31 Sewing Tutorials for Cosplay Costumes
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: 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 Fleece Hat for Costumes
Learn how to make a basic fleece hat for cosplay costumes. I created a basic pattern for this hat (see below), so please feel free to print it out and stylize the hat according to your character’s design. The pattern…
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 a Beanie for Costumes
Learn how to make a basic beanie to wear for your next cosplay costume. You can wear this hat with the bottom folded up or flat, whichever you prefer. You can print out the (free) pattern for this below and…
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 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 Bucket Hat for Costumes
Learn how to make a bucket hat for your next cosplay costume. You can print out the free pattern (below) and follow along with the tutorial and video. Feel free to alter or color block the pattern as much as…
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 Sun Hat for Costumes
Learn how to make a simple sun hat for your next cosplay costume. The pattern (which you can print below) is sized for an adult head. If you need this for a child’s costume, you’ll need to adjust the pattern…
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: 20’s Style Bonnet Hat For Costumes
I’ll walk you through how to make a cute 20’s style hat for your old-school cosplay or semi-historical costumes. You can use one color, or alternate colors as I did. Print out the pattern (below) and follow along with the…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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: 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: Obi-Style Belt for Anime Costumes (free pattern)
I’ve always liked how wrap-around belts look with the thin string going around the middle. So, I decided to make my own using some fabric scraps that I have on hand. This is actually a fairly simple tutorial that’s great…
Tutorial: Cowl Neck Scarf With Buttons
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 sew the scarf to the front and back With right sides together, sew the scarf front and back together along the perimeter. Leave a small gap in the…
Tutorial: Denim Military Hat (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 Cut out your fabric pieces from two pairs of jeans You’ll have one set of pieces in each color. Step 2 Apply buckram Add buckram (or heavy interfacing)…
Tutorial: Fleece Scarf With a Hood (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: Step 1 Sew the hood part of the scarf Sew the same-color hood pieces with right sides together down to the dot on the pattern. Press the seams open. Step 2 Sew the hood and contrast hood together…
Tutorial: Fabric Witch Hat
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) This pattern was made for a 21.5″ head (a pre-teen or small adult size head). Measure around your head (where a hat would sit) to find your measurement. Step 1…
Tutorial: Easy Arm Warmers (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: Pattern includes: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 Fold the arm warmer in half and sew Fold the arm warmers in half with right sides together. Stop sewing and backstitch at the dots to…
Tutorial: How to Make a Dragon Wing Cape (or Bat Wings)
Learn how to make wing for a dragon cosplay. I specifically made this for Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon, but just change the color to use it for any dragon cosplay. It could also work really well as…
Tutorial: Superhero Eye Mask (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 apply interfacing to the back of the mask Step 2 Pin the mask to the Mask back With right sides together, pin the mask front to the mask…
