GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.
2001 Spacesuit (make props from the film: full size pod, Pan Am stewardess "bump" hat, HAL panel)
The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List
Be "The Scarecrow" From 'Batman Begins' - Knowledge Hound
Costume Ideas (Hellboy, Cat Woman, Men In Black, Oompa Loompa...) - Halloween Is Here
The
Costume Gallery (Many pages include tips & instructions
for Pinhead, Cenobites & other Hellraiser characters)
- The Hellbound Web
Costumes (from the movie 'Tron': Tron, General Xinchub,
Guard Program) - Jay Maynard's tronguy.net
Dr.
Mirakel (creating a character with makeup, prosthetics &
wig from scratch) - Special Makeup Effects By Lars Carlsson
Duffman Costume (from The Simpsons) - Arr, The Kraken
Ever After:
A Guide to Making Danielle's Ever After Costumes
How To Make A Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Costume - Knowledge
Hound
How To Make A Lex Luther Costume - Knowledge Hound
How To Make A
Matrix Costume: Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, Agent Smith - Knowledge
Hound
How To Make Or Buy A Frugal Santa Suit - Knowledge Hound
Make Your
Own 'Titanic' Hat (also includes making hats from 'Wings
Of The Dove') - Davyne Dial Millinery
Making
A Carrousel Hood (Logan's Run. Also see Part
2) - Virtual Vikki's Treehouse
Tutorials (Back to the Future props: time machine, pulse rifle) - Rook's Castle
Wild Things Costumes (See top menu: Moishe & Max) - TutuToday
Xena,
The Warrior Princess - Halloween Costume Construction
ANIME & MANGA
Armor & Propmaking For The Fiberglass-Phobic
Articles (armor patterning, decoupaging feathers, fiberglass sword, foam props) - Rydain.org
Avatrix's Guide To Making
The Kubikiri Houcho - The Sacrifice Zone
DIY: Haruhi Headband - Kitkatherine’s Journey
Do-It-Yourself Odango (Sailor Moon style hair) - Renee Scofield
Epic Threads (propmaking with cardboard, trench knives, keyblade/Kingdom Key) - The Anime News Network
How
To Make Certain Cosplay Things (Yuna's hair braid & skirt,
Psychc'er gloves) - Anime
Conventions
Knit Katamari Damacy Hat - Sullen Disciple of the Porcelain Goddess
Tutorials (Sailor Senshi costume) - Lynleigh.com
DR. WHO
Dr.
Who Scarf (crochet pattern) - Maggie The Crochet-A-Holic
Scarves
From The BBC TV Show, Dr. Who - Knit Happens
The Tardis Console - The Console Room
HARRY POTTER
A Harry Potter Spell Book from Recycled Materials - Pam Gaulin
Animal Cracker Hat... Cracked? (Ron Weasley's hat from The Prisoner of Azkaban) - Yclept Djinnj
DIY Potter Coins - GadgetGirl
Dobby Hat - Left In Stitches
Fleur
Delacour Costume - Kids Domain
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Harry Potter (young Harry) - Halloween Is Here
Harry Potter Accessories To Make (Mad Eye Moody's mad eye, house badges, house tunics, cloaks...) - HearWriteNow
Harry
Potter Costume - Kids Domain
Harry
Potter Glasses (pipe cleaners) - Kids Domain
Harry
Potter Glasses (paper) - MakingFriends.com
Harry Potter: Skirt Tutorial (like the ones worn by Hermione) - Starfire Phoenix
Harry Potter Tutorials (Death Eater mask, UV light magic wand, Luna's radish earrings, Hogwarts hat, costume, easy wand...) - Instructables
Harry Potter-Type Hat (knitted) - Lili Pintea-Reed
Harry Potter Uniform Sweater - Ohmystars
Hermione Granger: Azkaban - Halloween Is Here!
How To Create A Hermione Granger Costume (the 'Comments' section is very helpful) - eHow
How
To Make A Frugal Harry Potter Costume - The Dollar
Stretcher
How To Make A Rubeus Hagrid Costume - Knowledge Hound
Potter World Costumes Any Muggle Can Create - Vicki Hyman
Two
Color Scarf Knit Pattern - Garb The World
Weasley Sweater - The Blue Blog Patterns
Wizard Scarf #1 (Griddindor) - Sarah Bradberry
Wizard Scarf #2 (2 versions) - Jamie Campbell
LORD OF THE RINGS
An "Elf
Extra" Costume - LOTR Aotearoa
Arwen's
Closet (mourning crown, requiem dress, coronation
gown, blood red dress...) - Very
Faery
Costumes
(Helm's Deep elf armor, Lothlorien-elf-style arrows,
Mallorn leaf wrapper & lembas recipe for hobbits
on the go) - Penwiper
Unlimited
Eowyn's Shieldmaiden Gown - SirWatson
Frodo
Costume Details By Carolyn (how to make hobbit ears &
feet, plus costume tips)
Gandalf From Lord Of The Rings - Halloween Is Here
Knitting Pippin's Scarf - semielliptical
Lord
of the Rings Costume Research Home (cloak, hobbit
feet, Galadriel crown, Elven makeup & hair...)
Second & Third Age Elven Armor Costume Tutorials
- The Realm Of The Jedielfqueen
STAR TREK
Also see our Klingon Language
section
Articles (Klingon costuming: PDF files) - q'IDar's Web Page
Beginning Costuming
(for Klingons) - Mindscanner
How
To Build A Borg (tips) - Borgcrazy
How To Do Boot
Covers (for Klingons) - Mindscanner
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Klingon
Costume (guidelines) - Imperial Klingon Assault Vessel
Nemesis
Making A Standard Improvised Male Klingon Costume (Imperial) From Scratch - Imperial Klingon Assault Vessel Nemesis
Star
Trek Costumes - No Budget SFX
STAR WARS
Build Your
Own Light Saber
Building A Saber For The Dark Side - David Meyer
Building
Your Own Lightsaber - TheForce.net
DH2
(detailed instructions for Evil Ash, Stormtrooper,
Interrogator Droid, Tusken Raider, Full Metal Blaster)
- Studio Creations
Emperor Palpatine From Return of Jedi - Halloween Is Here
How To Make A Cardboard Costume Helmet (Boba Fett) - Honus
How To Scratch Build A Boba Fett Costume Using Cardboard - Honus
Kal Joren's Jedi Academy (See top menu: lightsaber construction & costume tips)
Kids'
Costumes (includes Obi-Wan Kenobi) - Burke's Backyard
Kin-Char-Bamin, Jedi Knight (Jedi outfit, saber, Jedi
communicator...)
Lightsabers From The Big Yellow Box (See left menu. 8 styles.)
The
Meditation Chamber (Darth Vader)
The Lightsaber Construction Set makes things easier. |
The
Padawan's Guide To Star Wars Prequel Costumes (background,
costumes, props)
Revenge Of The Halloween Masks (printable masks from 'Revenge of the Sith') - StarWars.com
Star
Wars FX (costuming, props, generating a hologram...) - No
Budget SFX
TK-409.com: DIY Star Wars Props (storm trooper, Boba Fett,
more)
Tutorials
(lightsabers, Gaffi/Gaderfii stick, staged combat)
- Apocalyptic Productions
Tutorials (Boba Fett helmet servo, cheap & easy gauntlet darts) - T-bone9600's Creations
The Ultimate Boba Fett Costume - Skaines
Vader Maker Australia (belt, chest box, cod piece, shin guards...)
