Rating Vintage Halloween Costume Patterns || Halloween costume ideas: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

[@wendynordstrom3487]

Omg! I have that batman cape with the attached hood! It was my husband's best friend when he was a kid. He gave it to my daughter when she was in her cape phase. 😅 it's really cute!

[@dorothydecesare1607]

Love he dress you are wearing…. In the 1950’s, costumes were sometimes made of crepe paper… my mother made Zorro, pirate and the classic Red Riding hood. Not sure what patterns she used because I was only 5. I made Clown, Batman and Robin, and adorable witch for my kids. Who knows where those patterns are now. In the 90’s I made Star Trek costumes and ghost costumes…. Will check and see if I can find those patterns or maybe I gave the patterns away….. I made the poodle skirt and the Dorothy costume for my daughter… she won first prize for that… I cans still remember gluing red sparkly stretch fabric over sneakers for ruby slippers…. This video has taken me right down memory lane… Thanks so much!

[@annielessard4629]

I laughed through the video. 😂. My kid in the 90s was the great pumpkin at Halloween 3 years in a row. What can I say he liked the color orange 😂

[@emilyblack7342]

For the first 15 minutes I was like “Oh this is neat!”, but after that, I just… the home sewing machine was a mistake

[@StephanieCanada]

Yup, we started strong... and then it all went downhill.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

The cat costume 1, reminds me of the song that the late Benny Hill sang about a drunk saying he wasn't drunk when he was.

[@miriamjames4140]

Many cackles, laughs, and Jake Peralta-esque whispered nooooooooo's. Absolutely LOVE the penguin costume!

[@StephanieCanada]

I am so glad you enjoyed it!

[@zeusathena26]

It's that sort of no that my husband yelled \hen I showed it to him! 🤣 He thought I was serious.

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

I loved this video, vintage costume patterns are wild. I choked on my drink when I saw those Ewoks, they are horrifying. Also Cats was the last movie I saw in theater, I also went with a friend intoxicated to yell/be rowdy and then the theater was full so we had to sit in silence regretting our choices...

[@erica9443]

I'm 90% sure my grandma used that pattern at 18:05 to make the leopard costume for my mom or aunt in the 70s. I remember there being one very similar to that in her dress-up box for us grandkids!

[@73dmonty]

Ah yes, Karolina! Cool to hear you are a fan of hers too. Both of you are delightful!

[@sarahknight1906]

My brother was an Ewok for Halloween once (we were 4-5 yrs old?). Then he got to wear it again when there was a "UFO" float for the local parade. Luckily with his sensory troubles he didn't have a full face mask, just cap with ears and velcro chin strap. It was only beat in awesomeness by my Tigger costume made from the 70's faux-fur tiger print curtains that came with the the house we moved into that year. (Everything was original in that house. EVERYTHING. It was 2001 or so.)

[@StephanieCanada]

OH MY WORD!! Amazing!

[@audreysavard3248]

Oh a Pierrette! What a beautifull one. It's the feminine side of a Pierrot, a pantomime in the comedia del'arte. Their distinctive signs are: two colors costumes, pompons in the frony and the hat, a litttle round cask, a white face and a tears on the face.

[@charityrochford2175]

ET also partially terrorized me as a child! Glad to hear I’m not the only one! The only thing that’s making it better as an adult is that my son (who had never heard of ET before,) saw the signs for the parking deck at Universal and asked why they had a ‘long necked pug’ on the sign. ET will now forever be known as the long necked pug. My childhood nightmares are finally fading!

[@sheHerTheyThem]

That Pierrot clown costume, if you dressed up like that in the 70s you were seriously bougie and you were the upper society if you wore that

[@lynn858]

The fish costume is kind of brilliant. They also made that pattern as a cat bed. Which is adorable. Or it might have been, had we been able to complete it. It’s near impossible to make because of an error in the thickness of the foam they tell you to use for part of it, and by the time that becomes apparent, there’s not much to be done about it.

[@StephanieCanada]

OH MAN! Of course, that foam! I can only imagine how frustrating it would've been to make.

[@zeusathena26]

I totally agree with you about the witch costumes! Thanks for that!

[@StephanieCanada]

I got it, and had a real hard think before featuring it. I even checked in with some of my witch friends to make sure I was thinking clearly.

[@zeusathena26]

@@StephanieCanada it is, being one I can say it 👍 when your a witch everyone either thinks you're an evil Satan worshipping psycho, or an imaginary green skinned wart covered who's giving Disney princesses poison. I always point out GlInda the good witch from The Wizard of Oz, learn it, watch it, & shut up 🤣🤣(jokingly!)

