Have you and your child already figured out who he will be for the New Year? There are a lot of options, but since we are celebrating the Year of the Horse, it is logical to make a Horse costume with your own hands! How to make a New Year's Horse costume quickly, with minimal financial and labor costs - now we'll show you!
Why buy an expensive suit that will only be needed at the matinee, and also at New Year's Eve? And not everyone has time to figure out how to sew a horse costume using patterns, and not everyone knows how to sew. But every mother can make a simple Konik or Horse costume, and all you need for this is:
- a hat or hood from a jacket, fur coat - preferably the color of a horse, brown, red, although blue or green is also possible, matching the color of the New Year's Horse;
- a piece of fabric for the ears;
- a skein of yarn for the mane and tail;
- thread, needle, scissors.
How to make a New Year's Horse costume:
We wind the yarn into a long skein. It is convenient to wrap the stool legs around them, but not too tightly. We tie the skein at one end with strong thread or ribbon, and cut it at the other. It turns out to be a ponytail! You can make a mane in the same way.
We sew ears to the hat or hood (you can see this link in the article “How to make a horse on a stick”), and attach the mane between the ears.
The tail can be sewn directly to the pants or skirt, or you can make a belt to attach the tail to.
Instead of a hat, I used the hood of a fur coat, sewing its edges together so that the fur became a mane, and sewing on the ears.
A simple homemade horse costume is ready! If desired, you can complement it with almost real hooves with horseshoes! I read a great idea - black socks are put on the hands and feet, to which horseshoes are sewn. Class! Clacks like a real horse! This is an option for the most creative - you just need to get horseshoes somewhere. Just choose light ones, otherwise it might turn out like in my favorite cartoon.
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Children simply love to transform into various New Year's characters. This year the queen of the ball is the horse, so if your child has the honorable mission of being a stallion or a horse at the New Year's party, a homemade 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 (sewing) 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 handicraft master Ekaterina Orlova, you can easily and simply make a soft horse head and use it in the form of a mask-cap for a horse costume.
To sew a horse mask we will need:
- dense fabric (corduroy, drape);
- threads, needle;
- padding polyester;
- 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 according to the principle of a bandana.
From dense fabric we make two symmetrical parts:
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 the long one is what we got.
For the ears we cut out 4 identical parts:
Each ear will be double. We sew down the details of the ears:
Now we sew the hat like a bandana and sew in the ear:
We start sewing the parts from the back of the head. The rectangle is bent - this is the muzzle (chin) of the horse. The hat should look like this:
We make an incision on our horse’s chin, depending on the size of the child’s head:
Cutting corners:
Fill the mask with padding polyester:
Now we need to sew a lining hat.
Sew it inside 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 sharpened with thread.
Themes for New Year's parties are varied, and you can't always find what you need in the store. carnival costume, for example, horses. The solution is to create New Year's outfit with your own hands.
The blue horse is a symbol of the upcoming New Year 2014. Let's look at a few interesting ideas creating a horse costume with your own hands, which we can do at home, without the help of specialists.
It is not necessary to create a horse costume completely from start to finish with your own hands. One detail is enough to create the desired image, for example as in the photo below.
The simplest option is to sew a circle pillow around the waist from fabric and decorate it with a toy horse. This “suit” is relevant not only for small children, but also for adults. Of course, this outfit is very practical: you can put on/take off such a suit in a matter of minutes.
A more complex, but feasible, option is to sew a horse toy like this around your waist:
If you still decide to sew a full-fledged horse costume with your own hands, don’t worry, it’s easy to make, the only condition is that you need to take into account the age of the child.
Horse costume for toddlers
For kids, you need to choose the simplest option, because it will be difficult for him to stay in a tightly closed suit for a long time.
The ideal horse costume for a baby would be a vest or turtleneck combined with shorts/pants or a skirt. Naturally, the color scheme of the kit should be brown, red or white. You can use woolen threads or false artificial hair strands as a tail.
