Both beginners and experienced seamstresses can make an owl costume. The main thing is to follow the instructions and maintain the proportions, and then everything will work out!
How to sew an owl costume with your own hands
First of all, go to the store for fabric. The basis for a children's owl costume ">take thick burlap Brown. For a child 3-5 years old, 2 m is enough with a standard fabric width of 1.5 m. For feathers, buy a beige mesh. You don’t have to buy the rest of the fabric and use scraps of old clothes.
"> Let's start the pattern. To do this, cut 1.2 m from a piece of fabric and attach it to the rest of the fabric. Thus, the future hood will remain in one layer. Cut it out as shown in the picture. The white dotted line marks the line that needs to be sewn. Green is the place for the face. It is better to trim this edge with braid so that small threads do not fall off and get into the child’s eyes. Do not forget to cut out the sleeves. geometric figure- rhombus There should be enough fabric for them. Now let's make the body owl costume ">The hole where the sleeves are sewn is marked in blue. The yellow lines are the place for stitching.
If you run out of time or patience, leave the costume as is. So your baby will look like a hermit monk. If this option is not suitable, let's start decorating. To do this, sew mesh fabric onto the front part.
From above, manually sew the patches on top of each other. Move from bottom to top, then the seams will be hidden under the next layer. IN This is how the owl’s costume is already taking shape.
Now sew the patches onto the sleeves and stitch the piece to the suit. It’s good if the shreds are also in color scheme autumn, which will give children's costume owls whole and thoughtful look.
All that remains is to “revive” the owl costume. For this purpose on Sew on the eyes and beak for the hood, and if there is burlap left, make small ears. It will look very cute.
More options for owl costumes
The main advantage of such costumes is that they are easy to make yourself. Instead of an owl's head for a costume, you can use a regular brown hat, onto which you can sew eyes and a beak.
The simplest option is sweatshirt suit black or brown. For girls you can use hoodies bright colors, such as pink, red or yellow.
Masks for an owl costume
A child may feel hot at a party wearing a hat or hood, so you can simply use a mask with an owl’s face as the top part of the costume. As a rule, they are made from felt (since it does not crumble and holds its shape), but they can be made from colored paper.
Get creative and come up with funny children's costumes! And since the coming year of the horse, you might like it. Happy holiday!
smallfriendly.comTo turn a child into a magical creature with the body of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle, you will need:
- a beige or yellow jacket and pants - this will be the body of a lion;
- fabric and threads brown or beige colour for the tail;
- two pieces of felt or fleece for the wings and chest: one lighter, the other dark;
- cardboard and paints for masks;
- glue;
- stapler
To make the tail, roll the fabric into a tube and seal the edge. Then sew or staple a tassel of thread suitable color. After this, the tail can be sewn to the pants.
incostume.ru To make the wings, draw a pattern on paper with sharp, ragged feathery edges. Then make two more templates for other layers, each one narrower than the previous one. Transfer the templates to felt, cut out the wings and sew them together, placing the darker fabric between layers of light.
Sew the finished wings to the jacket. Make loops for fingers at the ends so that the child can flap his wings and they are constantly in motion, and not hanging behind his back.
smallfriendly.com Using three layers of fabric, use the same principle to make feathers on the chest.
smallfriendly.com If you don't want to work with fabric, you can make wings from cardboard and paper.
Next important point- mask. The photo below shows a version of a beautiful cardboard griffin mask. First cut out the pieces and then glue them together and color them.
alphamom.com An owl costume is easier to make. Take:
- black or gray long-sleeved T-shirt;
- several pieces of fabric in gray and brown shades;
- cardboard or paper and paints for the mask.
Download and print the template, transfer it to fabric and cut out the feathers different colors. Sew them onto the T-shirt in a checkerboard pattern.
Owl feathers / alphamom.com The owl also needs a mask with a beak. You can make a simple version from cardboard or complex masks from paper. Here are some examples of multi-colored fantasy masks:
parents.com For the sheep costume you will need:
- bodysuit or jumpsuit;
- glue;
- about 50 white pom-poms (can be purchased at craft stores);
- white and black felt for ears;
- hat or felt for the hood.
Cut off the sleeves of the bodysuit, glue the pom-poms onto it so that there is no free space left. Then cut out two black ears and two white ones from felt. Glue black felt onto white - this will be the inner layer of the ear.
