I made an 18th Century version of Sarah Sanderson from Hocus Pocus

Hello, lovelies!

This blog is going to be a compilation of all the content I made around my 18th Century Sarah Sanderson Costume. This was my Halloween costume for 2021 and while the final week of construction I had so many setbacks, I am pretty happy with the final results.

To start out, if you would like to support the content that I create head on over to Patreon to get exclusive content.

Materials

I’ll do my absolute best to include everything I used, the specific silk colors might not exist anymore and all the cotton was used from my stash but I will do the best I can, this list will likely be very short.

Silk:

6 yards for the petticoat: https://www.silkbaron.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=712

1 yard (I would buy more next time) for the bodice: https://www.silkbaron.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1032

4yards for the skirt and bows: https://www.silkbaron.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=620

1 yard for the skirt: https://www.silkbaron.com/product_p/1118.htm

Embroidery:

Floriani Dream Weave Ultra (this can be used for interlining as well)

Floriani Thread

Floriani Total Control U Software

Quilters Select Tear Away Stabilizer

Rhinestones and Beads:

Since these are all from my stash it’s hard to determine which I bought where but I’m linking where I think I got them.

Beads: https://www.firemountaingems.com/shop/beads?navsrc=top_1_Beads

Rhinestones: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_id=162703977266&_nkw=5000PCS+Crystal+Flat+Back+Resin+Rhinestones+Gems+33+colors+2mm%2C3mm%2C+4mm%2C5mm%2C6mm

How I made the costume:

Photos:

I had major issues styling the wig for this so I switched out the wigs at the last minute and instead of using a blond wig I used a powdered white wig, it’s not perfect but it did the job.

Making an 18th Century version of the Scarlet Witch featuring the Riding Habit

Hello lovelies!

It has been a very long time since I made a blog post, but I am here to compile all of the 18th Century Scarlet Witch information into one space.

To start out, I sketched this costume back in October of last year and I sat down with my good friend Jedimanda to discuss the design choices I made for this costume.

Materials

From there I created a materials list for each garment. Please note that some links are affiliate links and using these links to purchase fabric, trim, and notions help fund the creation of my video and costume content.

Linen Shirt:

Pattern: https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/CaseyReneeCosplay/tools/listings/937820108?ref=listing_card_body&from_page=/your/listings

1-2 yards handkerchief linen

3 buttons

Floriani Water Soluble Stabilizer

1/2 yard Tulle

Floriani Embroidery Thread (to match the linen)

Petticoats:

3 yards Black Wool Blend: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100006894-11554916?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fabric.com%2Fbuy%2F0695056%2Fwool-coating-black

3 yards Linen Blend: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100006894-11554916?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fabric.com%2Fbuy%2F0312540%2Fkaufman-essex-linen-blend-linen

3 yards White Cotton Broadcloth

Waistcoat:

Button making kit: https://tidd.ly/3cu7vf3

1 yard of Silk: https://www.silkbaron.com/product_p/447.htm

6 yards of Trim for both the waistcoat and the riding habit: https://tidd.ly/3sAPscC

Riding Habit:

3 yards Red Wool: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100006894-11554916?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fabric.com%2Fbuy%2F0695057%2Fwool-coating-red-scarlet

2 yards Silk: https://www.silkbaron.com/product_p/447.htm

Trim: https://tidd.ly/3sAPscC

Sequins: https://www.ccartwright.com/sunshop/

1 yard Linen Blend: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100006894-11554916?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fabric.com%2Fbuy%2F0312540%2Fkaufman-essex-linen-blend-linen

How I made the costume:

Photos

I through together a wig and hat to pair with this costume and did the best I could during the Georgia Summer and all of these layers.

Thank you so much for reading!

Making Belle's Ballgown from Beauty and the Beast: Enchanted Christmas

Somehow I have managed to make this ball gown in 3 weeks and take you all on my journey with me.

For those looking to purchase sewing templates for this dress, they are available here.

Alright, now for the beef of this blog thing, here are the 3 videos I made on making the dress. All materials are linked in the videos and if you like this kind of content consider supporting me over on Patreon.

Making a Ballgown version of Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas

Hello friends! For Halloween this year I decided to take on a slightly larger project than normal.

Back in July I was playing around with sketches and I sketched two ball gowns for Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas.

I had Patreon decide between the 2 designs and they chose the ruched skirt version of Sally so that’s what I went with.

I already knew I was going to make this over a caged crinoline and a corset I already had so all I really needed to make was a petticoat, a bodice, and a set of skirts.

I documented my process on YouTube and you can see those video’s below.

The petticoat pattern can be purchased here.

How to make a Full Length Petticoat for a Ballgown.

In this week’s video I will show you how to make a full length petticoat for a ballgown.

The Pattern for this Petticoat can be Purchased here.

1890's ensemble video tutorials

Just like the last few videos here is the link to my most recent set of video’s covering costume construction.

For the purpose of not spamming my blog with videos, I waited until all 3 parts of this build were up so you can find them all in one place.

The next costume break down will cover SheRa!

Dragon Costume for my dog Eva

Those of you that follow me on Instagram are pretty familiar with Eva, my 2 year old pit bull mix but for those that have never seen her before she is my sewing assistant/entertainment during long sewing sessions.

This project was inspired by the fact that during the winter Eva get’s rather cold due to her short hair and it’s difficult finding cute sweaters and costumes for her because of her size so I thought it would be fun to make her a vest that also doubles as a Dragon costume.

The fabric for this project was given to me by Shannon Fabrics specifically the cuddle fabric and trust me it’s extremely soft.

For the mock up I used $1 fleece I got at my local fabric warehouse, it’s not soft but it was a good thickness for the mock-up and that’s what I needed.