It is much more difficult with a headdress, since it is difficult for children to wear it for a long time.
But you can come up with an easy option: sew a cap from a material that matches the color of the suit, make a mane from the same materials as the tail.
Or the simplest option: make a bandage around your head out of cardboard and glue a drawing of a horse’s muzzle onto it.
Horse costume for preschool children
For children preschool age You can already design complex costumes. After all, during this period the child loves to dress up and wants to look unusual. The details of the costume can be cut out like a simple jumpsuit (the pattern can be found on the Internet). To connect the parts, you can use a gel gun to glue the parts together. You need to sew a hood to the overalls, onto which you need to sew the horse’s muzzle.
The muzzle can be made in the form of a drop, stuffed with foam rubber, ears and a bridle can be sewn on, eyes and nose can be glued on, and a mane can be sewn on.
The mane can be made from cardboard in the form of a series of triangles, or you can use fur from the hood edge of an old jacket.
The tail is also made from woolen threads or artificial strands, and it can also be sewn from felt with a tassel at the end.
As the most simple option you can buy a sweatshirt or sweatshirt with a hood Brown, sew a horse's muzzle, mane, and tail to it.
Horse costume for school children
Teenagers already need more serious costumes. For girls, you can use a dress in brown colors and sew a tail on it. As a headdress, you can sew a long flowing material to one side of the hair hoop and secure the mane to it. A mane made of cardboard would not be appropriate for teenagers.
For young men, a brown suit is best, or a sports suit is an option. A hat is suitable as a headdress, to which you need to sew a mane on the inside, and ears on the outside.
And a few more ideas for creating a horse costume with your own hands
The lightest costume is an interpretation of an equestrian theme - costumes for a rider, a jockey, etc. Such costumes are made simply - leggings, a vest, high boots, a turtleneck, a bowler hat and a New Year's costume for the school New Year's ball is ready!
A more complex outfit is a horse costume, sewn in the form of a jumpsuit. However, not only an experienced needlewoman can sew such a costume.
If you know how to make a pattern for trousers and a shirt, you can easily make a pattern for overalls. And it’s easy to make a horse’s face, mane and tail after reading this article.
And the most complex horse costumes, which are used mainly in theatrical professional productions, are like this:
Here you can’t do without a good pattern, skills and abilities.
We have listed just a few ideas for creating a horse costume with your own hands. In fact, there are many more of them and you can come up with something of your own. Don't be afraid to experiment! Create a New Year's mood with your own hands.
What New Year's costumes did you create with your own hands? We will be glad to hear in the comments to the article.
Symbol of 2014 eastern calendar is considered a horse, so the demand for horse costume on New Year is obvious and can easily be classified in the section: " ". Of course, you can buy a horse costume in a store or have it sewn in an atelier, but it is best to make every effort, spend several 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 age category the type may also change festive costume. So, for toddlers, a suit in the form of a one-piece jumpsuit would be ideal, for older children age group you can already create more complex costumes from a larger number of details and elements, but for adults any carnival costumes of any complexity will be suitable, which will allow you to diversify and make any costume more fun children's party or corporate event.
Option number one.
You can easily and quickly make a costume in the following way: select from your wardrobe or sew your own pants and a vest from brown fabric (plush or corduroy is best), sew hoof mittens and a face hat from the same material, and sew a tail to the pants. The hat can simply have ears, or you can add it with a mane and eyes. Make the face itself more elongated, fill it with padding material (to better hold its shape). 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 from thick paper or cardboard. To make a mask you will need:
Thick paper (whatman paper) or thin cardboard;
PVA glue;
Paints, black marker;
Scissors;
Wool yarn in yellow, orange or brown;
Rubber.