Glue the ears onto the cap or hood, and then cover the entire surface with pompoms.
For the shark costume you need:
- gray hoodie;
- white, gray and black felt;
- thread or fabric glue.
From gray or white felt cut out the dorsal fin, from white - a row of teeth and a circle for the belly, from black - eyes.
livingwellonthecheap.com Sew or glue all pieces to the sweatshirt. If the sweatshirt has a zipper, cut the white circle in half and sew the halves on either side of the zipper.
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coolest-homemade-costumes.com, parents.com You will need:
- wide-brimmed straw hat;
- fabric glue;
- stuffing for toys;
- red and white fabric: for the outer part of the hat you can use red felt or plain cotton, for the inner part white cotton or crepe is suitable;
- white lace.
Cut a circle out of red fabric and sew it to the top of the hat, leaving room for the stuffing and a hole to tuck it through. Stuff the hat, distributing the filling evenly so that it takes the shape of a mushroom. Spread the filling evenly inside the mushroom cap and then sew the hole shut.
Sew on the inside of the hat with a gather white fabric so that it resembles mushroom plates. Next to the head, sew several layers of lace, like a fringe around the leg of the fly agaric.
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fairfieldworld.com, lets-explore.net If your child loves Harry Potter films, you can make him a Hogwarts student robe. To do this, take:
- a piece of black fabric;
- a piece of fabric in the color of your favorite faculty;
- cardboard for the faculty badge;
- tie or scarf in the colors of the faculty.
The gallery below shows the basic steps for making a mantle. The fabric of the outer layer of the robe should be black, and the color of the lining depends on the faculty.
Sew the faculty badge to the robe. You can cut it out of paper or order it, for example, at the Crafts Fair. You can also complement the outfit with a striped tie or scarf from Gryffindor or another house. Both can be bought for 400–700 rubles.
Using approximately the same scheme, you can make a wizard's robe with stars. For it you will need:
- a piece of blue fabric;
- shiny yellow fabric or golden wrapping paper for stars;
- hard felt for the cap;
- Magic wand.
Sew the wizard's robe according to the pattern shown above, but without the front slit and lining. Sew or glue stars on top in random order.
Cut two triangles of the required length from hard blue felt and sew them together, glue on the stars and crescents, as on the mantle. Also, the cap can be made from a sheet of blue cardboard with stars from gold wrapping paper. And don't forget about the magic wand!
You will need:
- yellow hoodie or yellow long sleeve and beanie;
- blue denim overalls;
- black gloves;
- swimming goggles or homemade minion goggles.
halloween-ideas.wonderhowto.com To make the glasses, take two pieces of 7.5-10mm PVC pipe with a diagonal cut and six small nuts.
youtube.com Coat the pipe scraps and nuts with silver paint and let them dry. Then glue the pipe pieces to each other to create glasses. Decorate them with nuts on the top, bottom and sides.
youtube.com Use an awl to make several holes on the sides and sew on an elastic band.
youtube.com 8. Rey from the new Star Wars trilogy
thisisladyland.com Rey costume from the universe " Star Wars"Can be made without threads and glue. The main thing is to find the right things:
- white or gray T-shirt;
- gray pants;
- brown leather belt;
- gray wool tights;
- black boots;
- long gray scarf.
thisisladyland.com You can make arm ruffles from tights, and a cape from a scarf. Just throw it around your neck, cross it over your chest and leave the ends to fall freely, securing it at the waist with a belt.
You can complement the costume with a Jedi sword or BB-8 made of papier-mâché.
thisisladyland.com The costume consists of wings and a hat with antennae, the rest of the clothing is at your discretion. It could be a T-shirt with pants or a skirt or elegant dress. The main thing is that they are black or red with a black dot.
For the wings and cap you will need:
- two sheets of A3 red cardboard;
- black paint;
- foam sponge;
- red laces and tape;
- black nylon tights;
- flexible sticks for children's creativity(can be bought on AliExpress).
