pettinger & Sandy Pettinger, Diane Kovalcin, Eileen Capes
  
• What Judges Look For: Diane Kovalcin, Cat Devereaux, Sue Toker
  
• FABRIC MANIPULATION (Got lazy fabric? Make it stand up and take notice with fabric manipulation. Learn, with a hands-on panel, how to shape fabric into interesting and challenging shapes.): Jacqui Ward
  
• MALE BELLY DANCE COSTUME (Costume ideas from tribal and cabaret, trying to look glitzy without being too feminine.): Charles Galway
  
• Costuming in Small Spaces
  
• Welcome to Calgary (Left part of your costume at home? We'll tell you where the craft stores are. Hungry? We'll tell you about some great places to eat. Have "spare" time between panels? We'll tell you what you can do. Calgary has a lot to offer and we're here to tell you about it.): Kim Nagata, Judy Simpson, Cliff Samuels
  
• RESIST AND INDIGO DYEING (This presentation will introduce some of the wonders and ways of indigo dyeing using shibori (resist dyeing) techniques. Various resist techniques will be demonstrated and samples of the results of these methods will be displayed and discussed.): Wendy Bakgaard (2 hours)
  
• Bead All that You Can Bead (Beginner Beading) (Learn to bead fabric applique.): Lisa Ashton & Judy Simpson (2 hours; kit $8.50)
  
• PLEATING, GATHERING AND DRAPING FABRIC FOR EFFECT (This lecture will demonstrate how the techniques for creating modern window treatments can be applied to create elaborately draped effects for costumes.): Michael Bruno
  
• RECREATING THE 1901 JANET ARNOLD RIBBON DRESS (100 yards of ivory ribbon, 25 yards of satin bias tape and satin tubes!!! And this all goes on one dress? By hand?? Yes! This class will show how this satin and net dress from Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion" can be recreated. We'll cover a number of traditional sewing methods and trimming techniques as well as discuss how to select and prepare modern fabrics to give a more historical look. Also included is a mini hand project to demonstrate these techniques, and a handout. Bring very clean hands as we're going to get up close into the stitches.): Cat Devereaux (2 hours)
  
• Adventures in Theatre Costuming ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• OVERVIEW OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVICES FOR LADIES CLOTHES ("Hoops, Bustles, Corsets, Bum Rolls, and So Forth" - A detailed and comprehensive overview lecture of the substructures that reshape a lady's silhouette. We will not only focus on these types of mechanical devices, but will also discuss silhouettes and historical reasons behind these shapes.): Darla Kruger (2 hours)
  
• RELIGIOUS FORMS IN COSTUME (This panel will be a discussion of origins and design of religious costumes. The focus will be on Judeo-Christian costumes, but all cultures will be included in the discussion. Sensitivity and cautions will also be considered.): Pierre Pettinger & Sandy Pettinger
  
• Wired Ribbon Flowers (Learn to make three different ribbon flowers for decorating hats and other costume accessories. Bring embroidery or other small scissors.): Katherine Jepson (2 hours; kit $5.00)
  
• BOBBIN LACE - an Introduction (The basics of bobbin lace and some examples. If you are planning on taking the bobbin lace workshop, please come to this demonstration first.): Lynn Fraser
  
• Social
  

Saturday Programs:

• FURRY COSTUMES-MORE THAN JUST FUNNY? (A discussion on how to do "serious" sci-fi or historical animal costumes. What to do when you don't want to just make 'em laugh.): Daren Bost
  
• Dynamics of Group Costuming ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• Belly Dance Costume: Cheryl Johnson, Charles Galway & Leslie Carmichael
  
• ELIZABETHAN SHIRTS (A slide show and lecture. Several pieces of vintage clothing will be available for inspection.): Jeannette (Jette) Brown (2 hours)
  
• Bobbin Lace (Kit includes 12 pairs of bobbins (24), mylar for pattern, open and closed pins and thread. Students are advised to attend Lynn's demo/lecture before the workshop.): Lynne Fraser (4 hours; kit $45.00)
  
• Millinery (A two part workshop
  Two sessions. Participants will construct a wired buckram hat form to be covered as desired.): Carol van Ee (2 hours each; kit TBA)
  
• FIBRE PREPARATION (This class will discuss the history and demonstrate the practice of woolcombing and handcarding. Several types of fibres will be available for the student to experiment with, including fleece from a variety of period sheep breeds. The student will receive a handout and a sample package of fleece to take home.): Bess Anderson
  
• INSIDE THE BUTTON BOX (This will be an overview of the history of buttons, focusing primarily on the 19th century to the mid-twentieth century, with information on decorative trends and tips on identification and care. From the simple china buttons worn by pioneer women to the black and white Jazz Age buttons of the flappers, buttons tell stories about people, costumes and history.): Linda Kupecek
  
