DIY witch costume 👻✨ 2025 Halloween sewing tutorial
Are you looking for an original, creative and handmade Halloween costume? 🎃 Today we show you how to sew this witch costume with a black dress and layered tulle skirt with @romystanzak. Follow the step-by-step instructions to make a unique costume full of volume and movement, perfect for the youngest members of the family to experience a magical Halloween. 🪄
📽️ Step-by-step video tutorial
So you won’t miss a single detail, Romy has prepared a full video tutorial explaining how to sew the dress and add the layered tulle skirt to make this witch costume.
✂️ Materials needed
- For the dress
- Pattern ⬇️
- 100% viscose fabric: ⬇️ 165 to 195 cm (depending on the size) in the color black
- 10-mm wooden buttons: 3 units
- Thin fusible interfacing for the neckline: 20 cm
- 7-mm elastic for the cuffs: 20 cm
- For the skirt
- Tulle: ⬇️ 2 rolls in the color black and 2 rolls in the color purple (1 roll = 20 meters).
- 100% viscose fabric: between 1 and 2 meters for the base of the tulle skirt (depending on the size and desired length).
- Bias: 1.5 m for the waist.
- Other materials
- Thread, scissors, pins, sewing machine and, if you like, accessories like a witch hat to complete the look.
✨ Discover our Katia Fabrics tulle in all its colors
The tulle by Katia Fabrics is a lightweight, semi-transparent structured fabric, perfect for adding volume and movement to skirts, dresses and costumes. Thanks to its mesh structure, it allows you to layer it, blend colors and achieve magical effects like in this witch costume. It also does not fray when cutting it, which makes it easy to work with and very versatile for creative sewing.
Recommendations for sewing tulle
- Use a Jersey SUK 70/80 ballpoint needle.
- Adjust the stitch length between 2 mm and 3 mm.
- Lower the presser foot pressure if your machine allows it and use a Teflon presser foot to make sewing easier.
- Tulle does not fray, so it does not need overlocking, even though you can finish off the edges using an overlock or zigzag stitch.
- Another option for a clean finish is using French seams.
These tips will make sewing with tulle much simpler and will allow you to achieve an impeccable result.
✨ About the creator of this witch costume for Halloween
Romy is the creator behind the website and sewing channel Romy Stan Zak. She is passionate about custom sewing and professional finishes, and shares free tutorials of all levels on her YouTube channel.
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