Cut wings out of cardboard, take foam sponge, cut in the shape of a circle, and put black dots.
thisisladyland.com Make holes in the wings, thread the red string through as shown in the picture below, and seal with tape. The child will thread his hands through the resulting loops.
thisisladyland.com To make a hat, cut off a thick stocking nylon tights, tie one end into a knot and turn it inside out so that it is not visible. Towards the end, make two neat holes. Insert the black stick into one hole and take it out of the other.
thisisladyland.com Bend the ends of the stick to create insect antennae. The suit is ready.
triedandtrueblog.com Toothless is a cute black dragon from the cartoon How to Train Your Dragon. For this costume you will need:
- black hoodie and pants without logos or designs;
- black fabric for the horns, comb and tail: it should be at least approximately similar to the material of the sweatshirt;
- black and red felt and white paint for part of the tail;
- stuffing for toys;
- paints, old glasses or cardboard for eyes.
Sew four horns: two larger and two smaller. Stuff and sew them to the hood.
Calculate the length of the comb and tail so that the tail just touches the ground. Sew the scalloped comb and tail.
triedandtrueblog.com Cut two blades from black and red felt and sew on either side of the end of the tail. On the red part, paint a horned helmet with white paint.
Toothless's tail from the cartoon / vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net Once the comb and tail are ready, sew them to the back of the sweatshirt.
For the eyes, you can use lenses from old glasses. Draw Toothless's yellow eyes with vertical pupils on them and glue them to the hood. If you don't have lenses, you can make eyes out of cardboard.
The main costume is ready, all that remains is to make the wings. For them you will need:
- fleece;
- two wire hangers;
- black fleece;
- 45 cm elastic bands;
- threads;
- scissors;
- wire cutters
Print the pattern and cut it out of paper. Transfer the template onto a sheet of fleece.
feelincrafty.wordpress.com Place the fleece wings on the wrong side of the fleece with the adhesive side facing the fabric and iron. Cut the fleece to the shape of the wings.
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feelincrafty.wordpress.com Remove the paper layer from the wings and place the wire “bones” of the wings on the adhesive layer. Then place the fleece on top and press firmly with an iron so that the glue and fleece adhere. Cut the fleece to the shape of the wings.
feelincrafty.wordpress.com Sew the wings along the outline, and then around each “bone”. Then sew on elastic bands so your child can put on the wings.
feelincrafty.wordpress.com The Toothless costume is ready. And the wings can be used for other costumes, for example, a bat.
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Despite the fact that the times of peak popularity of Harry Potter have already passed, the fashion for owls remains. Plus, the owl is one of the “emblems” of autumn, since autumn is always associated with nostalgia and the beginning of studies in schools and universities, and therefore with knowledge and wisdom. Making an owl costume is quite simple, and with one of the options below, you will only need a few available materials, a couple of hours and, by the way, no sewing. In total, here we will look at 2 options: there are different owls, and so are the ways to make a costume. Both costumes can be made to fit any size: for both children and adults. First, you will have to buy some inexpensive and preferably plain clothes.
Option 1: common brown and black owl.
Prepare in advance:
- a brown sweatshirt or tracksuit top - always with a hood;
— brown sweatpants;
- a lot of felt or felt of 3 shades: brown, tan, black;
- scissors;
- fabric glue.
1. Cut out the simplest shapes of feathers from felt/felt in brown and tan colors. Three times less of the same black “feathers”. For a child you will need about 200 feathers (not too large, but not miniature, of course). Increase their number if necessary.
It is not advisable to use real feathers, especially if they are fluffy, which are not difficult to find in a craft store, simply because you will need a lot of them, and in the end the fluffy creature is unlikely to be mistaken for an owl, but rather for some small one a bird, a chicken, or even a chicken. Still, the image of a brown owl is somewhat more cruel, brutal, if you like.
2. Choose the size and density of the sweatshirt and trousers, taking into account that 200 felt feathers is still not the lightest load, and loose and/or stretchy fabric or things that are large will certainly sag unsightly with such weight. If there are no special options, and you have to buy a suit a size larger when you go to the holiday, put several things under it for density and volume, taking into account the temperature in the place where you are going.
3. Place the sweatshirt on the table (any flat, hard, wide surface) and begin gluing the “feathers” to it using fabric glue. Start from the very bottom of the jacket and constantly vary the colors of the feathers: brown - tan - brown - tan - black and so on. Be sure to make sure that each new row of feathers that goes higher covers about 2/3 of the lower row - this is the only way you will subsequently be recognized as an owl.
4. Glue feathers onto the sleeves up to the top of the arms, also starting from the bottom and working towards the shoulders.