• I'll never do THAT again ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• USING LEATHER AND METAL IN MEDIA RECREATION COSTUMING (Working with leather, suede and Ultra Suede to create media costumes like Klingons, Xena, Sheena, etc. Construction techniques and how to attach metal, metal mesh and other unusual materials.): Johanna Breijer
  
• Advanced Beading (Includes sufficient material to complete a project. Bring a variety of thin needles, note-taking materials. Optional supplies could include an assortment of beads you like in a variety of sizes, decorative shank buttons, grey, white or black upholstery thread, snaps, split rings and fasteners; and anything else you'd like to incorporate into the pieces.): Alison Kondo (3 hours; kit $25.00)
  
• COSTUMING OF THE TROUBADOR PERIOD (Twelfth century Western Europe saw the development of one of the first true "fashion fads" of the Medieval era. Cymbric will take you through the history and influences that would define the dazzling array of fashions from that time period. Her presentation will conclude with practical advice on garment construction as well as examples of appropriate designs, fabric choices, etc. to create your own troubadour era fashion originals.): Cymbric VanFaulkner
  
• RECREATING MOVIE PROPS (Cliff will show how his company takes props from various movies and recreates new ones that look identical to the originals. He will explain the process from creating the molds to pouring the castings to painting the finished models.): Cliff Erasmus
  
• Costuming with Kids ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• ETHNIC BELLY DANCE COSTUME (A slide show in 3 parts: Traditional Middle East clothing; Ethnic Fantasy; Current International Dance Costumes.): Kim Davies (2 hours)
  
• ART OF CELTIC KNOTWORK (Learn the basics of creating your own Celtic knotwork! Handouts supplied. Please bring a pencil and eraser if possible (limited quantities will be available at the class). Topics to be covered: The Basic Knot, Advanced Knotting, Double and Triple Spirals, and whatever else we can squeeze in!): Carl Buziak
  
• DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURISTIC DESIGN CONTEST (A look at designing for Futuristic Design contests. What works, what doesn't and why all the rules.): Fran Evans (2 hours)
  
• Drop Spindle Spinning (Learn to use a drop spindle to make thread. Bess will have loaner spindles, or participants may purchase one from her for $15-$35.): Bess Anderson (2 hours; kit $8.00)
  
• Media Costuming: Pam Bowyer, Johanna Breijer, Diane Kovalcin, Katherine Jepson
  
• Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade
  

Sunday Programs:

• Wings and Other Supported Structures: Charles Galway, Cheryl Johnson, Wayne Carmichael, Deb Salisbury
  
• Switching Disciplines: SF/F to Historical and vice-versa ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• COSTUMES OF THE PEKING OPERA (One hour slide lecture. Will cover major types of costume and characters found in Peking Opera.): Alison Kondo (2 hours)
  
• Beaded Beads (In this lecture/workshop, participants will learn how to use basic beadweaving (as opposed to bead embroidery) techniques to take inexpensive plastic or glass beads and cover or embellish them with other beads to create rosettes, paisleys, and other shapes that can then be incorporated as high impact decorations on your costumes. Directions for 3 techniques (netted bead, brick stitch rosette, and peyote "Saturn" bead) will be provided, and kits will be available for participants who wish to complete a bead in class.): SuZ Garcia (1 hour; kit $1.00)
  
• Millinery (A two part workshop
  Two sessions. Participants will construct a wired buckram hat form to be covered as desired.): Carol van Ee (2 hours each; kit TBA)
  
• MILITARY UNIFORMS (Byron doesn't want to lecture for a full hour, so he's looking for audience participation. Tell him your interests. He'll be talking about sources of information on uniforms and hopes others will contribute to the discussion; he may have a bibliography to distribute. He'll bring some photos to examine, mostly of British uniforms.): Byron Connell
  
• MEDIAEVAL DECORATIVE DAGGING (Join Cymbric as she takes you step-by-step through the process of creating beautiful dags. Those lovely, fluttery, edges were used on garment hems, sleeves and hats - even tents - from the twelfth century to the end of the Mediaeval era. Dagging can give an unmistakably medieval quality to a garment, yet creating dags that hang beautifully instead of drooping or that are just the right style for the fabric or period of the garment, can pose serious challenges to any costumer. Cym shows you just how easy it can be.): Cymbric VanFaulkner
  
• RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION (How and why you should do research, even for fantasy costuming, and how to put it together for presentation.): Morgan Smith
  
