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Fashion Districts Are Heaven For Costume Supplies

The fashion districts in Los Angeles and New York City are incredible resources for finding materials used in costume making.  You may be needing fabric to sew a

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Refashioning Costume Items with Rit Dye

Fabric dye is a great product to use when refashioning clothing for costumes.  You can use it to take the brightness out of a color, add richness, or add additional color.  Rit Dye has helpful info on FAQs when dyeing such as what color formulas to use, how to achieve a new color over an existing color, and what fabrics dye best.

Take a look at this Rit Dye Project Page for great ideas on refashioning with color!

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How to Make a No Sew Beaded Fringed Shirt

Fringing a shirt for a costume is super simple and easy.  If you want to get fancy, you can add beads.   Fringe is a nice detail on a 60’s hippie chick costume, or anything western or Native American.

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How to Refashion a Shirt into a Cardigan for Halloween or Theater Costumes

Making a cardigan out of a shirt is super easy. This comes in handy if you are doing costumes for a production with orphans like “Annie” or “Oliver”.  You can turn these cardigans into vests if needed by simply cutting the sleeves off around the arm holes. These cardigans also work for a 50’s or 60’s look for a Halloween costume or in a show like “Grease” or  “Hairspray”.  They are great for large ensemble casts because they are quick, easy, and inexpensive to crank out when refashioned from used shirts or sweaters.  These cardigans can be  made in many ways, some even without sewing.  Here are three videos that show different methods of creating a cardigan.

This tutorial shows a super simple no-sew, no-button cardigan:

This one shows how to add a bit more detail:

and this one shows how to make a cardigan with buttons: