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This Yip Yip Costume Tutorial has detailed step-by-step instructions and even includes a free downloadable pattern to follow.

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Here is a short video demonstrating how to make a Bible costume in five minutes with no sewing. (This video has over 292K views!) The costume is versatile

Downloadable DIY templates to make costumes out of cardboard

I promised more details on how to make each of the Halloween costumes in our Disney Villains family theme. Now that I have sufficiently recovered from the crazy busy rush to get them done, I think I’m ready to tackle a mini tutorial.

Sewing a Jedi or Harry Potter Robe or Cloak: This instructable REQUIRES a Sewing Machine and the knowledge of using one. If you do not meet these requirements, best find someone who does. History Someone asked me to make a Harry Potter school robe. It was sized for a child. We could have just…

A nun is one of the easiest costumes that you can make. While you can always sew the costume from scratch, you may be able to find all of the pieces in your closet, a friend's closet, or even in a thrift shop! Once you have the costume...

My son approached me with a 3 inch tall plastic figure of Merlin, the main character in a series of novels he is enjoying, and asked if I could make him a Merlin costume for Halloween. I couldn’t say no….it was going to be cool! For the basis of the cloak, I used McCall’s pattern […] Read more...

So after months of planning, our Curator Clare Sauro and I finally got into the preliminary dressing for some of the garments for our exhibition. We need to start thinking about press photography, …

Cruella de Vil has long been a popular choice for Halloween costumes, and with Disney dropping her live-action origin story earlier this year, I have a