labricoleuse | Parasol book now available!

I'm so excited and thrilled to announce that my book, Sticks in Petticoats: Parasol Manufacture for the Modern Costumer, is now available for purchase!

I've put it out in two different editions--full color and greyscale, as well as making the full-color edition alternately available as a download. The pricing structure is $30 for the full-color text, $25 for the greyscale version, and $15 for the download. The two editions are paperback only--i decided against hardcover because of its slim size.

Here is the blurb describing it:

Written as a resource for costumers and propbuilders in the performing arts industry, this reference volume contains a range of in-depth information on the design, construction, and repair of parasols. Chapters include a brief history of the parasol, step-by-step instructions on different patterning methods for parasol canopies, and suggestions for making material and trim choices. Numerous illustrations, diagrams, and photographs augment the text, and appendices include a thorough glossary of parasol component terms. Sticks in Petticoats is an invaluable addition to any costumer or propbuilder's professional library.

I plan to eventually get it an ISBN and made available through Amazon and other booksellers, but right now it's through Lulu Publications only. (I've got to worry about teaching the class it was written for, first!) When it does wind up ISBN'ed and wider-released, it will be the exact same editions as these. It is not a long book--72 pages--but much of the information in it you won't find in print anywhere else. If i could have found another existing reference of its kind to use as a textbook, i wouldn't have written it myself!

Thank you to EVERYONE who has helped out on this in any number of ways, and to those of you who inspire me simply by reading this blog, commenting on its posts, or just taking the information and applying it in your own projects.

Incidentally, please feel free to distribute the information on its release to anyone (or email list, bboard, forum, etc.) you feel might be interested!

And, lastly, YAY!