I have my BFA in Theatre Education, and have been teaching at the high school level for the past few years. I took several costume production courses in college, and find myself regretting now that I didn't change my major and career path.

What would you suggest for someone looking to change their path into costume production? I have a particularly strong interest in costume crafts, but I'm not sure how to move forward. I don't have much to put into a portfolio, and my current job doesn't offer me the time to find additional work at a local theater.

So, how do I make that transition? Is it worth building things on my own time and making a portfolio out of that, even if it wasn't for an actual production? I'm not sure how to move forward into an MFA program.