How to sew a wolf costume with your own hands for a boy

New Year's holidays always begin with matinees in kindergartens and schools. Well, how can one appear at such an event without an original costume? And although these days children are more and more keen on supermen, betmans, transformers and other newfangled cartoon characters, why not try to turn back the time and dress up the child in a wolf costume, mentally returning to the New Year celebrations of the last decades, when the Christmas tree along with Santa Claus drove Dances such clear bears, rabbits, chanterelles, seals and snowflakes? And if you also correctly present this outfit to the baby, then he will remain completely satisfied with his way. Moreover, to make, say, a wolf suit with his own hands for a boy is quite realistic. And if we involve the child in the creative process, the work and result will be doubly more interesting.

What to make a wolf costume

A children's costume must be colorful and bright, but how can this be done if the character we have chosen is neutral? The answer to this question is quite simple: the main thing is to choose the right materials.
To make a wolf costume with your own hands for a boy, stock up on the following things and tools:
• fabric for the base of the attire;
• fur for the tail, paws and ears;
• elastic;
• Threads in the tone of the fabric;
• Cutting scissors;
• tape measure;
• pattern of shorts;
• pattern of the vest;
• Sintepon, white, black and red felt for the muzzle of a wolf.

What is the best fabric choice?

The easiest way to work with jersey. Of course, in order to build machine stitches on it , a special needle will be needed, but in terms of processing the edges of the product, such material practically does not cause problems. Firstly, it does not crumble, which makes it impossible to cut sections, and secondly, a small error in the patterns is compensated by the ability of matter to stretch.

The winning option is velvet or velvet, which beautifully shimmers due to its fine shiny pile. It is this fabric that will look gorgeous in combination with fur. By the way, the latter must necessarily be with a long nap, because this is the kind of tail that will be the most realistic. In addition to the tail, fur will be needed to perform the muzzle of the wolf and to decorate the beautiful legs.

Elements of the costume

What kind of New Year costume should a wolf be? What elements should it consist of? Obligatory accessories in this outfit are tail and wolf muzzle on the cap or mask, so that no one has any doubts about which character it was. A terrible muzzle with a grin and a fierce glance will undoubtedly underscore the importance of an important guest at the carnival, which necessarily will suit any boy.

In addition to the accessories mentioned, the New Year's costume of a wolf usually consists of shorts or pants of gray color and sleeveless under which a white shirt or golfcloth will look great.

Where to get a pattern

How to make a wolf costume and where to take a pattern - this is the main question that arises only with the very idea of sewing the outfit with your own hands. It is clear that not everyone owns the skill of cutting and sewing, and not everyone is able to develop a drawing and a template for tailoring based on the measurements taken. But the lack of such skills can not be an obstacle.

How can you independently draw a pattern on which you can sew a wolf costume? Children's pattern of panties and vests make it simple enough. It will take the child's things, namely trousers or sportswear and a T-shirt. These elements of the wardrobe will serve as the basis for the development of drawings.

How to make a pattern of trousers

We take panties, turn them inside out and one leg into the other, then we put the thing in this form directly on the underside of the nesting cloth and outline the first step and middle seams first, and then the lateral and the front seams, gradually unfolding the thing so that it Lay down on a plane without folds. If this procedure seems overwhelming, then you can take out of service trousers and cut them into the front, back and step seam. After that, lay out a piece of pants, sewn along the sideline, and circle them with small or slick.

Cut details should be 1.5 cm from the contour, so that after stitching they are not small. On the allowances you can not save, attractive enough the wolf costume for the boy will look with wide panties, and the child in this dress will be easy to move.

How to make a vest pattern

To draw a vest pattern, use the child's T-shirt. It is laid out on the fabric and outlined along the shoulder and side seams, note the width of the sleeve at the base, along which the armhole is then drawn. Also, directly on the cloth flap, the neckline is cut out, the front section.

After the panties and T-shirt are wrapped on the fabric and the shaped lines are drawn, it can be assumed that the wolf costume pattern is ready with your own hands. It remains only to collect all the elements, what we are now and will do.

How to sew a wolf costume with your own hands

For a boy, in principle, it is not so important how long the panties will be. Not bad looking and full trousers, and shorts, and breeches. Material is more important here, as we have already written about above. Sometimes from the knee to the ankle, the pants are completely made of fur fabric, which gives the image a special charm. If there is no such possibility (fur is now very expensive), shaggy wolf paws will help out. Such details should be considered when cutting. Once all the elements are ready, you can proceed with the assembly. The panties are stitched in this order:

• Front seam;

• back seam;

• Side seams;

• Step seams:

• lower leg pivot:

• turn the top of the trousers to insert the rubber bands.

The waistcoat is collected as follows:

• Shoulder seams, treatment of armholes;

• Side seams;

• Circular processing of product sections.

To make the waistcoat look aesthetically pleasing, all the cut is processed either with an oblique bake or with a ruler made from the same fabric as the base. A fastener in such a product is not necessary, especially if the image is supplemented with a white shirt, tie or butterfly. If your child is just a baby, it is perfectly permissible to disguise the unprofessionally treated edges with a silvery rain.

Muzzle and tail of a wolf - integral parts of a suit

How to make a terrible wolf costume with your own hands? For a boy it is very important that the hero evokes at least admiration, and even better, if he looks intimidating. For such a dress, the muzzle of a wolf is mandatory - on a hat or hood.

So, first centimeter tape measure the girth of the child's head and the depth of the future cap - from the back of the neck and to the middle of the forehead. After the rectangle is cut out, sew it, folding the smaller sides, and on the top of the cap make darts like a six-piece.

The wolf costume for the boy is almost ready. It remains to think about how the cap will hold, because our children are such fidgets! And if you still take into account the mobile games with Santa Claus and competitions ... By the way, the muzzle can be attached not only to the cap. For this purpose, an elastic band or hood is suitable.

Then proceed to the design of the wolf's muzzle. In order to sew the jaws, they cut out four long half-ovals, making a suture of triangles of felt that will play the role of teeth. After these details are turned out and stuffed with sintepon. They are stitched together at the base, putting between them a half-oval red felt that will serve as a tongue. Next, from fur and velor, cut out one semicircle, having pre-prepared triangular ears in the seam. The detail is turned out and stuffed with a sintepon, after which a wolf mouth is sewn to it .
Cut out the eyes from the white felt, the pupils and nose from the black felt. These elements are glued with hot glue or sewn with a hidden seam. When the head of a wolf is ready, it is fastened to a hat or a hood.

The New Year's costume of a wolf is unthinkable without a tail. To perform this part, you need a rectangular fur cut that is 7-8 cm wide and long from the waist to the knee of the child. The tail can be sewn, or you can attach it to the button. The advantage of the second option is obvious - when the baby gets tired of this element, it can simply be unfastened.