Category: Costume

Another Serged Fire Costume

This costume consists of an up cycled pair of pants combined with a simple wrap skirt and wrap top to match in bright pink and purple — two of my favorite colors. The pants were simple — cut the seam, serge the purple up the side and then attach the ties. The ties are made [...]


Upcycling a Dress into So Much More

Unfortunately, I have been forgetting to take photos of what I’ve been starting with so it really doesn’t help much in terms of comparison. Fortunately, Old Navy had this shot of the dress on line. Of course, the model doesn’t have my proportions — so figure shorter and more voluptuous! One of the things I [...]


Fairy Costume in Green

This is the first (of hopefully many) serged costume I made and I didn’t use a regular sewing machine at all, though I did hand sew the rosette in the middle of the shirt onto the rest of it. The costume is designed to be worn in layers over a black shirt and pair of [...]