Making a jester costume for your child with your own hands is another way to show him your love. This character is a rare guest at matinees, where boys often appear in the form of knights, princes and modern heroes.
Features of the clown costume
Before starting work, it is necessary to draw up a creative sketch and determine the color scheme. The costume of the jester should not be confused with the outfits of harlequin, buffoon and especially clown. Each of them has its own characteristics, including manufacturing.
| The character | Headdress | Basic clothes | Footwear |
| The jester | three-tail cap with bells at the ends | camisole (shirt) with a figured collar, pants with stockings | lapel shoes |
| Buffoon | cone-shaped pointed cap | two-tone shirt and wide pants | shoes or short boots |
| Harlequin | cap - pointed or with a tail, the end of which is decorated with a bells | jumpsuit with a diamond pattern | shoes |
| Clown | peaked cap with pompom or ginger wig | shirt with pompons, pants or jumpsuit with wide straps | shoes or shoes with pompons |
Depending on the situation, different elements can be arranged among themselves, but the buffoon will be such only if he has a hat with tails and bells.
New Year's outfit should be made of bright fabrics that contrast with each other. In the manufacture of the costume, you can use any number of colors and decor, because its main purpose is to attract attention.
Clothing - Jacket & Pants
The “classic” jester costume for the boy consists of a camisole (blouse, shirt) with a wide collar and trousers of the “lamb leg” type knee-length. Those who have decent sewing skills often do even without patterns - literally “by eye”. Less experienced can use ready-made sketches. It is important to remember that making a jester costume with your own hands, it is not necessary to customize it according to a child’s figure. The outfit should be slightly baggy so that the child is comfortable moving and running.
The edges of the collar and hem of the blouse are trimmed with tape for weighting, and the edges of the lush sleeve and leg are assembled on a cuff or wide elastic. You can create the effect of cuts on fabrics through which material of a different color peeks, as well as bright contrast, using ordinary applications in the form of rhombuses or stripes. In addition, the jester costume can be decorated in any way - with braid, sequins, rhinestones and large beads.
Cap with bells
A headdress is almost the main element in a jester's outfit. The tails on the sides of the head and on the back of the head symbolize the ears and tail of a donkey - a stubborn and comical animal.
It is recommended to sew a jester's cap for a New Year's costume from soft knitwear, because it should sit tightly on the child's head, but not squeeze it. Tails can be cut both from a single piece of fabric, and from halves of different colors. Cap collection is as follows:
- Each tail is connected along a longitudinal line.
- The cones come together in a circular cut and are sewn to the base strip.
- To make the hat sit denser on the back of the head, an incision is made with a loop and a button.
Bells are sewn onto the ends of the tails. If it is not possible to find real metal ones, you can replace them with woolen pompons, very large beads or plastic balls, which are sold to decorate the Christmas trees.
Lapel Shoes
New Year's jester costume will become funny and original only with special shoes - with lapels and bent noses. You can make them by sheathing ordinary shoes with a fabric cover according to a special pattern. The sole should be made of more durable fabric.
For bent noses you will need a steel wire, which is given the desired shape. To avoid tissue breakthrough or injury, it should be dipped in glue and wrapped with tissue paper or woolen thread. Sewing threads should match the color of the fabric as much as possible.
The parts A, B and C presented on the pattern are sewn along the red lines, after which a wire is inserted into them, which is also fixed with stitches parallel to the main seam. After that, the elements are completely stitched. Just like a jester costume, shoes can be decorated with braid or rhinestones, and bells can be attached to bent socks.
Optional accessories
When collecting a child for the New Year's party, you can supplement his image with several objects that will make the image of the merry fellow more complete, and memorable photos colorful. Among them:
- Tambourine with a bright pattern.
- A pipe decorated with bright ribbons.
- Rattles like Spanish castanets - plastic balls on sticks with dried peas poured inside.
- Brightly colored figure of a rooster on a pole.
All these items will provide a little more fun, they can be set aside at any time and do not mind forgetting somewhere.