Horse costume made from improvised materials. Do-it-yourself horse costume and other New Year's costumes

Children just love to transform into various New Year's characters. This year, the horse is the queen of the ball, so if your kid has an honorable mission to be a stallion or a horse on New Year's holiday, a hand-made horse mask is what you need! After all, this is the basis of the costume. Having made the most important attribute, which is the mask, you can slightly complement the image with some elements and the New Year's horse costume is ready! So, let's immediately start making (tailoring) a New Year's horse mask.

How to make a horse mask for a child

The horse's head is a mask sewn from fabric that does not require a pattern. With the help of a master class performed by the master of needlework Ekaterina Orlova, you can easily and simply make a soft horse head and use it as a mask-hat for a horse costume.

To sew a horse mask we need:

• dense fabric (velveteen, drape);
• thread, needle;
• synthetic winterizer;
• knitted, stretchy fabric for lining;
• fur, artificial or natural;
• buttons for eyes or ready-made eyes;
• harness strap.

Description of work

The mask is sewn on the basis of a bandana.

We make two symmetrical parts from dense fabric:

We measure the upper contour of the part:

We add 7 cm to the resulting length and cut out a long rectangle, 10 cm wide, and long - what we got.

For the ears, cut out 4 identical parts:

Each ear will be double. We grind the details of the ears:

Now we sew a hat like a bandana and sew in an ear:

We begin to sew the details from the back of the head. The rectangle is bent - this is the muzzle (chin) of the horse. This hat should look like this:

We make an incision on the chin of our horse, depending on the size of the child's head:

Cutting corners:

We fill the mask with synthetic winterizer:

Now we need to sew a hat-lining.

We sew it inside, dying the edges of the mask

Sew on the mane.

Glue on the eyes. We make a harness.

The corners of the folds on the muzzle turned into nostrils. To make the nostrils clearer, the folds can be turned with a thread.

So, I will try to explain how I sewed a herd of 4 horses. Given: a fitball with handles, an old brown coat made of soft drape, an old black corduroy skirt, small strips of red (I wanted red, you can choose any other) fabric for the "bridle", 2 empty liter bottles of Sprite (Coca- cola), a little padding polyester, a small piece of telephone cord (I’ll explain why later), wide tape, eyes (which pierce the fabric and are fixed from the inside), an elastic band 2.5 - 3.0 cm wide, 90 cm long, zigzag scissors (if possible)

First you need to make a pattern body horses. Everyone has different balls, so I don’t give universal numbers. I decided to make 6 wedges: for this we find the "equator" of the ball, measure it, divide the resulting figure by 6 - this is the width of the wedge at the bottom. We measure from the conditionally upper point the distance to the "equator" plus 10 cm - this is the height of the wedge, add another 3-4 cm to the height for the hem. We cut out head, neck- details are rectangular 28 by 20 cm, the nose of the muzzle (black fabric) is a circle with a diameter of 9 cm (with an allowance) and a rectangle 28 by 7 cm (with an allowance). Ears- each 2 wedges of black and brown color 8 cm high and 6 cm wide (with attachment). Mane - 2 rectangles of brown and black colors measuring 35 by 20 cm. Tail- 2 rectangles identical to the mane only 20 by 15 cm. " Bridle"- 2 strips of red color 5-6 cm wide, 30 and 55 cm long (with attachment). legs- main brown detail 15 by 15 cm 9 with attachment). But here the upper edge must be made curved: that is, in the center the leg will be 15 cm long, and 9 cm along the seam. Hoof- this is a black circle with a diameter of 7 cm (with attachment) and a curved black part 7 cm high (with attachment), the upper edge of which is 15 cm, and the lower one is 22 cm.
We assemble the legs: we grind the main part with the curved part of the hoof,

We grind the longitudinal seam, connect it to the bottom of the hoof. Lightly stuff the legs with padding polyester. not tight, just to give volume.

We collect the ears - we grind the details, turn them out

Ears and legs ready

We make the mane and tail - we cut the fringe with zigzag scissors, leaving a central longitudinal line 2 cm wide. Sew along the center to connect the 2 parts.