The picture shows a template of the head and ears; it can be printed or drawn, after which all the details can be cut out. Next, you need to use all your imagination and paint with bright colors. Next, after drying, you need to make the mask more voluminous using two fold lines marked along the head and nostrils, which must be cut and secured “overlapping” with glue. Next you need to glue the ears and mane from yarn. In conclusion, all that remains is to draw the eyes with eyelashes with a black marker - the horse 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 ones);
Mittens to match trousers or sweatshirts with a hood;
Dense material, such as felt.
New Year horse costume 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 for an impromptu head, a hood on a blouse will be enough. A mane should be sewn to it, again it can be made from woolen threads, or it can be made from a small piece of felt, folded in half and cut at one edge. Sew the mane to the “head”, and then make eyes for our horse. To do this, you need to cut out white felt or of blue color two circles with a diameter of two to three centimeters and two black circles with a diameter of one and a half to two and a half centimeters - the smaller circles are attached to the larger 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 thick fabric, cover them with fabric in a color close to the color scheme of the blouse and sew them on the top of the head, that is, also on the hood. You can sew an impromptu tail from the back of the sweater. Baby suit horses for New Year ready!
If we talk about more complex work for mothers who have 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: tunic, pants, hat with ears, tail.
To make the costume you will need:
Plain fabric (gabardine, linen);
Thick yarn for mane;
Sequins, beads, sequins (optional, for decoration);
A can of light paint for graffiti (optional, for finishing the costume with “apples”).
Horse costume for New Year patterns, given below, will be needed to make a tunic and trousers. They include: fronts, back, sleeves, trouser legs (front and back halves), sleeve bells, bells of the front and back halves of trousers, and a waistband.
Making trousers:
Baste the trouser halves and bells, press the seams thoroughly, sew the side and crotch seams. Next, insert the trouser legs into each other and sew them with a middle seam, make a drawstring, insert an elastic band or elastic band. Ready-made trousers can be embroidered with sequins, beads or tinsel.
Making a tunic:
Sew down the details of the tunic and bells (you can make cuts along the edges of the tunic). Finish the neckline with a roll, the ends of which will serve as ties. A tunic, like trousers, can also be embroidered with sequins, beads, and rhinestones. If desired, you can sew a thematic applique, such as a horseshoe, on the back of the tunic.
Horse tail: cut thick wool yarn, each thread is one meter long, tie exactly in the middle (you can use a long silver “rain”). Attach the finished tail to the trousers in the tailbone area.
Making a belt: sew three long rolls, then weave them into a braid. The belt should be tied over the tunic.
Making a hat:
Cut and sew the hat, sew a mane along the center, which can be made like a tail (that is, from yarn), or you can sew fur with long pile. To make the ears, you need to cut out four pieces according to the diagram, then they should be sewn, filled with padding material and sewn to the top of the cap on both sides of the mane. Cut out the eyes, sew on eyelashes (you can also use wool yarn). Sew the eyes to the hat. Horse costume for the New Year ready!
Option number four.
Many are on the eve New Year's holidays They ask themselves the question: how to sew the head of a horse - the symbol of 2014?
Fabric (plush is ideal, but if there is no new material, you can always use old things (sweatshirts, pants, socks);
Buttons - may be needed for eyes, however, as in previous versions, they can be made from fabric);10
Fringe (close in color to the main one);
Filling (synthetic fluff, padding polyester or other padding material);
Decorative elements (sequins, rings (subject to imitation of harness), bells, and so on).
To make the head, you need 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 in color and texture should be as close as possible to the rest of the elements of the costume (vest, tunic, trousers or dress - everything should be in harmony).
Carefully fold the cut out patterns on the wrong side, after inserting the fringe inside (do not forget that the horse must have bangs), and sew on a sewing machine. If, as in the previous options, you use yarn, then it should be sewn on after the head is completely ready. Next, the prepared workpiece should be turned inside out and filled with any padding material, carefully sewn up along the edge.
