This month when I was doing some pinning on my Halloween Pinterest board, I stumbled upon an awesome Japanese website full of free costume sewing patterns. The website is called DR-Cos, and it’s a Cosplay website where you can find costume sewing patterns to dress up as a ninja, nurse, maid, cheerleader, vampire, the list goes on and on! All theses sewing patterns are free to download. The only thing is, they are all in Japanese!
I reached out to the lovely lady behind DR-Cos, and she is more than happy for me to translate the sewing patterns into English and share them with you all 🙂
So first up, I’ve translated this free Ninja sewing pattern. It’s a great pattern because it includes all the “official” components of Ninja attire, such as the hood, hand guards and shin guards. The outfit also comes with authentic Hakama pants, which is are pleated formal pants with a waist tie, worn traditionally by men only.
DR-Cos has an English website as well, but the patterns are still all in Japanese. If you guys have a design you’d really like to be translated, please let me know by leaving a comment below.
The free Ninja sewing pattern has been translated into English over on my other blog, Japanese Sewing Patterns.
5 comments
WOW! thanks! my son will love this! (and possible my husband also)
I had a look at the website, but i dont know where the other patterns are as i cant find my way around.
But thanks so much for translating this one!
Jessica
Hey Jessica!
So glad you like it.
Yeah, the website is a little confusing. Here’s where all the other Cosplay patterns are. You have to scroll down a bit: http://www.dr-cos.info/#Cosplay
I’m trying to make this costume and an struggling a bit. could you post pictures of the bodice, collar and sleeve part that is in part 4. i think they are missing but youreferenced them. Also, are the pants suppose to be short? I cut out the pattern and the pants look like a pair of shorts. how do the shin guards fit with the pants? Thanks.
Hi Lisa
Thanks so much for coming back here to comment. It looks like I totally forgo to upload the image for the bodice, collar etc. I’ve updated that now, so please take a look at Part 4 again. Sorry about that!
No, the pants aren’t supposed to be shorts, but they do tuck in to the shin guards so I am thinking the shin guards make up the extra length if your printed version looks too short. There’s an image in the blog post which shows you how to use the shin guards.
I hope this helps. Thanks again for your message!
Rin
hello Rin. I read on your site.
that you also come with a ninja 2 Sewing Pattern.
You may know when you have that ready.
greetings Karel from the netherlands