We grind wedges together. Here you can not do without a sample. in the process of trying on, it is desirable to achieve a good fit of the "body" of the horse to the ball. so that the seams do not stick out, but also do not tighten the ball. We overcast the seams in an ironing, iron. We overcast the bottom of the "body", bend it by 3-4 cm and sew.

We process holes for the handles of the ball. We cut out 2 "donuts" (a mug with a hole in the middle) with an outer diameter of 9 cm, look at the inner diameter according to your ball. I worked on the machine with a seam for applications. You can just zigzag along the edge several times and for rigidity a couple of circles. The location of the handles is determined during the fitting process. For me, the “support” was the conditional top point of the ball, which I marked with a marker at the very beginning of constructing the wedge pattern. I combined this point, with the junction of all the wedges.

Attach the tail to the back. We attach the legs in the middle of the rear wedges at a height of 14 cm from the bottom. I first sewed with my hands, bending the upper edge of the leg first. Then I realized that you can sew on the machine with a seam for applications.

We attach the front legs in the same way, respectively, on the front wedges.
Side view of the body

Let's get to the fun part: the head! It is necessary to cut off the upper part of the plastic bottle, cut a round hole for the neck, cut a small 1 cm long slot on the opposite side of the head from the neck to secure the neck. I fastened the neck: I pierced 2 holes in the cap of the bottle intended for this. That is, she made a kind of button, threaded a thick nylon thread several times (that is, you thread the thread without tightening it, but leaving an overlap from the thread (then you will need to thread a telephone wire there) as if sewing on a button ")

We stuff the muzzle with newspapers, but not very tightly, otherwise the head-neck will be heavy and will fall. We close the bottle-neck with a lid. We insert it into the bottle-head, put the thread loop into the slot to secure the neck 1 cm. We close everything with a 10cm piece of telephone cord. I do not have a telephone cord in this photo. The point is that the telephone cord is flat, bends moderately, and this is what my "female fantasy" came up with) We fix this area with several layers of adhesive tape. We also fix the junction of the neck and head with tape.

We stuff the back of the head with newspaper, seal it with tape.

We sew the muzzle in the same way as the legs. Cut out the lower part of the head for a better neck fit. Here again, examples are indispensable. We sew the upper edge of the neck to the lower edge of the head. The back of the head and the back of the neck are left open. Determine the location of the eye. We pierce the plastic with an awl, insert the eyes. Here we will do without fixing from the inside. Plastic + fabric hold eyes well.

We sew the back of the head and neck with our hands. We sew the mane, ears, "bridle" with our hands.

We cut the bottle neck along the bottom edge, focusing on the beginning of the bottom petals. This photo shows how the neck bottle is fixed.

We stuff the bottle-neck with newspaper. Stuffing is done in order to give rigidity to the structure (synthetic winterizer is not suitable here). It's just that empty plastic is crumpled quite easily. at the same time, the stuffing should not be heavy. If anyone has a better idea, please share!!

We sew the finished head with our hands with a hidden seam next to the holes for the handles. All!!! The horse is ready.

If anyone has any ideas to improve the technology, I will only be grateful to you!!! Hope I explained clearly. I will answer any questions you may have...

A horse mask may be needed by a child to school or to the garden, not only for the New Year's party. The horse is the heroine of many fairy tales. It will come in handy for open literature lessons at school, and for festive productions for celebrations.

Mask Options

There are several options for masks made by hand:

1. Mask-head of a horse made of paper on a rim or on an elastic band. You can make a template yourself or use a ready-made scheme. The advantage is that it is easy to do. Especially if you immediately cut out all the details from colored cardboard. But it also breaks quickly.
2. Volumetric paper mask. Here you have to work hard. To make such a 3D mask, you need a perfectly correct pattern. Otherwise, the craft will be spoiled, and the horse will turn out to be completely different from itself.
3. Mask made of foam rubber or felt. Another type of voluminous masks. To make it, you should cut out each part from foam rubber, and then connect them together. The finished horse muzzle is worn directly on the head. This is a difficult, but the most reliable version of the mask with your own hands.

We decided to make an ordinary paper mask so that you can create with us.