[@Braindomme]

Omg, that 90s pumpkin patch pattern brought back some uncomfortable childhood memories. "I can't put my arms down!" 😭💀🤣

[@leslieoscarson3089]

My mom made dad the penguin costume! To this day, I can't Believe dad wore that thing! :)

[@kfries1282]

The Tier List was made for this! I could watch you review these patterns all day!

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you so much! I do enjoy it, because sometimes they are just SO BAD (and others are SO GOOD).

[@empressheraluna]

I rewatched this, it’s just as fun this time!

[@Smiju22]

The cutesy witch with the cape is my everyday aesthetic 🤣

[@angelbear_og]

That Butterick 6295 very possibly could've been the source for my Kindergarten play costume, where I had to recite "Ding Dong Bell." I loved that costume (even though it was a personal wearable sauna due to the fabric content!).

[@dianehess3706]

Yeah, the Halloween girl is definitely Rachel. I mean I can literally see her face on that picture 😄

[@agness6766]

I will probably decorated my skirts with cats, amazing idea!

[@jomercer21113]

Mom made us the Butterick leopard costumes the year when I was in second grade and my brother in kindergarten, so 1965.

[@zeusathena26]

Aww, I thought I could chase my cat trying to put skirt appliques on my cats. Ok, I don't have the hospital co-pay anyways.

[@Eloraurora]

Honestly, so long as you didn't attempt to adhere them, the image of a befuddled cat shaking a tiny skirt off its head is making me laugh.

[@StephanieCanada]

But TEENY CAT SKIRT would be cute!

[@zeusathena26]

@@Eloraurora ok, avoid staples, & super glue, got it! 🤣 Just jk! 😂

[@elizabethmccalla5767]

Oh i wish I knew you were doing this. I have a Garfield pattern that would fit right in with the Tweety. The pumpkin gang made me think of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

[@annbstitched]

I love your humor.

[@kyasarin131]

I could not handle the licensed costumes! Oh my gosh I was dying!!! The Ewoks! What in the WORLD!!! XD

[@StephanieCanada]

I don't know, but the closer we got to modern times, the WORSE it got....

[@kyasarin131]

@@StephanieCanada which genuinely should not be how it works! I feel like they should have gotten BETTER as we marched forward in time!!! Also, Stephanie - THANK YOU for this video. I watched it last night and then this morning walked into the thrift store and found a 1940s DuBarry dress. I recognized the name from the video, freaked out, and while it turns out that the DuBarry patterns company, dress company, and cosmetic company each had absolutely nothing to do with one another, it was still incredibly exciting! Then, while looking for the dress online, I found out that another mystery 40s dress I have is ALSO by DuBarry clothiers. So your video was extremely timely and I am forever grateful. You are the beeesssst. Much love!!!

[@nlkeyser]

I literally have a childhood fear of E.T. that has followed me into adulthood, so that costume you showed was horrifying!!

[@janisi9262]

Bravo! This was fun!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much Janis!

[@ShannonLambert]

Oh I laughed so hard my stomach hurts! XD The Ewoks look like they're wearing other Ewok skins, Ed Gein style.

[@StephanieCanada]

I am so glad you enjoyed this one! And yes, the Ewoks were truly cannibalistic...

[@zeusathena26]

With the Ewoks costume, you could put eyeshadow around the eyes so it would look more normal. 🤞A costume of Ed Gein after he meets a spacecraft of Ewoks that crash landed landed in his backyard could be a great idea. At least for an adult party 😂!

[@sueb4368]

I was so enthralled that I almost forgot to hit the like button! That was great. Hope I don't have nightmares now.

[@michellecornum5856]

I like how in the 1890s, there were overly sexy costumes -- GASP! Look how short those skirts are!!

[@StephanieCanada]

RIGHT! I was floored! If I can get permission, I would love to do an entire video on these for next Halloween.

[@michellecornum5856]

@@StephanieCanadaI would love to see a video like that!

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@StephanieCanada Yes please. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@karenwilson2894]

I was that exact ET!! My Mom's best friend made the costume!

[@tiredoftrolls2629]

Love this all

[@foxton]

The ewok pattern one reminds me of a Casper costume my mom made for my sister around 96 that was similarly horrifying. Same shape, no nose or ears, and all white. McCall's Costumes, p317

[@karebear3152]

HA the fish! Why do I feel the need to turn it into a magikarp cosplay? 🤣

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

Even Dorothy is laughing at the poor tin man!

[@adelaidemorningstar1870]

So fun, funny,amazing,and cute🤔🌹👌

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you!

[@robinbarnett1706]

my mom had no money so every single year I was a gypsy, wearing my Mary costume from sunday school, jazzed up with fake jewels and extended hems each year from age 4 to age 12. uhh, iy was a blue night gown with a white shawl type head covering, and a rope tied around my waist. later it was a bejeweled using elmers blue, sequined belt, and once a tooled leather belt for some reason.