With the pattern of the ears we do exactly the same as with the head, that is, we baste two elements from the wrong side, turn them inside out, stuff them with padding polyester, and carefully sew up the edge. Next, they need to be sewn to the head, protruding slightly, to the place indicated on the pattern. Sew on the eyes (if these are purchased blanks, they can be glued on using a glue gun.
Decorate the head as desired (bells and golden rings in the harness look very beautiful). Such a head can be attached to a hat, or you can change the pattern slightly, 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 secured well, after which the edges of the fabric should be folded inward and carefully gathered and hemmed. Thus, after the matinee, you can make a toy for your child, or you can make such a wooden horse as a continuation of another costume, for example, a musketeer or.
It will turn out great on New Year's party, which will consist of a festive dress (necessarily a lot of ruffles and with a length no lower than the knee) black or white and such a sewn head-hat.
Costumes in which a person can direct the movements of a horse and become its “rider” also look great. In this case, production turns out to be longer and more complex, but the result exceeds all expectations. In such costumes, the performance of young actors turns out excellent; in addition, the child develops imagination, a sense of rhythm, and so on.
Who else to dress up as for the New Year if not as a symbol of the coming year! New Year costume horses will bring your child incredible popularity at matinees. And for the whole family, the presence of a living symbol will attract good luck next year.
Buying a ready-made costume that your child likes is as easy as shelling pears. But a possible meeting with your copy will completely ruin the holiday. Join forces and, together with your child, make a New Year's horse costume with your own hands. It will be fun!
Horse costume from ordinary clothes
Making a New Year's horse costume with your own hands is not difficult if you have the right clothes:
- Sweatshirt or vest with a hood in “horse” color (brown, black, white)
- Instead of a hood, you can take a helmet hat (see diagram below - pattern 2)
- A small piece of fabric to match
- Color matching pants (may vary)
- A piece of felt, fleece or other suitable material, black or dark brown
1. From felt, cut a strip for the mane 15 cm wide. Sew the strip along its middle to the hood from the top of the head to the shoulders. Cut the edges to separate the “strands.”
2. From the same felt, cut out eyes with a diameter of 2-3 cm and sew them onto the hood. You can use large eyes for soft toys.
3. Cut out the ears from fabric to match and sew on the top of the head.
4. For the tail, cut several strips 5 cm wide and about 30 cm long. Sew to the hem of the sweater or to the trousers.
Complete the look with black hoof gloves. The New Year's horse costume is ready!
We sew a horse costume from fabric
A mother who is familiar with a sewing machine can sew a New Year's horse costume with her own hands in a couple of hours. To do this you will need:
- Pattern-basis of a straight jacket and trousers from any magazine (for example, a set of pajamas) - (pattern 1);
- Hat-helmet pattern (pattern 2);
- Plain fabric, for example, gabardine - quite dense, does not wrinkle, inexpensive;
- For the tail and mane - long-pile fur, yarn, felt or fleece.
1. Prepare a pattern according to the child's size. You can add a small flare from the elbow and knee to the sleeves and trouser legs.
Horse costume. Pattern 1
Horse costume. Pattern 1.1.
2. Sew the pants:
- sew side and crotch seams;
- Place the trouser legs one inside the other face to face and sew a crotch seam;
- make a drawstring on the belt and insert an elastic band;
- a tail no lower than the knees made of strips of fabric or a bundle of yarn can be secured in crotch just below the drawstring.
3. The shirt can be sewn with a small slit and a tie at the neck (from the back or chest). Subsequence:
- sew the back seam from bottom to top, not all the way, press;
- sew shoulder seams;
- trim the neckline with binding, the ends will become ties on the back;
- sew in the sleeves;
- sew side seams and sleeve seams;
- process the bottom of the shirt and sleeves.
4. An important detail of the costume is the hat. Insert ears into the top seam. Sew on the eyes, ready-made or from fabric. Sew the mane from the same material as the tail from the crown down, it should fall below the shoulders.
Horse costume. Pattern 2.
That's all! A handmade New Year's horse costume is waiting for its hero!