Preparation of materials

We are sure that everything you need can be found in every home. It is more convenient to organize work at the table, as we will draw. But first you need to prepare:

• glue - any will do;
• sheets of colored paper;
• felt-tip pen black;
• sheet of A3 paper;
• scissors;
• A4 size horse head template.

You can draw the template yourself. Do not forget that our horse is fabulous. It's okay if there are any inaccuracies while drawing. Does the muzzle that looks at you from a sheet of paper look like a horse? It means that you did everything right.

Progress

We decided that our horse will be brown, but it can also be white, blue or pink. Especially if it's a girl's mask. Then the horse will remind you of the heroes of your favorite cartoons about ponies. Let's get to work.

A cute do-it-yourself horse mask is ready. Do not rush to throw it away after it has played its part. Place the paper craft in the book so that it stays flat. In the future, the horse mask may come in handy. Then it will be enough to change the headband, and you are almost ready for a new fancy dress.

The symbol of 2014 according to the Eastern calendar is the horse, so the demand for horse costume for new year is obvious and can easily be attributed to the section: "". Of course, you can buy a horse costume in a store or order it to be sewn in an atelier, but it’s best to make every effort, spend a few evenings, bring your idea to life and “create a fairy tale” for a child with your own hands.

How to sew a horse costume for the New Year? I would like to immediately make a reservation that, depending on the age category, the type of festive costume may also change. So, for toddlers, a suit in the form of a one-piece jumpsuit would be ideal, for children of the older age group, it is already possible to create more complex costumes from a larger number of details and elements, for adults, any carnival in complexity is suitable, which will diversify, make any children's holiday more fun or corporate.

Option number one.

You can easily and quickly make a costume as follows: pick up from the wardrobe or sew your own pants and a vest made of brown fabric (plush or corduroy is best), sew hoof mittens and a muzzle cap from the same material, sew a tail to the pants. The hat can be just with ears, or you can add it with a mane, eyes. Make the face itself more elongated, fill it with stuffing material (to keep its shape better). The tail and mane can be made from material by cutting it into thin ropes, or you can use yarn of a suitable color.

If sewing a horse's head is problematic, then it can be made in the form of a mask made of thick paper or cardboard. To make a mask you will need:

Thick paper (whatman paper) or thin cardboard;

PVA glue;

Paints, black marker;

scissors;

Woolen yarn in yellow, orange or brown;

Rubber.

The figure shows a template for the head and ears, it can be printed or copied, after which all the details are cut out. Next, you need to apply all your imagination and paint with bright colors. Further, after drying, it is necessary to make the mask more voluminous with the help of two fold lines marked along the head and nostrils, which must be cut and secured with glue "overlap". Next, you need to glue the ears and mane of yarn. In conclusion, it remains to draw eyes with cilia with a black marker - the horse's mask is ready!

Option number two.

To make a costume you need:

Blouse with a hood (color - white, brown, black, beige);

Pants of the same color (can be replaced with black);

Mittens to match trousers or sweatshirts with a hood;

Thick material such as felt.

Horse costume for the New Year for children:

In the previous version, it was necessary to sew a head, however, this option can be called “lightweight”, since there is no need to sew a suit, and a hood on a blouse will be enough for an impromptu head. A mane should be sewn to it, again it can be made from woolen threads, or you can make it from a small piece of felt folded in half and notched from one edge. Sew the mane to the “head”, and then make eyes for our horse. To do this, you need to cut out two circles with a diameter of two or three centimeters from white or blue felt and two circles of black color with a diameter of one and a half to two and a half centimeters - smaller circles are attached to large ones and the resulting eye is sewn to the hood. The horse's head must have two ears, you can make them like this: cut out two triangles of identical size from cardboard or dense fabric, sheathe them with fabric in a color close to the color scheme of the blouse and sew on the crown, that is, also on the hood. An impromptu ponytail can be sewn from the back of the sweater. Children's horse costume for the New Year ready!

If we talk about more difficult work for mothers with sewing skills, then the next horse costume for the New Year is a master class just for them.

The costume of the future horse will consist of several components: a tunic, pants, a hat with ears, a ponytail.