[@Rotten_Ralph]

The Dame Judy Dench…. I’m deaded

[@StephanieCanada]

Yup... that is a part of my soul I will never get back.

[@Rotten_Ralph]

@@StephanieCanada I avoided the Cats movie for many reasons

[@darklymoonlit]

That mermaid dress, though. 😍

[@StephanieCanada]

RIGHT! Isn't it SO PRETTY!

[@amandau2198]

These costumes are so unique! I quite like the McCalls 3337 pattern! Has anyone bought from Gasp Athenaeum before? I’d like to buy the pattern but I’ve never heard of them before

[@teapotsaway]

My mother made that tweet costume. We also had a bunny and a sunflower. You're welcome.

[@AdventuresInLife2012]

Tweety was scarrrrrrrrry!

[@StephanieCanada]

SURE WAS

[@olgakendall464]

Like sugar skulls, Indians, catrina and everything like that for y'alls information

[@MichaelaWagner]

The Ewoks elicited a loud 'nooooooo!!!!' from me

[@MichaelaWagner]

Makes me wonder what the line art would have been like

[@StephanieCanada]

RIGHT, like WHYYYYY????

[@crinolinegremlin]

I am 80% sure my mom made the Tweety Bird costume for my sister and dressed baby me up as Silvester. There is a non zero chance that it's still in the attic. Waiting.

[@JenInOz]

Was there German one from a Lutterloh book? I have a 1950s Lutterloh collection called Karneval with many similar styles. Oh, but for real fun look for Enid Gilchrist's book of Fancy Dress patterns. It's from the 60s or 70s (I inherited my mum's copy) and you draft them out from measurements given. I believe I even made a cape for my kids from it once.

[@StephanieCanada]

Oh dear, did I cut that out by accident? No, it was a 1958 Beyer's costume magazine.

[@ReisigSeeds]

The penguin monkey costume could also be used as footie pajamas for men!

[@sheHerTheyThem]

Ewoks are children of the corn with a murkin😂

[@TheGrangerChronicles]

Suit is just the English translation for the French word 'costume' :) hope that helps (about 12:55 the 'Boys' Suit')

[@breeinatree4811]

The tin man looked like he was wearing a diaper.

[@StephanieCanada]

He SURE DID!

[@mjbe]

He looked that way in the film but somehow they managed to make it worse

[@pameladeramusheard2312]

Love it! That was a reach from the astronaut to the rabbit to the cat?

[@sharpduds]

I. Need. The. Penguin. Yesterday.

[@susandreyer9019]

This dress you are wearing. Is this what you had under the cape in the cape reveal? Also, is there a video on this dress?

[@susandreyer9019]

I found it!!! Butterick 6548 and you did to a Vlog on it! Whoot!

[@StephanieCanada]

So glad!!

[@omgwtfMindyloo]

I used to work with a woman named Pierrette. She went by Pete, and occasionally Petey-Pete-Pete.❤

[@StephanieCanada]

That is amazing!

[@lanapeterzon9055]

I used to work in a 'Glass Plant' with a woman named Pierrette. Her name was really shortened but I just can't remember to what. Looooong time ago.

[@TealCheetah]

Whats on the necklace?

[@StephanieCanada]

That is my Quirky Turkey Hocus Pocus necklace that she did last year. I also had on my Binx earrings.

[@seaboe1muffinchucker]

I made hats from Simplicity 49 whatever (the fish costume). They came out really cute, but yes, way overly complicated (Simplicity also made this costume into a cat bed).

[@marybethvogel3109]

I sold a Butterick 4695 in a kids size 6-8 Butterick 6248

[@JP2GiannaT]

I'm trying to figure out if that 1920s jester is risque or not...PANTS.

[@MargrietOrtner-Tijmons]

The "Pierrette" costume is the female version of a Pierrot costume. The male Pierrot looks very much like the one who first ended up in the "Meh" gradation due to the collar, color blocks and the fact that both are clowns.

[@eurekamonograms]

Why do I want to make a star wars costume display now 🤔

[@StephanieCanada]

Because some of the are ROUGH

[@eurekamonograms]

@@StephanieCanada the Christmas movie was rough. Haha

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@eurekamonograms We have a VHS copy of the Star Wars Holliday Special (TM) that we found at a small press book fair. I loved that thing in grade 4. Watching it as an adult... I have questions... how do you point a very stoned Carrie Fisher at the camera, why is Luke wearing so much eyeliner, why do they speak un-subtitled Wookie for the first 15 minutes, what buried body did Bea Arthur agent know about to for her to become the local bartender. There are others, but I'll stop there. It was the 70's. Our adults were stoned. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@eurekamonograms]

@@stevezytveld6585 the answer...it was was for the sake of Christmas bawhahaha

[@nelliewerger5505]

I am. Most interested in costume patterns.

