Those who have children know that sometimes they have to “work” as a mass entertainer, as a doctor, as a teacher, and even ... as a tailor. They said, for example, at school or kindergarten: "I need a fox costume." And that’s it! Panic! Where to get it? Run to the store? In general, the idea is good, the main thing is simple. I went to the store, chose a suitable suit of foxes - and voila!
Only there are still drawbacks to this method of “dressing” the child. First of all, prices. They sometimes just go wild for children's carnival costumes ! Secondly, the season. As a rule, the dominance of various costumes for carnival and other holidays begins before the New Year. And if you need a fox costume for a children's play in mid-summer?
Here comes the timid thought - to sew ... And do not be afraid, it is not so difficult. In the end, the costumes of fairy-tale characters for children are not made for a tailoring contest, but for "entering the image." Simply put, a couple of bright details are enough to make it clear who the child is dressed, and the authenticity of the image is not so important. So, we sew a fox costume!
Naturally, you need an orange cloth. Already only in color it will be possible to guess who dressed up the child.
If the children's wardrobe has
clothes of a fiery color - fine! Less work for you, and the baby will be more familiar in their outfits.
The fox costume, in fact, is defined in addition to color by several details. This fluffy tail, triangular ears and a fox mask or makeup on the face. It is best to use faux fur. Cut two ovals from it, sew on one end, sew, twist, stuff with any filler: cotton, foam rubber, synthetic winterizer ... There is no fur - you can sew the tail and ears of orange fabric, and paint the tip with white. Although the effect is no longer the same, the fox is a fox to flaunt its fluffy tail!
If there is no orange clothes, you will have to sew an outfit “from scratch”. Two rectangles sewn on the sides between each other - a skirt. It remains to hem above and below, insert the elastic into the belt.
We take another piece of fabric, fold it in half, stitch it on the sides, leaving holes for the hands, and then cut a hole for the head. You can decorate the sleeves, bottom and neck of the blouse with faux fur in the same way as the bottom of the skirt.
If the boy was wearing a fox costume, the actions are the same, only instead of a skirt you have to sew shorts. To do this, cut the square blanks, like for a skirt, approximately to the middle from the bottom to the center. After that, this incision is stitched, the hem is hemmed, and an elastic band in the belt.
Now - the top, he's the fox's face. You can again follow the path of least resistance, buy a fox mask in the store. But not every child will agree to wear it yet - not the most comfortable thing. So again we take out the fabric and pick up the needle.
We cut a rim from cardboard equal to the circumference of the child’s head, we fit it with an orange cloth, we cut triangular ears from the fur , we sew the parts together. You can stuff the ears a little with cotton, you can put a triangle made of cardboard inside the hardness. After that, we sew the ears to the rim. The main thing is that they do not come out too heavy, otherwise the rim will creep over your eyes all the time, spoiling the child all the pleasure of the holiday.
As you can see, making a fox costume for a children's holiday is not difficult at all, it would be a desire and a little imagination.