Pursestrings are tight these days, even for witches, vampires, Pagans, and the living dead, so I've trawled the web to bring you DIY clothing and extras to assist you with your daily dark wardrobe.
Thrifty finds are everyone's treat. Apart from dashing through Secondhand-Rose shops and tripping on your cloak in the rush for a bargain, you can wheel out the old treadle and pump out some dastardly fine pieces. Add a few elegant cobwebs and you'll be so proud of what your wicked little fingers can do. Get out the yarn basket too and sharpen those needles. Dust off that skeleton in the closet --- he can be outfitted with a new costume as well.
What you choose to make will vary according to your personal preference. A sleek Dracula will want apparel not worn by a forest cottage witch who lives in the old way. Though do not think that black must be black all the time. It can be accented with emerald, ruby and violet and still be in the mood. If you are a beginner all you need is the power to violate fashion law. Decline to be intimidated by professionals or commercial snobbery. Become an intelligent scavenger and stretch your imagination so you may see what might be. Rip apart old clothes to investigate their construction. Fear not the knitting needles, nor the crochet hooks for they are your true friends. Take frugality and finesse to the heights and with a gleam in your purpled eye you shall see before you creations of melancholy to be drooled over.
Free Patterns:
Crochet Goddess for ornament or necklace.
Black Beaded Choker in crochet.
Spider Web Sockies
a $5.00 pattern from HeartStrings. Silver spider on a knitted web sits saucily on your leg.
Adriafil Knitting has many free patterns and the archives can be found here
Accent Overskirt
How To Make Your Own Tarot Deck
Sky Dancers swing from your ceiling. Each one will be a little different and are formed around a skeleton of pipe-cleaners and tissue-mâché.
Crystal Top. Make it tonight knitted top with center front ring.
Celtic Moon brings you knitted and fulled cell phone bags. Snappy! (for the corporate witch on the go?)
Ciao Colors Halter. A quick knit in variegated ribbon tape and big needles.
Gothic Bedroom gives suggestions on how to turn your crypt into a thoroughly depressing lair as well as instructions for ....