5. Cut two circles from dark brown felt, each approximately 7.5cm in diameter. Cut two circles from lighter brown felt, but approximately 5 cm in diameter. Finally, cut out 2 2.5cm circles from black felt.
6. Make owl eyes by placing circles on top of each other and gluing, starting with the largest and then decreasing to black on top. Glue the eyes to the hood.
Option 2: snowy owl.
This costume is more complicated, but snowy owls always look more impressive.
Prepare:
- again a hoodie, but already white;
- similar trousers, but also white, or maybe gray, gray-black;
— feather boa - white or with light splashes of gray/black;
- tailor's measuring tape or any equivalent, up to a tape measure with a soft plastic tape;
- an assistant (it will be difficult to take measurements alone);
- mask;
- paints;
- scissors;
- threads and needles;
- feathers;
- fabric glue;
— fabric: felt, fleece.
1. Take a white sweatshirt (or white-gray-black) with a hood and white or gray (or with gray/black patterns) trousers as the basis of the suit. Regarding the size and other nuances, see point 2 from the first option.
2. Measure the circumference of the open neck and front perimeter of the hood of the sweatshirt.
3. Cut this length from the boa.
4. Thread a needle with white cotton-coated polyester thread ( best option thread for all purposes).
5. Sew the cut part of the boa to the edge of the hood and the open part of the throat using a zigzag stitch: push the needle through the fabric from the back of the hood/throat from the edge, pull it out from the outside, cross the thread through the boa from above, and stick the needle again from the back side of the edge of the hood. And so on from the middle of the throat in front, through the front of the hood and again to the middle of the throat on the other side.
6. Measure the circumference of the bottom of the sleeves of the sweatshirt, as well as the circumference of the bottom of the pants.
7. Cut 4 matching boa pieces.
8. Using exactly the same seam, sew parts of the boa along the very bottom of the legs and sleeves. If there are no problems with buying several boas, you can sew such pieces of it in circles one above the other: it will look more like fluffy owl legs. On the arms and legs, pieces of boa can always be replaced with white/white-black fluffy feathers, this option is just more labor-intensive.
9. This item is optional, but here you can sew/glue white/white-gray-black felt feathers in the same way as in the first version of the costume for complete authenticity.
10. Take the simplest white mask just for the eyes (you can sew it yourself without any problems - like in the picture, only white) and with paint or, for example, a permanent marker, draw a black stripe in the area of the nose, which will be designed to indicate the beak of a snowy owl. Let the paint dry.
11. Turn the back of the mask towards you. Glue white fluffy feathers on top and bottom around the entire perimeter so that they stick out in different sides. To prevent the tips of the feathers from hurting you or getting in the way, cut out of white felt (or any fairly dense fabric), for example, a mask the same size as the inside of the first one, and stick it on the feathers. Let the glue dry.
12. From here onwards, follow if you missed step 9. Call an assistant. Stand up straight, spread your arms straight out to your sides. Have an assistant measure the length diagonally from each palm to your waist. Also take the measurement from behind, but from wrist to wrist across the back.
13. Cut a rectangle from snowy white (or with gray and black splashes) fleece. One side should be equal to the length of your arms (from hand to hand), the other - diagonally from the palms to the waist.
14. Sew fleece to sweatshirt. The best way to do this is to use a running stitch to attach the fleece to the jacket across the top of the back and to the top of the sleeves (at the shoulders).
15. Cut the fleece from the bottom into 2.5 cm wide and 15.2 cm long strips: they will simulate wings and feathers.
16. Glue or sew white or black/gray/white feathers onto the fleece. Cover as much of the fabric surface as you can.
17. When you are ready to wear a suit, it is best to complement it with gray/black pumps/flat boots and wrap the rest of the boa around your neck (under the hood).
A carnival owl costume must include large round eyes and a sharp beak! We suggest you sew a comfortable felt mask with elastic, mittens with claws, and we will also tell you how to decorate any item of clothing with felt owl feathers.
Carnival owl costume: material, size and how to complement the look
In our project we used felt in several colors: black, white, two shades of gray, two shades of brown and a little orange. Felt is dense felt of different thicknesses. It is great for a variety of crafts, has a smooth edge that does not fray, is flexible and holds its shape well. In craft stores you can buy felt in rolls or sheets. The most common size is 20x30 cm. For this project you will need at least three of these sheets gray and one leaf each of the other colors.Decide on the desired length of the mitts. Our model is made as an analogue short gloves, but you can sew them to any length. Measure the circumference of your palm at the widest part, under the four fingers. Draw a rectangle that has a width equal to the circumference of the palm and a length equal to the desired length of the mitts.
