Costumes & Cosplay

  • Truly Victorian TV141 Round Cage Crinoline Hoop Skirt

    Truly Victorian TV141 Round Cage Crinoline Hoop Skirt

    This post is waaaay over due. This hoop skirt, or crinoline as they are sometimes known, is from the Truly Victorian pattern TV141 – 1858 Round Cage Crinoline. My friend Jill and I made them together last December for the Dickens Fair. We pretty much made it exactly per the pattern so there’s not a…

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  • The force was strong this Halloween

    The force was strong this Halloween

    This year for Halloween we went full Star Wars. Minnie was Princess Leia and Max was Obi-Wan (at least that’s who I based his jedi robes off of. They were a little less than cooperative with the modeling this year than last year, but I think we still managed to get some decent photos. I…

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  • Happy Halloween from Robin Hood and Maid Marian!

    Happy Halloween from Robin Hood and Maid Marian!

    Are these not the most adorable Robin Hood and Maid Marian you’ve ever seen?? This is actually their costume from last year, but since I never had a chance to post it, I figured this Halloween is as good as any :). In case you can’t tell, they’re supposed to be Robin Hood and Maid…

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  • April O’Neil Cosplay Prop Construction

    April O’Neil Cosplay Prop Construction

    What is April without her Turtle Communicator to call the Turtles for help? Two weekends ago I went to Fanime Con 2015 as April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Check out the earlier post here for more fun pictures like those above with cosplayer David Volko as Shredder. In this post, I talked about the sewing aspect of…

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  • April O’Neil Cosplay Costume Creation

    April O’Neil Cosplay Costume Creation

    Last weekend I went to Fanime Con 2015 as April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Check out the earlier post here for more fun pictures like those above with cosplayer David Volko as Shredder. In this post I’m going to talk about the construction of the costume since it was one of the more complicated —…

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  • April O’Neil Cosplay at Fanime 2015

    April O’Neil Cosplay at Fanime 2015

    I finally did my first cosplay! As April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Cosplay was something I’d been wanting to try because it combines my love of sewing with my love of dressing up. My friend and experienced cosplayer David Volko was going to FanimeCon. Knowing that I had expressed interest in cosplay, he told…

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  • The Dog Witch

    The Dog Witch

    As you saw earlier, I made a witch costume for my pup. It was loosely based off of Butterick 4885. Basically I used the pattern for the base. I shortened the length and added the skirt which was just two layered ruffles. I also added a ruffle at the neckline instead of the collar. Finally,…

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