To make a costume you will need:

Plain fabric (gabardine, linen);

Thick yarn for the mane;

Sequins, beads, sequins (optional, for decoration);

A can of light graffiti paint (optional, to decorate the costume with “apples”).

Horse costume for the New Year patterns below will be needed to make a tunic and trousers. They include: shelves, back, sleeves, trousers (front and back halves), sleeve bells, bells of the front and back halves of the trousers, belt.

Pants making:

Baste the halves of the trousers and bells, iron the seams well, stitch the side and step seams. Next, put the legs into each other and sew with a middle seam, make a drawstring, insert an elastic band or elastic band. Ready trousers can be embroidered with sequins, beads or tinsel.

Making a tunic:

Stitch the details of the tunic and bells (you can leave cuts along the edges of the tunic). Treat the neck with a roll, the ends of which will serve as ties. A tunic, like trousers, can also be embroidered with sequins, beads, rhinestones. If desired, a thematic appliqué, for example, a horseshoe, can be sewn on the back of the tunic.

Horse tail: cut thick woolen yarn, the length of each thread is one meter, knit exactly in the middle (you can use a long silver “rain”). Attach the finished tail to the trousers in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe coccyx.

Making a belt: sew three long rolls, then weave a pigtail out of them. The belt should be tied over the tunic.

Hat making:

Cut and sew a hat, sew a mane along the center, which can be made like a tail (that is, from yarn), or you can sew fur with a long pile. To make the ears, it is necessary to cut out four pieces according to the scheme, then they should be sewn, filled with stuffing material and sewn to the top of the cap on both sides of the mane. Cut out eyes, sew on eyelashes (can also be made from wool yarn). Sew the eyes onto the hat. Horse costume for the new year ready!

Option number four.

On the eve of the New Year holidays, many people ask themselves the question: how to sew the head of a horse - the symbol of 2014?

Fabric (plush is best, but if there is no new material, then you can always use old things (sweatshirts, pants, socks);

Buttons - may be needed for the peephole, however, as in the previous versions, they can be made of fabric); 10

Fringe (close to the main one in color);

Filler (synthetic winterizer, synthetic winterizer or other stuffing material);

Decor elements (sequins, rings (subject to harness imitation), bells, and so on).

To make a head, it is necessary to cut out a diagram (see the picture below), according to which to make two patterns in a mirror image (if there is no plush or velor, then the material should be as close as possible in color and texture to the rest of the costume elements (vest, tunic, trousers or dress - everything should be in harmony).

Carefully fold the cut out patterns from the wrong side, after inserting the fringe inside (do not forget that the horse must have bangs), sew on a sewing machine. If, as in the previous versions, yarn is used, then it should be sewn on after the head is completely ready. Next, the prepared workpiece should be turned out "obvious" and filled with any stuffing material, carefully sewn along the edge.

With the pattern of the ears, we act in the same way as with the head, that is, we outline two elements from the wrong side, turn it “obvious”, fill it with padding polyester, and carefully sew the edge. Next, they need to be sewn to the head slightly protruding, to the place indicated on the pattern. Sew on eyes (if these are purchased blanks, then they can be glued with a glue gun.

Decorate the head as desired (bells and golden rings in the harness look very nice). Such a head can be attached to a hat, or you can change the pattern a little, as a result of which the horse's neck will turn into a hat for a costume. Also, if desired, the horse's head can be attached to a stick, the edge of which should be inserted inside and securely fastened, after which the edges of the fabric should be folded inward and carefully gathered and hemmed. Thus, after a matinee, you can make a toy for a child, or you can make such a wooden horse as a continuation of another costume, for example, a musketeer or.

It will turn out wonderful for a New Year's party, which will consist of a festive dress (necessarily a lot of ruffles and with a length not lower than the knee) in black or white and such a sewn head-cap.

Costumes in which a person can direct the movements of a horse, and he himself becomes its “rider”, also look great. In this case, the production is longer and more complex, but the result exceeds all expectations. In such costumes, the play of young actors is excellent, in addition, the child develops a fantasy, a sense of rhythm, and so on.