For Halloween 2003, I decided to make myself a really cool Witch’s costume, one I could keep for years to come and wear again and again (if such a thing is possible for me). I found a really neat pattern that really inspired me and decided to make it. Guess what I was doing at 4 A.M. on October 31st of that year? Rushing to finish at the last minute of course!
Materials
The main dress is made of black stretch paned velvet.
The vest and sleeves is made of thick spandex with a hematite coloured glitter design.
The vest is lined with black polyester.
The accents on the vest and sleeves is black glitterdot string.
The dress ties in the front with a ¼ inch black satin ribbon.
The vest is decorated by a clasp that also serves to tie it.
Pattern
I used McCall’s 4089 view A and, now don’t fall off your chairs, I stuck to it. I mad one wee modification: instead of having a jewelled cord tie both sides together every couple of inches on the sleeves, I sewed them every couple of inches. That’s IT!
Advice
Stretch paned velvet makes a lot of lint. It is preferable to throw it in the dryer first to get most of the loose ones out right away, unless you like sweeping your floor all night or being covered in fluffy dust by the time you take off your dress.
