Help with costume making

Carley Mouse · 08-31-2005, 12:13 AM

im thinking about being Belle for halloween, ethier her ball gown or villiage dress. anybody have any ideas? tips? tricks?

Disney_22 · 08-31-2005, 12:15 AM

her ball gown is definetley my favorite it's just so beautiful and...royal lol...but I would definetley say you should pick the ball gown for your halloween costume!! :old_wink:

Carley Mouse · 08-31-2005, 12:21 AM

yeah i could easily buy one of those but her villiage dress is less gaudy to wear to school is what im thinking, and its more fun to put it together instead of just buying it..the question is how..hmm

Disney_22 · 08-31-2005, 12:25 AM

you could wear the village dress to school and the ball gown at night!

RankoAnime · 08-31-2005, 12:58 AM

Do you already know how to sew and use patterns? Belle's village dress would be very simple to do with the right patterns. You might have to take two patterns and alter them, but I'm pretty sure you could find a pattern very similar to her dress design.

As far as her ball gown goes...That's a lot more difficult. I'm not a professional seamstress, so I can't give you too many tips. But if you want any help, just send me an e-mail and I'll see what I can do. And if you want, I can show you pictures of costumes I've made for myself.

Carley Mouse · 08-31-2005, 01:01 AM

I cant sew at all..I can barely thread a needle

what do i do?

xfkirsten · 08-31-2005, 01:25 AM

Her peasant dress would be pretty easy, but her ball gown would definitely be a tougher one. Folks over at www.cosplay.com are really great at helping out with sewing and costume-making.

I'm working on a Sorcerer Mickey costume at the moment, but I'm doing it straight from my imagination, no patterns involved.

Carley Mouse · 08-31-2005, 09:06 AM

i dont have money to get one made ethier..maybe i'll get lucky and find a blue dress and apron at a thrift store? i have the shoes and my hair is already brown so.. ive really got my heart set on her villiage dress now.

RankoAnime · 08-31-2005, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by xfkirsten

Her peasant dress would be pretty easy, but her ball gown would definitely be a tougher one. Folks over at www.cosplay.com are really great at helping out with sewing and costume-making.

I'm working on a Sorcerer Mickey costume at the moment, but I'm doing it straight from my imagination, no patterns involved.

Everyone uses cosplay.com for like...EVERYTHING! I know a lot of really good cosplayers who are on that site, so I'm sure you can get a ton of help there. Although, the site is more geared towards dressing up as anime characters. Luckily Kingdom Hearts combines anime characters with Disney characters, so nobody should ignore you (you'd be amazed at how much anime fanatics hate Disney).

jcs_lil_goth07 - I'm sorry I can't be of more help! If I had more time and talent, I would try to help you out. But I've had a hard time with all of my costumes (I literally started pinning fabric to myself to make my last costume. But it came out excellent and people thought it was professionally made!

) I wish you the best of luck!

Carley Mouse · 08-31-2005, 05:22 PM

hmm..well. the villiage dress was for school cus im a little embaressed to wear my columbia (rocky horror picture show) costume to school. plus idk if it's exactly aproprite (sp?) for school.

xfkirsten · 08-31-2005, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by RankoAnime

Everyone uses cosplay.com for like...EVERYTHING! I know a lot of really good cosplayers who are on that site, so I'm sure you can get a ton of help there. Although, the site is more geared towards dressing up as anime characters. Luckily Kingdom Hearts combines anime characters with Disney characters, so nobody should ignore you (you'd be amazed at how much anime fanatics hate Disney).

Yeah, there's a lot of anime cosplayers there, but even when I asked about an issue with a Sorcerer Mickey costume, I got plenty of help. :) It's a great place to learn about costume-making in general - I'm a sewing newbie (just got my own machine) and I'm figuring it all out as I go, so it's great to have a very experienced community like that to go to for help.

brunetteTinkerbell1955 · 08-31-2005, 09:40 PM

the gown dress should be easy to make, i bought the little model of the dress at DL, (its so cute lol) and if you examine it you really only need yellow silk fabric and lace and some of the cushiony stuff lol, all her dress is made of is really large triangles with sparkly white lace covering it and under is thick layers of fabric that keep her dress high and i bet in the real dress at DL there is probaly a layer of metal or something really hard to keep it high like that, and and you can buy the top part that covers your chest and stomach at like a fabric store or a dress store either find a yellow one or you can cover it with yellow fabric, and the strap that lays by your shoulders is just the cushiony stuff like you find in pillows (not feathers) and you can just tear it out of an old pillow, and cover it in yellow fabric and white lace, then sew it all together and just get some gold long gloves you can probaly find those at a old fabric store or on ebay for cheap and gole shoes with a flower on the top (thats how her shoes look lol) and a thick yellow ribbon to go around your hair with a flower to touch it up

then ur all ready!!!

wow u probaly wont do all that but if you do have the time and money or just a grandma or a mom sitting around you can do it its not really hard to make her dress, and if you want to know how to make her blue dress thats a diffrent story

hey, maybe i will make a belle dress for halloween i will lol

Carley Mouse · 08-31-2005, 11:11 PM

i really just want the costume to be cheap and easy. like buying a white shirt and blue dress,tada, belles villiage dress. ya know? lol

maul2 · 08-31-2005, 11:13 PM

Right now I am working a Starfleet uniform and extras from a couple patterns my mom had stored away some where with a couple alterations. But I am a guy so I don't have any experience with dresses or anything like that. But if you do need any advice I'm free and open.