• Are Birds or Cats Better Pets for Costumers? (The Great Debate - "ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• FABRIC SELECTION FOR HISTORICAL COSTUME (An open discussion about historical textile (including a bit on colours and dyes). The goal will be to give a concept of what textiles are available today that have an historical context, and what textiles can be used as reasonable replacements for historical fabrics that are simply no longer available or out of the price range of the average costumer. There will also be some discussion of handling and difficulty levels for different fabrics. Lots of questions are encouraged - consider this an interactive textile class. Fabric swatches of some good choices will be available to look at and handle.): Darla Kruger (2 hours)
  
• SO YOU GOT SUCKERED (or RUNNING A FUTURISTIC DESIGN CONTEST) (A light-hearted look at the task of running a Futuristic Design Contest and putting together a Fashion Folio for the faint of heart or the not so fleet of foot.): Fran Evans (2 hours)
  
• Polymer Clay 1" scale Dolls (Make a 1/12 scale polymer clay doll. Bring, if available, small sculpting tools such as are used in sculpting stone clay. Completed dolls will be baked to set the clay; incomplete dolls will go home with the students to be completed and baked there.): Leslie Carmichael (2 hours; kit $5.00)
  
• Piecework in Costume: Diane Kovalcin & Lisa Ashton
  
• EMBELLISHING SPANDEX (Designing embellishments for stretch fabrics. Creating stencils, and transferring designs to the garment; applying sequins, beads, glitter, and rhinestones so they stay on. Dyeing Spandex. Samples of skating wear.): Judy Simpson
  
• Do "Costume Nazis" Make us Better Costumers? ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• 3-D MAKE-UP (Using latex, derma wax, and other appliances. A demonstration of creating a Foaming Sponge Gelatin head piece - a new material which is non-toxic, re-usable and requires only a mold, a microwave oven, and a freezer. The process takes 1/2 hour to complete.): Johanna Breijer (2 hours)
  
• RECREATING THE GREENLAND DRESS (An overview of Norse costume and the textile finds at Herjolfsnes and related garments, with a real (hand-woven) interpretation of the "Ronsbjorg Dress" as illustration.): Morgan Smith
  
• Basic Blackwork Embroidery (16th century decorative work using black thread on white fabric. Bring note-taking materials, embroidery scissors and a small hoop or embroidery frame.): Sharon Wildwind (2 hours; kit $5.00)
  
• Belly Dance Costumes
  
• STREET CHARACTERS (A presentation from "Street Characters", a local mascot-building company.): Glenn Street
  
• Bustle Draping Techniques (A quick overview and demonstration of bustle draping methods used in the 1870's and 1880's, ranging from quick and simple to challenging.): Deb Salisbury
  
• Once and Future Fashion Show
  

Monday Programs:

• Costume Widows/Widowers/Orphans ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• SKATING AND DANCE COSTUMES (Adapting commercial patterns for optimum comfort, freedom of movement and smooth fit. Choosing the right fabric and working with stretch fabric. Assorted other hints & tips and troubleshooting.): Judy Simpson
  
• ICG Meeting
  
• T-TUNICS: NOT JUST FOR MEDIEVALS (A look at the basic garment of the T-tunic and other simple-shaped garments based on fabric rectangles. It's wildly versatile for historical garments from around the world. Its simplicity can launch it into the future and it makes a great basic pattern. Class will cover how to make the pattern to fit yourself; basic construction and then elaborate ways to decorate it and stretch your imagination. Includes handout.): Cat Devereaux (2 hours)
  
• Sewing Machine Selection ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• WHY GOOD GUYS WEAR WHITE (A look at the use of colour in costuming. Why certain colours evoke certain feelings and how to make use of this in your costumes.): Frances W. Evans (2 hours)
  
• Best and Worst Historical Costume Movies ("ROUND-TABLE" DISCUSSION)
  
• FEMALE SILHOUETTES THROUGH THE AGES (This will be a comprehensive overview lecture of women's silhouettes from the 15th Century through the 1920s. The class will provide students with a basic understanding of what makes each era's outline different from the previous and the next period of time by examining the lines of clothing.): Darla Kruger (2 hours)
  
• Closing Ceremonies
  

Publications Contents: Progress Report 1 (1 page, 11" x 17", folded, no cover)

• Contact Information
  
• Committee
  
• Positions Available
  
• Membership Rates
  
• Friday Night Social
  
• Hotel
  
• Panels
  
• Dealers' Room
  
• The Catalog: Triple Red Sun Intergalactic Commerce Complex (The Future Fashion Folio)
  
• Contests (Single Pattern Contest, Doll Contest, Wearable Art Contest, Themed Hall Costumes: "Turn of the Century - Any Century")
  
