Richard Stephens

Richard Stephens is the resident costume designer for the Port Angeles Light Opera Association. He is primarily self taught with over 12 years in fabric retail. Today he divides his time between his day job as an advertising rep for the Peninsula Daily News and his evening avocation of acting and directing.

Richard presents the following:

Scaling Up Commercial Patterns for the Larger Figure

Have you ever wanted to make an outfit that you see in the fabric store pattern books but find that it's not in your size? Drawing on his experience in theater, Richard describes how to modify commercial patterns to fit your figure. He also describes how to make a 3D dress form that exactly matches your body.