Flamingo
1 commentMy daughter, Lauren wanted to be a flamingo this Halloween, so we found Simplicity pattern 3663 and I set to work. It was made for a smaller child so I had work to do. I made the tunic...
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Strawberry Shortcake
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Dragonfly Queen
This is my Dragonfly Queen costume. The fabric is made with layers of metalic mesh. The layers were quilted with gold thread to create the irridescent effect that we see on dragonflys...
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Threads Halloween Costume gallery
1 commentI was looking for the whale of a costume. This year I envisioned a sleek, sensuous, silver fish. I wanted to make an easy-to-wear mermaid costume by adapting a fit-and-flare evening...
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halloween costume
I was looking for the whale of a costume. This year I envisioned a sleek, sensuous, silver fish. I wanted to make an easy-to-wear mermaid costume by adapting a fit-and-flare evening...
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I was looking for the whale of a costume. This year I envisioned a sleek, sensuous, silver fish. I wanted to make an easy-to-wear mermaid costume by adapting a fit-and-flare evening...
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Clockwork Orange
I've always been a fan of A Clockwork Orange and always thought it would be fun to dress like Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell). So here is the costume I made and wore to a Halloween ballroom...
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Pink Princess and Woodland Fairy
The pink princess costume is in satin and sparkle tulle with a top in a multi color sparkle.
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Magical Purple Fife the Jester
this is the Magical Purple Fife. There is beads hanging at the arm and waist. The star on the bodice is sewn on by hand with a few crystles to glint every now and then. The sleeves were a bit...
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Ladybug
Lady Bug was made with scrapes from other projects. Jedi costume is now a robe ( had an inside pocket for the light sabar which he filled with treats)
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Where the Wild Things Are
I'm an elementary school librarian, and I do LOTS of costumed storytelling, so I wanted my Halloween costume to come from a favorite children's book and be able to wear it at work. I based my...
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Old TV Kid.
My brother-in-law wanted to be Eddie Munster in the company Halloween costume contest. I made the jacket and shorts out of purple suede. The jacket is actually a colonial jacket that I heavily...
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Dorothy and Toto?
A simple costume I made for my daughter for a Halloween Parade. The concept was more important than the costume. She was Toto and the dog is dressed like Dorothy. The costume was a simple...
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Yip Yip from Sesame Street
1 commentAfter seeing a video on YouTube of the Yip Yips from Sesame Street, my son decided that this is what he wanted to be for Halloween this year. The trick was to make the costume so that the mouth...
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Bits the Patchwork Fairy
My two-year-old daughter's fairy costume, made for both Halloween and the Texas Renaissance Festival. Her chemise is made from an old blouse of mine, her crazy patchwork dress is made from...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
We had so much fun making and wearing these costumes! We bought matching green sweat suits, sparkly and scaly green fabric for our shells, colored fabric for each of the turtles, green face...
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Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter
Here are Alice in Wonderland and a female version of the Mad Hatter! Both costumes are based on a Simplicity pattern.
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Mrs. Claus
Here is a Mrs. Claus costume I made. The dress is based on a McCalls pattern, but the apron is my design. I made it so it could be a "one size fits most". The dress is quite loose, but the apron...
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civil war
I created these clothes for civil war reenacting but we use them for Halloween also. The dress is a simplicity pattern slightly altered and the undergarments are all hand made as well using...
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Glamour Witch
I used a stretchy orange fabric with a 'holographic' butterfly pattern for the dress and lined it with black organdy. An half overskirt was also constructed of black organdy, and an underskirt...
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Tartan Fife the Jester
Each diamond was cut from a different tartan pieced together like a quilt and then the pattern pieces were cut out. Gold trim was sewn on every diamond seam by hand (on each side ) to make it lay...
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Goodwife Rebecca Towne Nurse 1621-1692
This outfit includes a fully boned set of stays, shift, petticote, mantua, cap and scarf. It is not exactly authentic for the 1690's since I used a sewing machine, but it's pretty close...
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Leg Lamp
For Halloween 2009 I came to work dressed as the leg lamp from the movie "A Christmas Story." Balancing on one leg all day was the biggest challenge. I wanted most of my legs covered so that...
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Halloween Costume Contest
Enter your handmade costumes into our Halloween Costume gallery by 11/8 and you could be one of five winners to take home a Threads prize pack.
Categories include:
Best Adult Costume
Best Children's Costume
Most Creative Costume
Best Use of Recycled Materials
Scariest Costume
See official rules for more details.