I also used Super Structure Foam

4” wide Velcro

For the eye’s I bought this embroidery file off of Etsy.

So let’s get started, I drafted a pattern using a vest we purchased for Eva but ended up being too small. I used the vest as a base for the pattern added 2 inches on each side to fit her better, and followed all the placement on the vest for the velcro pieces. I made a mock-up with all that information and 1” velcro I had left over from Sith and Jedi robes and it fit.

She seemed pretty happy in it so I was ready to move onto the real fabric.

For my real fabric I still needed to add 5/8” seam allowance for sewing lining into the vest. So I chose to use one color cuddle fabric for the top and another for the lining. Another alternative for the lining is lining fabric or satin but I just loved the way the cuddle fabric looked so I used it.

Once my fabric was cut, I pinned the Velcro in the places I marked on my pattern.

I also pinned the collar pieces together and stitched everything down.

Once velcro was attached I was able to sew the pieces to the lining.

Before flipping the piece I clipped the curves so the piece would lay flat around the arms.

The collar pieces were stitched, right sides together, then flipped.

Then the collar was stitched onto the top vest piece before lining was added.

The lining was then pinned and stitched leaving an opening at the top right piece.

The piece was flipped and the bottom piece was sewn to the top at the top right corner.

Time to try it on, in the future I will make the velcro pieces a bit smaller but other than that, it looks super snuggly.

Now onto the wings, I modeled these after wings on my Toothless stuffed animal, but a bit larger and more detailed.

I knew I wanted them to be about 24” long and 10”-12” wide so I started with pattern paper in that size and just sketched until it looked like I wanted it to.

I pinned the paper to Super Structure Foam so I could sew the “bone” structure into it.

Then I cut the wings out twice on fabric with 5/8” seam allowance.

Then I adhered the top fabric to the foam, stitched the two fabric pieces together, clipped the corners and edges.

I slip stitched the opening closed and then quilted the “bone” pieces on to the wings.

Finally, I stitched two large snaps to the underside and the opposite side onto the vest.

Moving onto the hood, I used the same hood concept that I have for my Kigurumi’s for the hood of this costume. To half pieces with a 4” by 26” strip around the front. I cut these out on both red fabrics.

While my embroidery machine was stitching the eyes out on the top strip, I was making the ears, and teeth pieces inspired by Toothless. I have never done embroidery on cuddle fabric before and it’s thicker than I’m used to so I made a few mistakes and it took a total of 5 attempts for both eyes and the final eyes are still not very perfect but I kind of love them.

Once the pieces were together, I stitched the lining to the top fabric, flipped them and folded under the neck seam to top stitch it closed. I hand stitched snaps onto the inside and the collar and then called the costume done.

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Sewing Machine

Embroidery Machine

Oliso Smart Iron (affiliate link)

Capelet Sew Along for St Jude

Join me on Friday December 6th at 12pm ET to kick off our Holiday St Jude Fundraising with a Sew Along!

Fabric sponsored by Shannon Fabrics

WHAT: We will be making a fully lined cuddle capelet with sherpa binding.

MATERIALS:

2 yards of fashion fabric: Sparkle Cuddle Glitter

2 yards of lining fabric Silky Satin Solid

1 yard of Sherpa Fur

Closure of your choice

Thread

Scissors

Sewing Machine

Iron

Tape Measure

We will be drafting our own pattern for this but if you want you can purchase one.

WHERE: Twitch.tv/CaseyReneeCosplay

The Video of the Stream will be exported to YouTube and linked in this blog once it is complete.

GOALS and GIVEAWAYS:

For the month of December our goal is to raise $1000 for St Jude.

Shannon Fabrics has also gifted us with a baby blanket kit and a baby blanket to giveaway and once I finish my capelet I will be giving it away on stream as well.

Every donation of $5 or more enters you into our giveaways.

Here’s the entire December Stream Schedule:

Corset Making Sew-along Part 2

Today we covered flat lining, sewing the panels together, boning channels and embellishments. Since we did all this live I am going to be very brief in my descriptions.

The first thing I did was flat line all the duck canvas to the silk dupioni. To do this, I pinned the wrong side of the duck canvas to the wrong side of the dupioni on all edges. Then with a baste stitch I stitched around the entire piece. I did this on every panel.

Once all the duck canvas was attached to the dupioni I started sewing the panels together. For this I used a closer together stitch it was the 1.5 setting on my sewing machine. I stitched the panels together at 5/8th of an inch to insure I would have enough seam allowance to create the boning channels out of. To add the panels I started in the center and worked my way outward, so piece 1 then attached piece 2 followed by 3 etc.

After adding a panel I would press the seams open so they would lay flat. Once all the panels were added I pinned the seams open.

I once again changed my stitch length, this time to a 2.5 and then I stitched the seam down 3/8 of an inch away from the seam. This is now my boning channel.

Finally, the last thing we discussed was embellishments. It’s not required or even necessary to add embellishments but for me I was going with a themed corset so I am adding bumble bees to it and making a flower crown to go with it so I can have a fun little fashion look.

With embellishments there’s a few things to think about, first was not to sew anything through the boning channels or you wont be able to add the boning to the channel. This is an example or a poorly placed bee:

Applique that is very large that would have many points of contact with the corset could work over boning channels as long as they are not sewn in the space where the bones go. Alternatively glue is an option but I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s also possible to tack it down by only catching the top layer of fabric when you sew it but that’s challenging and time consuming. Here’s a better placement for my bee since the bulk of the bee is in between the channels:

Finally try to keep any embellishments away from the busk, grommet and bias tape placement. Alternatively you could wait to place embellishments until the corset is fully finished but you will have thread hanging out on the inside.

That’s all for this week! Next week we will apply the boning, busk and lining.