Costume Artisan & Designer
loveandsaltstudios.com
Theater · Dance · Film
Seven years of building, draping, and altering the garments that carry a story — from pre-Roman silhouettes to structured suiting, with an eye for the experience a costume creates on stage.
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I'm a costumer who cares as much about the experience a garment creates as the seams that hold it together.
I trained at CalArts, earning a BFA in Experience Design & Production: Costumes — a degree that grounds me in the technical craft of the shop while keeping me attentive to the story a costume tells the audience. Across theater, dance, and film, I work in machine and hand sewing, pattern drafting, and the full range of standard costuming equipment: industrial machines, sergers, dye vats, and specialty adhesives.
An alterations specialist by trade and an active part of the dress-history community, I'm at home in period construction techniques, silhouettes, and historic fabrics and dyes from the pre-Roman era to the present day. I'm also deeply committed to equity and inclusion in fitting rooms — working with the trans community to make costume fittings a comfortable, affirming experience.
Selected Projects
Recent Work
In the Shop
Craft & Specialty
Construction
- Industrial & domestic machine sewing
- Overlock & coverstitch machines
- Advanced hand sewing
- Pattern draping & flat patterning
- Tailoring of suits & structured garments
Specialty
- Corsetry & boning
- Custom mask making & rigging
- Shoemaking & leather work
- Historic costume construction
- Dyeing & specialty adhesives
Materials & More
- Silk, wool, linen & fine naturals
- Stretch fabrics & craft materials
- Period silhouettes & dress history
- Affirming, inclusive fittings
- Research for productions
Get in Touch
Let's make
something together
Available for theater, dance, and film — stitching, crafts, alterations, and design. I'd love to hear about your production.