I've done alot of sewing.

brunetteTinkerbell1955 · 09-01-2005, 12:20 PM

yeah the blue dress would be easy, it would be easier to buy like an alice costume them just cut off the sleeves and add long sleeves u can probaly find it on ebay for cheap (somehow they have everything lol) and its all cheap but very good product

that should be easy

08-31-2005, 12:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Carley Mouse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 81 My Mood:	Help with costume making im thinking about being Belle for halloween, ethier her ball gown or villiage dress. anybody have any ideas? tips? tricks?

08-31-2005, 12:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Disney_22 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: too close to disneyland:] Posts: 105 My Mood:	her ball gown is definetley my favorite it's just so beautiful and...royal lol...but I would definetley say you should pick the ball gown for your halloween costume!! :old_wink: __________________ "Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate."-Jack Sparrow. "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."-James Dean <3

08-31-2005, 12:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Disney_22 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: too close to disneyland:] Posts: 105 My Mood:	you could wear the village dress to school and the ball gown at night! __________________ "Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate."-Jack Sparrow. "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."-James Dean <3

08-31-2005, 09:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
brunetteTinkerbell1955 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In a pool of dole whips! Posts: 429 Images: 11 My Mood:	the gown dress should be easy to make, i bought the little model of the dress at DL, (its so cute lol) and if you examine it you really only need yellow silk fabric and lace and some of the cushiony stuff lol, all her dress is made of is really large triangles with sparkly white lace covering it and under is thick layers of fabric that keep her dress high and i bet in the real dress at DL there is probaly a layer of metal or something really hard to keep it high like that, and and you can buy the top part that covers your chest and stomach at like a fabric store or a dress store either find a yellow one or you can cover it with yellow fabric, and the strap that lays by your shoulders is just the cushiony stuff like you find in pillows (not feathers) and you can just tear it out of an old pillow, and cover it in yellow fabric and white lace, then sew it all together and just get some gold long gloves you can probaly find those at a old fabric store or on ebay for cheap and gole shoes with a flower on the top (thats how her shoes look lol) and a thick yellow ribbon to go around your hair with a flower to touch it up then ur all ready!!! wow u probaly wont do all that but if you do have the time and money or just a grandma or a mom sitting around you can do it its not really hard to make her dress, and if you want to know how to make her blue dress thats a diffrent story hey, maybe i will make a belle dress for halloween i will lol __________________ Where a cup of tea can bring us together, and apart and together. Where we meet old friends for the very first time. Where out of this world is well within reach. Where you drop in for unexpected thrills. Where the clock never strikes midnight. Where heroes become sidekicks. Where dreams come true.

08-31-2005, 11:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
maul2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 207 Images: 3 My Mood:	Right now I am working a Starfleet uniform and extras from a couple patterns my mom had stored away some where with a couple alterations. But I am a guy so I don't have any experience with dresses or anything like that. But if you do need any advice I'm free and open. I've done alot of sewing. __________________ "Imagination dwells only in those with an open mind and a childs heart." maul2 http://tenthdimensionfilms.blogspot.com/

08-31-2005, 12:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Carley Mouse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 81 My Mood:	yeah i could easily buy one of those but her villiage dress is less gaudy to wear to school is what im thinking, and its more fun to put it together instead of just buying it..the question is how..hmm

08-31-2005, 12:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
RankoAnime Forgotten. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 943 Images: 25 My Mood:	Do you already know how to sew and use patterns? Belle's village dress would be very simple to do with the right patterns. You might have to take two patterns and alter them, but I'm pretty sure you could find a pattern very similar to her dress design. As far as her ball gown goes...That's a lot more difficult. I'm not a professional seamstress, so I can't give you too many tips. But if you want any help, just send me an e-mail and I'll see what I can do. And if you want, I can show you pictures of costumes I've made for myself.

08-31-2005, 01:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
Carley Mouse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 81 My Mood:	I cant sew at all..I can barely thread a needle what do i do?

08-31-2005, 01:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
xfkirsten That's How You Know! Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 994 Images: 42 My Mood:	Her peasant dress would be pretty easy, but her ball gown would definitely be a tougher one. Folks over at www.cosplay.com are really great at helping out with sewing and costume-making. I'm working on a Sorcerer Mickey costume at the moment, but I'm doing it straight from my imagination, no patterns involved.

08-31-2005, 09:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
Carley Mouse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 81 My Mood:	i dont have money to get one made ethier..maybe i'll get lucky and find a blue dress and apron at a thrift store? i have the shoes and my hair is already brown so.. ive really got my heart set on her villiage dress now.

08-31-2005, 05:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Carley Mouse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 81 My Mood:	hmm..well. the villiage dress was for school cus im a little embaressed to wear my columbia (rocky horror picture show) costume to school. plus idk if it's exactly aproprite (sp?) for school.

08-31-2005, 11:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
Carley Mouse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 81 My Mood:	i really just want the costume to be cheap and easy. like buying a white shirt and blue dress,tada, belles villiage dress. ya know? lol

09-01-2005, 12:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
brunetteTinkerbell1955 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In a pool of dole whips! Posts: 429 Images: 11 My Mood:	yeah the blue dress would be easy, it would be easier to buy like an alice costume them just cut off the sleeves and add long sleeves u can probaly find it on ebay for cheap (somehow they have everything lol) and its all cheap but very good product that should be easy __________________ Where a cup of tea can bring us together, and apart and together. Where we meet old friends for the very first time. Where out of this world is well within reach. Where you drop in for unexpected thrills. Where the clock never strikes midnight. Where heroes become sidekicks. Where dreams come true.

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