Costuming Aids
1. 
Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, 1500 - 1800
by:
Jean Hunnisett
4.34 avg rating β 67 ratings 
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Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790
by:
Linda Baumgarten
4.62 avg rating β 168 ratings 4. 
Patterns of Fashion 3: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women, C.1560-1620
by:
Janet Arnold
4.59 avg rating β 468 ratings 5. 
Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, 1800 - 1909
by:
Jean Hunnisett
4.56 avg rating β 54 ratings 6. 
Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing sixteenth - century dress
by:
Ninya Mikhaila
4.46 avg rating β 498 ratings 
9. 
The Hero's Closet: Sewing for Cosplay and Costuming
by:
Gillian Conahan
3.69 avg rating β 120 ratings 9. 
Cosplay Crash Course: A Complete Guide to Designing Cosplay Wigs, Makeup and Accessories
by:
Mina PetroviΔ
3.76 avg rating β 38 ratings 9. 
The Costume Making Guide: Creating Armor and Props for Cosplay
by:
Svetlana Quindt
4.41 avg rating β 143 ratings 
13. 
The Colette Sewing Handbook: Inspired Styles and Classic Techniques for the New Seamstress
by:
Sarai Mitnick
4.14 avg rating β 612 ratings 14. 
Gertieβs New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques
by:
Gretchen Hirsch
4.12 avg rating β 554 ratings 
16. 
After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles
by:
Frances Grimble
3.70 avg rating β 37 ratings 17. 
Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, Medieval - 1500
by:
Jean Hunnisett
4.14 avg rating β 37 ratings 17. 
Men's Garments 1830-1900: A Guide to Pattern Cutting and Tailoring
by:
R.I. Davis
4.48 avg rating β 25 ratings 
20. 
Character Costume Figure Drawing: Step-by-Step Drawing Methods for Theatre Costume Designers
by:
Tan Huaixiang
4.27 avg rating β 63 ratings 20. 
The Costume Designer's Handbook: A Complete Guide for Amateur and Professional Costume Designers
by:
Rosemary Ingham
3.91 avg rating β 102 ratings 
25. 
The Book of Prop Making: With Foam and Worbla (Tutorial Books, #3)
by:
Svetlana Quindt
4.64 avg rating β 14 ratings 25. 
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Make: Props and Costume Armor: Create Realistic Science Fiction & Fantasy Weapons, Armor, and Accessories
by:
Shawn Thorsson
4.07 avg rating β 61 ratings 29. 
Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter
by:
Alison Hansel
4.18 avg rating β 3,776 ratings 
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Fashioning the Nation: Costume and Identity in British Cinema
by:
Pam Cook
4.17 avg rating β 6 ratings 33. 
Edith Head: The Life and Times of Hollywood's Celebrated Costume Designer 3.40 avg rating β 238 ratings
34. 
How To Cosplay Volume 1 Transformation and Special - Effects Make-up
by:
Kaori Okumura
4.04 avg rating β 25 ratings 
37. 
How to Cosplay Volume 4 Cos Note 2 Wigs and Contact Lenses
by:
Graphic-Sha
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 1 rating 
41. 
Sew Subversive: Down and Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista
by:
Melissa Rannels
3.31 avg rating β 280 ratings 
45. 
Skirting the Issues and Pants for the Dance
by:
Dawn Devine
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 3 ratings 46. 
Vampire Knits: Projects to Keep You Knitting from Twilight to Dawn
by:
Genevieve Miller
3.62 avg rating β 578 ratings 47. 
A Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup: Conceptual Creations by Japanese Makeup Artists
by:
Yuko Sasaki
4.34 avg rating β 148 ratings 48. 
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Costume Design 101: The Business and Art of Creating Costumes for Film and Television
by:
Richard LaMotte
3.95 avg rating β 94 ratings 
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Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, Prototype, and Wear Your Own Interactive Garments
by:
Kate Hartman
4.11 avg rating β 110 ratings 54. 
The Book of Cosplay Painting (Tutorial Books, #2)
by:
Svetlana Quindt
4.45 avg rating β 11 ratings 