Homemade Costumes
How To Sew Your own costume
Making your own homemade costumes is fun and creative. I love to be able to use my imagination and create anything I want. If you have an idea for a costume you can make it.
I have worked in the costume industry for many years, so I have had the privaledge of seeing many beautiful theatre quality costumes. Watching a master costume designer at work gives me great inspiration and I want to share it with you.
 
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Costumes give you freedom to break free of the usual fashion constraints and let your imagination fly.
The only thing holding you back from having a great costume is your imagination. I hope to inspire you and show you ways to make a costume you will be proud to wear.
My Homemade Costumes
Click any of the links to see how these costumes were made.
Sailor Moon
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Burlesque Costume
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Strawberry Shortcake
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Wizard of Oz Costume |
Colonial Costumes
Steampunk Clothing
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Steampunk Clothing is a popular choice for wedding themes, as well as costume party dress up. I have mentioned before that I work in a costume shop. Requests for Steampunk fashion is rising and this is my latest creation. For a closer look click the photo to the left. |
Where To Find Costume Sewing Patterns
There are a variety of costume sewing patterns available. If you can't find the exact pattern for the costume you want or need, I will show how to be creative and make costumes using more than one pattern.
Even if you are not a sewer or are a novice sewer, there are easy ways to make great costumes using sewing patterns.
Start by looking at the pattern companies costume pages for costume ideas and patterns that you would like to make. Simplicity.com has the largest variety of costume patterns for all ages.
Burda carries a smaller selection of costume sewing patterns. It is worth looking at their selection.
McCalls and Butterick and KwikSew have a good variety of period costumes. These pattern companies offer accessory patterns for example crowns, jewelry, hats etc.
Costume Sewing Fabrics
When you purchase a costume sewing pattern, the instructions will tell you what fabric is suitable.
However, fabric can be expensive, so take the time to look for fabric on sale or clearance.
It can be quite expensive to make a costume, especially if you purchase supplies at full price. Keep in mind it is a costume.
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Historical Costume
Historical costumes are a lot of fun for any reason. Dressing up like your favorite historical person gives another dimension to dressing up and creating your own historical version of fashion is interesting and rewarding.
Leave homemade costumes to Go to sewing patterns for more info on how to read patterns.