18 Cosplay Clothes Sewing Patterns and Tutorials
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Pair of Pants for Costumes
This tutorial will walk you through how to make a pair of pants with an elastic waist. It’s meant to be a basic building block you can use to sew the different pieces of your cosplay costume. It may seem…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Wrap Skirt for Costumes
This tutorial will teach you how to make a simple gathered wrap skirt with a wide waistband. It’s the most basic type of skirt you can make for costumes since it only requires a bunch of rectangles sewn together, so…
Tutorial: How to Sew Shorts Under a Skirt for Costumes
A lot of times anime and game characters have skirts that are a bit too short. You can use the steps in this tutorial to create shorts that fit under your skirt. I’ll walk you through how to make the…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic T-shirt From Scratch for Costumes
This is a basic T-shirt sewing tutorial that is meant to help all of you who are looking to start making your cosplay costumes completely from scratch. I’ll go over how to use your measurements to make your pattern and…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Jacket for Costumes
Learn how to make a basic jacket for your next cosplay. This costume piece is made with mostly rectangles, making it easy to create without a pattern. I’ll also walk you through how to create that contrast band along neckline…
How to Make Basic Harem Pants for Costumes (sewing pattern included)
This is a tutorial for a basic pair of elastic waist harem pants. It’s best to use a lightweight material for these (which also makes them great for summer conventions). If this is your first time making your own costume,…
Basic Bandeau Tutorial for Summer Cosplays
This tutorial will walk you through how to make a basic bandeau to use for your next costume. You can also use this tutorial to create a basic swimsuit top if you’re going to a summer convention that has a…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Pair of Shorts for Costumes
This tutorial is just a basic costume builder you can use for any cosplay character that wears shorts. You can even add a band of elastic to the bottom to turn these into shoujo-style puff shorts. I’ll walk you through…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Tank Top from Scratch for Costume
This is a sewing tutorial for a basic tank top to use as a cosplay building block. It will show you how to create a tank top from scratch without having to buy a pattern. I encourage you to follow…
Tutorial: Elastic Harem Pants For Cosplay Costumes
This tutorial will walk you through how to make basic baggy pants with an elastic waist and cuffs as a basic building block for your next costume. Feel free to change or adjust your design however you want to match…
Tutorial: Circle Shirt Anime Top for Cosplay
If your costume has a loose fitting top with a neckband, use this tutorial to help you understand how to create your cosplay design. This tutorial will walk you through the basics so you understand how the flowy circle shirt…
Tutorial: How to Make a Pair of Drawstring Pants for Costumes
This tutorial will walk you through how to make your own joggers or sweatpants from scratch for your next cosplay. It shows you how to use your own measurements to create the pattern and then how to put it all…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Cami for Costumes
Making your own cosplay costume is not as difficult as you think. This tutorial is meant to be a basic building block to use in your cosplay construction process. I’ll show you how to use your own measurements to make…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Pair of Capris for Costumes
Anime characters sometimes have unusual costumes. This tutorial is meant to be a basic building block for any character wearing 3/4 or knee length pants. I’ll walk you through how to create your pants from scratch and how to sew…
Tutorial: How to Make a Skirt From Scratch for Costumes
Learn how to make a high-waisted skirt for your next costume. I’ll show you how to add an elastic back so that you don’t have to worry about how to install a zipper. I’ll walk you through how to design…
Tutorial: How to Make a Wrap Shirt for Basic Cosplay Costumes
Learn how to make the most basic type of shirt using just rectangles. This is meant to be a basic cosplay building block that you can customize according to your character’s needs. I’ll show you how to make the pattern…
Easy Tie-On Pants Tutorial for Costumes
This tutorial will show you how to make a wide pair of pants that you tie onto your waist. It’s a way to make pants without using a zipper or elastic. I plan on making a Hakama-style pants tutorial eventually,…
Basic Flowy Pants Tutorial for Costumes
In my effort to try and make tutorials for those basic building pieces of cosplay costumes, I decided a pair of elastic waist flowy pants was a good idea. This tutorial is meant to be used with a lightweight material…
