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 leave a gap in the seams for the thumb hole. After sewing, turn the arm…
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 sew the ear to the ear lining Sew the ears to the ear lining with right sides together, leaving the bottom open. Step 2 clip corners and trim the seam, then turn to right side Trim the corners and curves to reduce bulk,…
Supplies Needed: Step 1 Cut big strips of tulle The exact length and width don’t matter too much. About 4-6 inches wide and fairly uniform length (about twice the length you want your final tutu to be. Cut multiple colors if you want. You’ll want 40-50 strips of tulle to get the full tutu skirt…
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 back pieces. The back is still two separate pieces for now. Draw in the eyeholes…
Color blocking is a way of breaking a sewing pattern down into pieces so that you can use different colored fabrics in the same design. It’s an excellent way to create unique garments that also use up leftover remnants of fabric. This tutorial will walk you through the basic technique for creating color block sections…
This tutorial will teach you how to attach a belt buckle with a prong to a belt. You don’t need any special equipment for this tutorial and it’s great for beginners or people with any amount of sewing experience. This is mainly meant to attach buckles to DIY fabric belts, but the same principles can…
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 bat wings. This is a pretty simple tutorial that attaches the dragon wings to sleeves…
This method of making dragon wings creates shining, see-through wings that look somewhat ephemeral. You can make them look ragged with holes in the wings, or keep them nice and neat. I’ll walk you through how to make the wings with wire so that they are also completely poseable when you’re wearing them for your…
If you want to make cool scars for your Halloween costume, you can easily do that bysimply drawing them on with makeup. This method is ideal for scars that are very close to or on top of sensitive areas (like the eyes). It works great for simple anime or cartoon scars. It’s also an ideal…
There are many, many ways of creating a mask, but this is the method that’s the cheapest and easiest (in my opinion). This method will not work for a mask that’s supposed to closely resemble a human face, but it’s great for animal masks and monster masks. Related Tutorial: How to Make a Superhero Eye…