• Excursions & Attractions
  
• Paid Advertising
  
• Membership Form
  

Progress Report 2 (10 pages, 8.5" x 11", stapled, no cover)

• Contact Information
  
• Hotel
  
• Membership Rates
  
• Touring Downtown Calgary
  
• Committee
  
• Positions Available
  
• Future Fashion
  
• The Catalog: Triple Red Sun Intergalactic Commerce Complex (The Future Fashion Folio) - Complete Information
  
• Friday Night Social
  
• Single Pattern Contest Rules
  
• Service Mark Notice
  
• Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade Rules
  
• General Rules
  
• Members
  
• Membership Form
  
• Dealers Room Registration / Application
  

Progress Report 3 (10 pages, 8.5" x 11", stapled, no cover)

• Contact Information
  
• Membership Rates
  
• Exchange Rates and Taxes
  
• Chairman's Message
  
• Service Mark Notice
  
• Westin Hotel
  
• Room Rates
  
• Programming
  
• Historical Masquerade Rules
  
• Friday Night Social
  
• Crash Space
  
• So -- Where is Calgary?
  
• Future Fashion Folio and Show
  
• Single Pattern Contest
  
• Wearable Art Contest (Necktie)
  
• Doll Contest
  
• Costume-Con 22 (Bids)
  
• Excursions
  
• Metric Conversion
  
• What Can I Bring Into Canada?
  
• Stage Layout
  
• Green Room and Stage Information
  
• Stage
  
• Dealers' Room Registration / Application
  
• Membership List
  
• Committee Members
  

Progress Report 4 (12 pages plus blow-in, 8.5" x 11", stapled, no cover)

• Chairman's Message
  
• Don't Forget to Vote!
  
• Getting to the Hotel
  
• SF & F Masquerade (Technical Details)
  
• Doll Contest Rules
  
• Flying WestJet
  
• Excursions
  
• Future Fashion Folio
  
• Single Pattern Contest and Tie Contest
  
• Dealers' Room
  
• Programming
  
• Crash Space
  
• Membership Rates
  
• Spaceport
  
• Membership List
  
• Committee Members
  
• Limited Attendance Workshops - Sign-up
  
• Programming Participation - Sign-up
  
• Site Selection Ballot (blow-in)
  
• Bid Advertising
  

Progress Report 5 (8 pages, 8.5" x 11", stapled, no cover)

• Chairman's Message
  
• Editor's Message
  
• Historical Masquerade
  
• Friday Night Social
  
• Dealers' Room Update
  
• Masquerades - Presentation Audiocassettes
  
• 2001 - A Space Oddity
  
• Workshops Update
  
• Display Room (Exhibits)
  
• Memberships
  
• Registration
  
• Registration Request
  
• Excursions
  
• SF & F Masquerade Entry Form
  
• Foreign Exchange
  
• Window Display
  
• Committee Members
  
• Membership List
  
• Contact Information
  
• Volunteering Sign-Up Sheet
  
• Excursion Sign-Up Form
  
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade Entry Form - PR 5 Edition
  

Program Book (54 pages, 8.5" x 11", Spiral Bound, Cardstock)

• Map of the Hotel
  
• Table of Contents
  
• Friday Night Social
  
• Co-Chairman's Welcome
  
• Event Schedule
  
• Hall Costume Contest
  
• Registration Information
  
• Volunteers
  
• "Your First Costume-Con?"
  
• Corporate Sponsors
  
• About Children
  
• A Note About Attire
  
• Smoking Policy
  
• About the Westin Hotel
  
• Programming
  
• Workshops
  
• Biographies
  
• Fantasy and Science Fiction Masquerade (Rules)
  
• Historical Masquerade (Rules)
  
• Technical Information for Masquerades
  
• Map of Masquerade Area
  
• Official Photography/Videos
  
• Members' Photography
  
• Weapons Policy
  
• Single Pattern Contest (Rules)
  
• Doll Contest (Rules)
  
• Future Fashion Folio and Show
  
• Dealers' Room
  
• Hospitality Suite
  
• Display Room (Exhibits)
  
• Membership List
  
• CC22 Site Selection & Ballot Information
  
• Excursions
  
• Calgary Attractions
  
• ConStitution
  
• Western Canadian Costumers' Guild
  
• Costume-Con 19 Committee
  
• Emergency Numbers
  
• Artist Credits
  
• Contact Information
  
• Paid Advertising
  

Pioneered: Round Table Discussion Groups
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Animal X
Voting Info: Site Selection Ballot (held at Costume-Con 16):

* Calgary: 32
* No Preference: 1
* None of the Above: 1

Total received: 38

We also received four invalid votes (duplicate).