Site Map

We don't have a perfect Site map, just these summaries.... but... they'll help you get around our large site. Here you were find a few of our main

Summary for All the the Alley Cat Scratch Costume Web Sites

Alley Cat Scratch Costume has grown into a giant group of webs with many hundred pages. While we've tried to keep things clear and organized with our categories and menus, we've had to break things into manageable pieces and separate webs. This summary should help your navigation a bit. The bolded sites have many pages under them.

Movie Costume Study - *Web
- Lord of the Rings Costume - *Web
  - Characters
    - LOTR costume breakdown, by race
    - Hobbits
    - Elves
    - Dwarfs
    - Humans
    - Wizards
    - Nasties
    - Things
  - Making 'Em!
    - This is the meat of most of our how-to articles on costume and sewing techniques.
    - Construction Tips
      - many pages under here to help on all types of costuming problems
  - Buy It!
    - while still LOTR centric, has numerous buying sources for all projects: fabrics, trims, leather and more
  - Quick Costumes
    - still LOTR centric, but adding more all the time
  - LOTR Resources
    - links and articles for LOTR in depth research
  - Site & Exhibit News
  - Community
    - Tolkien links
    - Our Scrapbook
      - Pictures and dress diaries submitted by members with pattern and fabric tips.
- King Kong Costume - *Web
  - 2005 Kong - costume documentation
  - 1933 movie - documentation started
  - Also links and references to the other movies - the section is just started.
  - Making 'Em Tips
- Movie Costume Resources and Links
  - our master list of other places to look
- Costume Exhibits - *Web
  - ACS's exhibit galleries and reviews as well as links to other exhibits & list
  - The Art of Motion Picture Art & Design Exhibit at FIDM
  - 50 Designers / 50 Costumes
Future Fashion Design - *Web
- New and information on any future fashion contests. Rules explained. Sample showcases
- Fashion Figures - (Croquis) Use them to trace figures to create your designs
Halloween in Los Angeles - *Web
- Every major Halloween event we can find in LA, as well as a lot of eclectic fun ones. Broken out by section. A huge hit every year.
Alley Cat Scratch Base - *Web
- Costume Newsflash - latest costume info, including classes, new events and website update
  - Costume Events - for the Los Angeles Area
    - little calendar of costume events in and around LA including exhibit, dances (any historic era up to and including swing), museum events, shopping, conventions, ren faires, etc. Also includes links to more detailed calendar for specific types of events. There's something going on almost every weekend!
  - Los Angeles Garment District - Fabric Shopping
    - Tips about shopping in the LA garment district, as well as directions and suggestions.
- The Masquerade Handbook - the art of the midsize masquerade
  - How to order the book
  - As soon as there's time, get at least section of the book up on the web.
- The rest is just Cat's original play area before the movie costume and tips sections got out of hand...
  - Irish Wolfhound Links - Rescue Trusts and fun dog pic links
  - Photo Fantasy - just pics
    - Quick View Pics - some of Cat's projects
    - The Snow Queen
      - Bits of documentation on one of Cat's projects & examples of other Snow Queens
  - Cat's Old House - *Web
    - Just a little web put up when selling the house. left there for samples and for fun bits on faux paint and decorating.
    - Demonstrates indexing as well

Summary Index for our Making 'Em Section

Making 'Em is a massive section of Alley Cat Scratch Costume. This is only a summary of the sections and a few of the most used articles. There are many more tips and articles beneath these sections as well as links to even more information.

Patterns
- Pattern recommendation for LOTR broken down by race or shape
- Cloak Patterns
- Making a Duct Tape Dummy
  - An inexpensive way to make your own shape, lots of tips and links to other methods
- Hair and Makeup
  - LOTR centric make-up and hair techniques
  - More makeup tips including for beard stubble, removing eyebrows and more
  - All About Hobbit Feet
    - Many ways to make hobbit feet from easy feet for kids down to serious methods for feet and foot wigs. Also extra documentation on the hobbit feet.
  - All about Ears
    - Tips for creating ears out of various materials, how to put on ear times, and more
    - Casting Gelatin Ears
  - All about Wigs
    - Wig care, wig terms, how to alter wigs and more
  - Foam Gelatin Recipe
- Definitions of Sewing and Costuming Terms
  - Fabrics and techniques
  - Armor Terminology
- Construction Tips
  - Patterning and Pattern Modification Section
    - Numerous articles on Estimating fabric, fabric nap, adjusting and sizing patterns, and more
    - Making a Muslin
      - How to adjust your own patterns for a custom fit
    - Making a Doll Muslin
    - Rolled Collar Pattern
  - Fabric Techniques
  - Fabric Embellishment Techniques
    - Beading and trim techniques, web references
  - All about Armor
    - Many armor tips, terms, definitions and links
    - Armor Cheats
      - Quite a number materials can be use, including...
      - Poster Board
      - Fun Foam
    - All about Chain Maille / Chain Mail
      - All kinds of information about Maille and links including patterning, how to get started making maille, tips and more
      - Making PVC Maille / Making PVC Chain Mail
      - Aging Maille /Aging Chain Mail
  - Leather Working
    - Lots of leather sewing tips, terms, links, etc
    - Aging and distressing Leather
    - Tooling Leather
    - Leather Etching
    - Gilding Leather Carving
    - Faking Leather
  - Vambrace to Gloves
    - Lots of tips for making gauntlets and vambraces
  - Weapon Tips
    - Lots of tips and links for making swords and knives for your costumes
    - Scabbard making - step by step
    - Bow & Archery Tips
  - Shoe Tips
    - Shoe making tips and links
    - Faking Boots
    - Easy elven shoes
  - Metalwork & Crowns
    - Metal working, jewelry making, crowns, circlets and more
    - Patterns and techniques for Galadriel's Circlet, Arwen's Butterfly Crown - multiple techniques
    - Jewelry - Making the real thing
      - Soldering Tips, Metal Etching Tips, getting started, and more
    - Cleaning Silver Jewelry
  - Working with Clay
    - Lots of tips and links for working with a number of different clays including metal clay
    - Making the Chase Buckle from Clay
    - Making a clay leaf Broach
    - Decorating a Bow with Clay - Legolas' Lothlorien Bow
    - Making Clay Rosettes
  - Casting Buckles in Tin and Plastic
  - Casting Small Props
  - Making a Hobbit Pipe

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