One of the things that was fun to work on this show was to create my own personal "washable dirt" to use to make the costumes look worn and smudged, but that would wash entirely out without using stain removers or extra washes. Since everything I used for this show was a rental, I needed to make sure everything could be washed and returned in the exact same condition as it came in (although some are in even better condition because I made a lot of repairs).
In the past, for "A Christmas Carol," I used a little mixture of cinnamon and nutmeg to create a dirty appearance on some costumes. It worked great for the show! I would mix the two in a bag, put the individual costume pieces in the bag, tie it shut, and shake. Due to the lighting on "Trestle at Pope Lick Creek" I needed to make it a little darker than my previous dirt recipe.
For Trestle I used a mixture of the following:
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| Image from a rehearsal. |
For Trestle I used a mixture of the following:
- Cinnamon
- Clover
- Instant Coffee (swap for instant espresso if you want a more rusty tint)
- Several bags of dark teas
I cut the tea bags open and added a little bit of everything else to a Tupperware container. Then I shook it all together and used a little makeup powder pad to rub the mixture onto the shirts for the different actors. In addition to all of these washing right out, it's probably the best smelling dirt you could use.
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