Various Halloween costumes, matinees, theme parties are sold in many stores. But in order to surprise your friends and appear before them in an exclusive costume, the outfit can be done by yourself. The bunny costume can be created from improvised materials. Making it is very simple. This suit is suitable for both children and adults. This article will discuss how to make a great handmade outfit.
Material for work
A nimble bunny is one of the most beloved children's heroes. Young children are happy to wear such a wonderful outfit. It is best to create a hare costume for a girl from pink material, for a boy from blue. Allowed to use white, black and gray shades. The use of natural fabrics is recommended, since synthetics do not allow oxygen to pass through. In an artificial suit, the child will feel bad. It is allowed to decorate the outfit with fur, plush, non-woven, felt or velor. For fluffy ponytails use a colorful pompom. For the ears you will need a small piece of fabric to decorate from light crepe satin or satin.
List of required items
To create a bunny costume with your own hands, you will need:
- thick cardboard;
- wire;
- ties or shoelaces;
- decorative eyes and nose;
- scissors;
- ruler;
- glue;
- iron;
- sewing machine;
- needle with thread;
- foam rubber or batting;
- paints;
- rubber;
- bezel;
- lightning.
Creative process
The selected workplace should be well lit. The surface should be flat. When making an outfit, it is better to use a child. So the process will be much more fun. The baby will have a craving for creativity. The child will know that he performed the exclusive, festive or New Year's bunny costume himself. In this case, young children develop fine motor skills. She is responsible for speech, behavior and thinking. Children with whom parents are engaged in creativity develop much faster than their peers. In a do-it-yourself costume, the baby will feel much more confident and joyful.
Creating Bunny Ears
It is necessary to cut one piece of light shiny material, which will serve as a decoration for the ears. Then, two details are made of dense fabric - non-woven fabric, plush, faux fur. The length of the ears should be 30 cm, width - 10. At the top we make a slight rounding. At the bottom, we narrow the ears, leaving a width equal to 6-7 cm. This edge will be sewn to the cap. We must not forget that it is necessary to leave 1-1.5 cm of seam allowance. Two pieces of dense matter are stitched together and ironed. A wire is inserted along their edge, thanks to which the ears can be bent to the desired position.
With the help of wire, they can become vertical, bent down or in different directions. Thanks to such ears, the hare costume will be unique and unusual. Then the material is turned on the front side. Inside is cardboard. Fabric for decoration is sewn on top of dense matter. Everything is ironed. The bottom of the ears is bent by 0.5 cm to the wrong side. A rim is threaded through the resulting holes. With imperceptible stitches, the details of the ears are attached to the rim.
Bunny hat
To create a bunny costume, you need a hat on which ears are sewn. The hat is made of 4 wedges. It is necessary to measure the girth of the head. The bottom of one wedge is calculated by the formula: (Head circumference + 1) / 4 = AB. The segment is bent in half. It will be equal to the length of the cap. A perpendicular segment of the SD is built. It should be equal to the length AB. Then the points AC, as well as the aircraft are connected. The resulting segments are divided into 3 symmetric parts. Then at these points it is necessary to put perpendiculars. The lower perpendiculars will be equal to 1.3 cm, the upper ones - 1.6 cm. The pattern is connected by a smooth curve. 4 wedges are cut out according to the model. It is necessary to leave an allowance for seams equal to 1-1.5 cm.
Wedges are joined together, sewn on a sewing machine, turned on the front side. Ears are sewn into opposite stitches. Separate rim holes do not need to be made. It is best to place a bead 3 cm from the center. Then a strip of dense material is cut. In width, it should be 3-5 cm. The length depends on the circumference of the head. It is measured around the circumference of the cap. 4 cm per allowance is added to the circle. The strip is folded in half and sewn to the bottom of the product. It is important that the bezel is between two layers of the strip. An elastic band is sewn from the inside, which should be 2-3 cm shorter than the head circumference. Ribbons, shoelaces or ties can be sewn to the edges of the cap.
Tailoring of overalls
Carnival costume "Bunny" may consist of a turtleneck and shorts or from overalls. In the first option, you can use ready-made things. The second option is the most difficult. The outfit from overalls seems much more spectacular. To create a suit, it is necessary to measure a person’s height from shoulder to floor, waist circumference, length of legs, arms, width of back. It is necessary that the overalls sit freely. Therefore, allowances of more than 10 cm are left. The patterns of the shelf and back should be identical. It will take 2 shelves, 1 back with a fold, 2 sleeves, 2 front halves of the legs, 2 rear halves of the legs. All cut products are ironed with a hot iron. Shoulder seams are performed on the overlock. The neck and sides must be treated with an oblique tie. The rear halves of the legs are ground by 10-20 cm.
All remaining allowances are carefully ironed. The back halves of the legs are sewn to the back. Then cut off the sections of the sleeves. All products are neatly stitched on a sewing machine. The outfit turns out on the front side. To make the bunny costume the most comfortable, a zipper is sewn into the middle. They recommend the use of iron zippers, since plastic ones break quickly. There must be tucks on the chest. If they are absent, then wearing the outfit will be uncomfortable. The bottom of the trousers must be narrowed so that the edges of the legs fit into the shoes. The edges of the sleeves and trousers can be treated with a narrowed overcasting seam.
Making carrots
Various accessories perfectly complement the bunny costume. There are many photos and videos on creating accessories. The easiest way is to make carrots from foam. Create a shape and cut the product with sharp scissors along the contour. Thin material of emerald color is sewn upstairs. The carrot itself is painted with paints. It is necessary to choose paints from natural ingredients. They do not affect human health. Allowed to use food colors diluted in water. Such paint does not harm and does not stain the fabric when wet. The most difficult way is to make carrots according to the pattern. 2 triangular shapes are cut out. They are stitched and turned on the front side. Empty space is filled with batting. The wide edge is sewn by hand. Scraps of green fabric are attached to it.
Costume decoration
Ready eyes and a nose can be glued to a bunny hat. They will give the costume an effect of decorativeness and unusualness. The hare costume for the boy can be decorated with blue ribbons, a sewn carrot, shiny rhinestones, and beads. Girl's costume is decorated with bows, faux pearls, pink ribbons, gold appliques. Christmas outfits are decorated with tinsel. Costumes for adults can be left intact. They are complemented only by exclusive shoes. The most important piece of costume decoration is the ponytail. It is made from a pompom, a piece of faux or natural fur.