How to make a do-it-yourself horse carnival costume: two options

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

The country's main family holiday - the New Year - is awaited by both adults and children with impatience. After all, this holiday is special. And in the New Year, everyone wants to look irresistible and stunning. Of course, you can just wear an evening dress, but this is the easiest option, or you can choose a carnival costume. For example, the outfit of any animal is suitable for children. This article will give tips on how to make a horse costume. It is not at all necessary to buy such a garment, it is better to spend time, arm yourself with imagination and make it yourself.

Example one: how to sew a horse suit

To make you will need:

- jacket with a hood (brown is best);

- trousers;

- needle;

- piece of felt (black);

- cardboard;

- gloves;

- thread;

- pencil.

Progress of work

Starting to make a horse costume withmanes. We take felt. Cut out a strip fifteen centimeters wide and about fifty long. The size depends on the length of the hood. Make cuts on the strip. Then we sew it to the hood. We've got a mane. We make eyes. Cut out two circles from the felt. Diameter select three centimeters. Sew the eyes of the future horse onto the hood too. Now we proceed to the most difficult part - the ears. From cardboard cut out two triangles of the same size. Sew with a fabric of the same color as the jacket. Sew your ears on. The last component of the costume is the tail. Cut out a long rectangle from the fabric. Sew it along to make a pipe. Insert cotton inside. Attach a strip of notched felt to the tip of the tail. The horse costume from ordinary clothes is ready. We advise you to decorate the hood with a smile and a tongue. Such a costume can be sewn not only for children, but also for adults.

Example two: how to make a horse costume with a rider

Required for crafting:

- two medium-sized boxes;

- paint brush;

- simple pencil;

- tape;

- gouache paints;

- scissors.

Progress of work

The first box is useful for making the body of the animal. Measure the circumference of your hips and add another ten centimeters. This will be the hole. A suit will be put on through it. We take a pencil. Draw a hole and then cut it out. The second box will be needed to cut out the details for the animal - the head and tail, as well as for our rider. Take a pencil. We draw on the side of the box arbitrarily the tail and head. You can draw a template yourself and circle it with a pencil. Don't forget the rider. Draw his legs in trousers and boots. All prepared parts must be cut. Now let's start decorating our costume. Take gouache and a brush. Think about the color scheme in advance. Connect your children to coloring the details, it is more fun to do such an exciting activity together. When all the details are drawn, let them dry thoroughly so that nothing is smudged. Then we fasten the parts with tape. Attach two ribbons to the hole through which the outfit will be put on. These will be straps, due to them the horse will rest on the shoulders of a person. Glue the reins to the head of the animal. Now we try on the original horse costume and go to the holiday.

This is how easy you can make original New Year's costumes for a child or for yourself with your own hands. After all, this is a pleasant experience, because when making an outfit, you put your soul into every detail.