One of the favorite fairy-tale heroes is the cat in boots. Both adults and children love to dress up in it! Therefore, a cat suit in boots is so in demand today.
Buy or do it yourself?
No one here will give advice. Because there are a lot of options for a cat in boots.
You can assemble an outfit from what is already there, making some adjustments: add bells from cardboard to the boots, a feather to the hat, make a cloak with an elaborate brooch on the chair cover, attach a large buckle to a wide belt. And on the face it is enough to apply makeup in the form of a cat's face.
But you can approach the creation of the image more seriously. Then the cat suit in boots should be executed realistically. In this case, a fleece jumpsuit is worn on the body of the person portraying the character. On the head, you will also need to wear a mask that will mimic the face of a real animal.
It is quite difficult to make such a cat suit in boots on your own. But here, many prefer to do it on their own. And how to make a cat suit in boots with your own hands is described below.
Overalls pattern
Let’s say it’s decided to sew a cat suit in boots with his own hands so that it can be used as a growth figure. There is no way to do without patterns for overalls.
The fabric needs to be acquired fleecy, soft, red or brown. It’s great if you are lucky enough to find matter with a color that imitates a cat's skin: with randomly arranged stripes and stains.
You will also need a piece of lighter or white fabric for insertion in front. She will imitate the cat’s tummy.
A wire is inserted into the tail so that it does not hang with the stocking down, but it could be shaped.
As decoration, it is recommended to use pieces of fur. They are sewn from above in the neck to a ready-made jumpsuit.
Mask for the cat in boots
As mentioned above, you can use makeup for a quick dress. But it would be better if you make a costume of a cat in boots with your own hands with a mask. There are also several options.
You can make the simplest half mask-glasses with ears. The antennae on the cheeks are painted with a cosmetic pencil or eyeliner. Makeup is applied to the tip of the nose.
You can use purchased masks for the whole face or make one yourself. To do this, they color the cardboard oval, make cutouts for the eyes, and fasten the eyebrows on the sides.
Often, for the New Year's costume of a cat in boots, volume masks are made.
- For them, you first need to mold a template of plasticine. Sometimes they use salty dough, clay or gypsum for these purposes. Then you need to wait until the template has completely dried. Only then can you get to work.
- Pieces of paper in several layers are glued onto the template with a paste. Although you can use other glue, but it will be uneconomical.
- After hardening, the mask is removed from the template.
- Do not forget to drill holes for the eyes and fix the ties. This technique is called papier-mâché.
- To make the finished product easily removed from the template, the first layer of paper is applied without glue, moistened with plain water.
- Using the same algorithm, masks are made of gauze or other soft tissue. But matter does not need to be cut specifically. Layers are laid out from those pieces that are at hand.
- Fabric shaped masks and papier-mâché products after hardening are painted.
Stitched helmets look very nice. It is best to make them from foam rubber. A master class with step-by-step photos shows in detail the algorithm for manufacturing such a helmet.
Joints of parts are connected with glue, carefully applying it to the foam. Details are cut with a blade.
The finished helmet can be painted or sheathed with a cloth to match the overalls, trimmed with pieces of fur.
Puss hat in boots
The main attribute of this character, of course, are high over the knee boots. But the wide-brimmed hat in the children's costume of a cat in boots plays not the last role.
Well, if at home there is a similar headdress. But do not be upset if you can’t even find a hat on the mezzanines. It can be glued from cardboard and painted in black.
Cape for the cat in boots
A flying cloak tied under the chin can be sewn from a rectangular piece of fabric. One side of it is collected on a drawstring into which a twine is inserted to tie.
You can go the other way: to collect one edge and process with inlay. This will be the neck of the cape. This version of the cloak is safer: no need to worry that someone will pull off the eyelet and the baby will suffocate. A large button is sewn on one side of the neck, and a buttonhole is sewn on the other.
Sword for the cat in boots
Weapons of this kind can be bought in the department of children's toys. But if you decide to make a sword yourself, you need to carefully consider it to make this attribute safe.
It is recommended to do imitation weapons from newspapers. Strips of paper are wound onto a long knitting needle so that each subsequent turn is mostly superimposed on the previous one. The tip of the strip sticks. Then in the same way wind the second strip. It is necessary to fix the initial tip with glue.
When the sword blade is ready, the needle is removed. You can paint this part with paint: yellow, white or metallic.
One of the metal can lids is attached to one end of the resulting tube, which is used to seal canned foods. Soft wire in colored insulation can weave a beautiful handle.
The wonderful and safe sword is ready! Although the child should still be explained that it is not necessary to wave these weapons strongly: you can get them in the eye of a friend and cause injury.