[@susanhoughton1104]

I made a few costumes for my kid, the most…. Interesting….. was the elephant. Yes. I made an elephant head. Interesting. The trunk was …. Difficult. But it WAS cute on said kid. Even the the trunk listed sideways……

[@eileenhildreth8355]

My family thoroughly enjoyed the actual musical Cats , so much so we didn't want to spoil it by watching the movie

[@StephanieCanada]

Good! Keep it that way! It is NOT WORTH IT.

[@judytettelbach2848]

My daughter said you were funny! Proof positive

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you!!

[@sewwithmsjones1196]

My sister made the Ewok costume for her son. It was adorable??

[@leannwhite620]

Loving your hairstyle! The costumes were for the most part hilarious, but the dead bird on the head?!?!? What the ??? What? Nononono. NO.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you Leann! It is amazing what happens when I am not completely lazy and straighten my hair. 😂 and agreed on the bird....

[@leannwhite620]

@@StephanieCanada I forgot to tell you what my cousin and aunt did. Sit down, you will pass out if you don't sit. Cousin and husband bought an old house to remodel and flip. It was full of multiples and stacked to the ceilings. One room had a 20 ft long set of shelving full of BOXES OF PATTERNS. They threw everything into the dumpster. I freaking sew! @#$% aunt knows I sew. Insert screams and choice words.

[@snooksmcdermott]

I've always said a hard NO to Cats, The Musical because I'd like to remain a fan of Cats, The Animal. So not having endured the trauma, I thought the first cat costume was cute, but I fully understand your pain.

[@StephanieCanada]

Yeah, I never saw the musical, and only did the movie because they promised to let me roast it......

[@button4631]

Oh the tinman, poor poor tinman

[@StephanieCanada]

Agreed! Poor, poor Tinman, he just wanted a heart, and all he got was **waves hands** THIS

[@rd6203]

I'm five seconds in and had to pause the video because laughing too hard at the mental image of gerbil goblins or goblin gerbils

[@StephanieCanada]

Happy to help!

[@nanimaonovi2528]

I'm a master sewist and Halloween humbles me every year. My darling child has been a Scyther pokemon, a butterfly with childsafe folding wings, an angel with deployable feathered wings and a dragon with...articulated deployable wings. This year...we're going Xeno with led lighting and fins? Wings? My brain hurts, and I feel like boycotting comicon.

[@Littleladyduck]

I had that pumpkin pattern as my first Halloween costume back in 2000 ( I was a toddler) and ngl It was changed a lot and it was stuffed with my winter coat, boats ect, because Canada so i give it a meh

[@TealCheetah]

Mom made me the leopard one halloween

[@StephanieCanada]

YAS!!

[@nancydavis9042]

I'm older then dirt but watch sponge bob all the time

[@StephanieCanada]

I FEEL SEEN! I am so glad I am not the only one who still enjoys a good SpongeBob episode or three.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I'm not afraid of clowns but since both versions of It and the idiot movie Killer clowns from outer space,and ICP I've taken An annyonce of them.

[@pivoine3176]

Ex-fucking-cuse me! How do you dare make sewing content that has so many funny things in the video - which I need to LOOK at - that I can't focus on my embroidery? In other words: Great video. Thanks for making this!

[@charityrochford2175]

The tin man’s frontal pant area is… weird.

[@stevezytveld6585]

I don't understand the Ewoks. You're basically dressing your kid like a teddy bear. What the actual. I mean, with the Tweety thing, at least the kids hands are free to claw off the chicken head (yeah, that's a reassuring sentence to type). Corporate = decision by committee. OK. Got it now. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@TealCheetah]

That tweetie was hilariously awful!

[@StephanieCanada]

It really was!

[@WithLoveKristina]

WHY ARE THE LICENSED PATTERNS SO TERRIBLE 😂😂😂

[@CyberMercy]

Did you have a blow-out or something cuz your hair looks super sleek this post. As for actual content 😆😅😂🤣💀👻

[@StephanieCanada]

Nah, I was just finally not lazy and straightened my hair for once.

[@fantasydesigns4104]

I have a phobia of clowns so it is not very fun when a commercial for IT aka scary clown movie shows up on a comedic on youtub,i immidently exit out of youtube

[@MiffoKarin]

E.T gave me nightmares as a kid, so that pattern is just... SO MUCH NOPE.

[@StephanieCanada]

I AM NOT ALOOOOONE! Thank you! I have never met anyone else who that movies scared the crap out of them.

[@MiffoKarin]

@@StephanieCanada The scene where the kid sees E.T for the first time terrified six year old me and I have a distinct memory of hiding behind the couch. 😬

[@EphanyasisOwleyes]

Thank you for not wearing my culture 🥰