Every year our school has a Book Day and the children come dressed as their favorite book character. As they have been learning about the Tudors and my daughter is a big fan of the Terry Deary Horrid Histories books, she wanted to go as Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. I decided it just … Read more
For this Homemade Female Pirate Wench Costume, I was more than a little inspired by ‘The Redhead’ from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland…however,as it was a last-minute costume (I had only two days to make it as I’d just been invited to a Pirate Party that weekend)I didn’t happen to have any … Read more
Supplies needed for the Musketeer Costume: 1 roll of duct tape safety pins two matching blue pillow cases 1 pair of brown boots 1 pair of bell bottom jeans long sleeved white collared shirt tan vest belt cowboy hat large feather I created the design on the pillowcases by tracing the shapes on card stock … Read more
My daughter really wanted to be either Florence Nightingale or Clara Barton, civil-war era nurses – because she read about them at school. This Clara Burton Nurse Costume came out really well, adapted from a Simplicity pattern. Most of the adults at the homes knew who she was, but all the kids didn’t have a … Read more
This is a “homemade” costume, one which is a little complex in structure, but overall isn’t complicated in sewing technique. The costume was made by using historical patterns from 1750-1760, resized to fit my own measurements. The costume constitutes a total of 10 layers, which you can’t see under the gown itself but which are … Read more
Hi everyone! When I was in fifth grade, we had Colonial Day. It was too late to order a costume, so my mom made me a homemade Colonial girl costume. My hat was made of a cylinder-shaped pillow case tied with a black ribbon around my chin. I wore a black shirt and leggings. On … Read more
My Neo-Victorian Ghoul Halloween costume was almost completely handmade. The only piece on view that I didn’t make was the corset. The parasol was trimmed and the mini top hat was made completely from scratch, using metal mesh to sculpt it. I sewed the overskirt completely from scratch, and the underskirt was made from a … Read more