We decorated a knitted T-shirt with felt feathers, but you can use any clothing in a matching color. You can also cut out a semi-circular cape or large wings from a plain additional fabric and sew on the feathers in the same way. Sew a ribbon along the edge of the cape or wings to tie around the neck.
You will also need 10-15 cm of black elastic band 1 cm wide.
So let's sew carnival costume owls!
Printing patterns and cutting
Download the pattern file and print it on A4 sheets. Make sure your printer is set to print mode "actual size", "100%", and not "scale to fit". In the Russian-language program, the option “real size” is possible. Cut out all the parts.
GRAY FELT
- Basic mask shape
- Two rectangles 5x15 cm for the rim
- Two rectangles for mitts, each of which has a width equal to the circumference of the palm and a length equal to the desired length of the mitts.
- Feathers in the desired quantity, in our example about 10-15 pieces of different shades.
WHITE FELT
- Two large circles for the eyes
- Feathers in the desired quantity, in our example about 5 pieces
BLACK FELT
- One detail "Eyebrows"
- Two pupil circles
- 6 triangular claws of desired length and shape.
ORANGE FELT
- Two round irises
BROWN FELT
- One beak piece with an allowance along the top edge
- One dark brown felt triangle, optional
From the scraps, cut out several narrow parts - “feathers”.
Progress
Cut out the mitt rectangle as shown in the photo. Cut the second rectangle as a mirror image. Sew triangular claws from black felt.
Sew the side seam, leaving an opening for thumb about 5cm long. Place the seam allowances to the side and baste with a blind stitch.
Sew on the orange iris and black pupil. Cut out a small droplet-highlight from scraps of white felt and stitch over the pupil. Topstitch the white circles.
Sew in black eyebrows. Stitch the dark brown trim onto the beak. Place the beak under the middle of the bottom of the main mask and stitch. Sew rectangles of gray felt on each side of the mask for the rim.
Lay out the clothes that you will decorate with feathers on the table. Lay out the feathers and decide on the alternation of colors. Make triangular cuts in some places of the feathers. Start pinning feathers from the bottom row. Sew along the edge.
Sew along the top edge, following the shape of the neckline of the garment, and trim the feathers.
First of all, go to the fabric store together. Let the child choose the fabric he likes. It can be traditional brown or fancy pink, the main thing is that your child likes it. At this age, how you look is very important. And for a 10-year-old child to feel comfortable, he must make the decision himself. You are only a helper.
With a standard fabric width of 1.5 m, it is enough to buy a meter of fabric in 2 colors and about a meter of lining. When calculating, proceed from your child's height. To sew an owl costume with your own hands, you will also need matching threads, braid and an elastic band that will hold the mask and adhesive-backed interlining.
From the same fabric of 2 colors, cut out semicircles and cut them into strips of 25 cm. Leave a seam allowance of 5 cm. The rest should be cut into halves of ovals. Now sew each such “garland” to the lining, alternating light and dark stripes. Finally, trim the neckline with braid.
Now make it owl costume mask with your own hands. To do this, cut out the outline of the mask from fabric, the same blank from the lining and another from non-woven fabric. Fold the 3 pieces so that the interlining is in the middle. Iron to activate the glue and machine stitch around the edges. Now sew the light stripes around the eyes and attach the beak. Ready!
Owl costume options
Only a few hours until the ball? Limit yourself to this scalloped collar on a cloak, simulating feathers, and a mask.
It is not necessary to make a large cloak in the form of a semicircle; you can make a cloak with wings that are more similar to real ones.
Options for making an owl mask
Beautiful and especially cozy masks are made from felt.
Here are two “girly” options.
Here are two mask options that are universal and suitable for boys, girls and even adults.
If there is very little time before the holiday, the mask can be drawn on a sheet of thick paper or cardboard. If the child wears glasses, making a mask for an owl costume is even easier: just glue the beak to the glasses
from paper or felt, and the mask is ready. This is how you can make a DIY owl costume for your or almost adult owl in just one evening. Such an owl will be unique at the Christmas party, and a cute photo will remain in the family album. It will remind not only of happy holiday
