DIY bow costume for a boy

The bow outfit is one of the universal costumes for any occasion. It could be New Year's, a birthday, or another costume party. It is especially in demand for the autumn holiday, when children dress up as various vegetables and fruits. Making such a costume with your own hands is much easier than it might seem at first glance. It is enough to follow the recommendations and study photos with examples. In this case, you can use many improvised things that are in every home.

Features of a bow costume for a boy

The bow costume is most popular among boys, although there are also girls who choose this outfit. This costume is not difficult to prepare due to the large number of variations. Everyone will be able to choose the appropriate option for themselves based on the available materials and their own capabilities.

Absolutely everyone knows this vegetable that makes people shed tears. There is no doubt about the recognition of the image.The main colors will be yellow and green in various shades. The lower part of the costume should be yellow, and the top should have some kind of green feathers. Brown is also used. You can look for existing clothes in the children's wardrobe and use them as the basis for a costume.

Reference! A good costume option for a boy would be a combination of brown pants and a vest with a bright accessory on the head in the shape of a bow and an appliqué on the clothes. Also, one of the simple outfits would be a golden cape and a hat.

What you need to make your own bow costume

To make an outfit you may need various materials and equipment. Ultimately, everything will depend on the chosen sewing technology. Therefore, first you should carefully study the design features of the chosen option. The most commonly used materials for making a suit:

• Ready-made clothes in suitable colors, which can later be decorated;
• Fabric for sewing;
• Sewing supplies (threads, needles, pins, etc.);
• Paper, ruler, pencil, measuring tape for taking measurements and making patterns;
• Finished pattern;
• Paints for fabric and paper;
• Colored paper, cardboard;
• Stationery.

For sewing, completely different types of materials that are convenient for sewing can be used. You can even use faux fur material to add volume and texture. However, don't forget that holiday events are about play and fun. Therefore, it is better to choose lighter materials in which the child will be comfortable running and jumping. The best fabrics are felt and cotton.Felt is very convenient because its edges do not crumble and it does not require additional processing of the cuts.

Before going to the store, calculate the required piece of fabric in advance so as not to buy extra material. In finished patterns, the consumption of materials is usually indicated and the fabrics recommended for sewing are written.

Important! Prepare all the necessary components of the costume in advance so that in the future you will not be distracted by searching for the necessary things and tools.

How to make a bow costume

There are many options for making this type of suit. Let's look at some of them. One simple option is a suit consisting of yellow shorts with a green strap with one button. On the head there should be a cone-shaped hat with a spectacular decor in the form of onion feathers. Follow the following sequence of actions:

• First you need to draw a pattern. To do this, you can take any children's shorts and trace them on paper. Adjusting the length and height of the belt is easy;
• Cut out the strap. To do this, you need to take the necessary measurements so that it fits the child well in size. If you are not sure, then it is better to take its length with a reserve, and after trying it on, make the necessary adjustments. Its width should be 5-7 cm;
• We connect the side sections of the shorts and think about processing the belt. This could be an elastic band or an opening with a zipper or button. Also, if necessary, we process the lower cut of the legs;
• One side of the strap should be sewn to the back of the shorts, and the other should be fastened with a button on the front. It is better to take a large button to make it easier for the child to unbutton the clothes.

Those craftswomen who already have basic sewing skills can choose a suit made of satin or satin. This material is more difficult to work with, because... it is smooth and slippery. But it looks very bright and impressive. Manufacturing stages:

• The costume consists of trousers with an elastic waistband. The pattern can also be taken from the finished product and added an additional 5-10 cm on each side in width, because pants should be voluminous;
• We sew the side sections together;
• The waistband will have an elastic band and we will also sew an elastic band to each pant leg at the bottom;
• To sew a sweater, take a rectangular piece of fabric and fold it in half;
• At the top we make a notch for the neck and hem the cut. We insert an elastic band inside to make the blouse comfortable to put on;
• The bottom can also be gathered using an elastic band, or you can leave it straight by processing the bottom edge of the material;
• The side sections are connected to each other;
• Don't forget to leave room for your hands. It is also better to process the armhole using an elastic band;
• Next, we make a beret-shaped hat. To do this, cut out a circle. We cut out a green strip of length equal to the circumference of the child’s head;
• Hand sew the edge of the circle with large stitches. Next, the circle is cut to the length of the green strip;
• The strip is sewn along the diameter of the circle;
• Next, decorative ornaments and other accessories are added.

Attention! At each stage of production, the costume can be measured for the child and the necessary adjustments can be made.

There are many fans of a wide version of this outfit. To make it, you need to make a sweater pattern in the shape of a trapezoid. The jacket should expand downwards. The neckline is cinched with elastic. Wide sleeves look beautiful on this product.If the clothing is sleeveless, then underneath you can wear a plain white or orange badge.

For this option, you should make a large collar with sharp corners in green. This is a small and painstaking job, during which you will have to separately sew the triangular corners together from the inside out, and then turn them right side out. Next, they are sewn onto the neck line from the wrong side. You can cut triangles out of felt. Then they can simply be sewn on, without additional processing, and the corners can be easily adjusted with scissors on the product itself.

Additional accessories for decoration

One of the main attributes of the costume is a spectacular hat. There are also many options for its manufacture. So, you can take a piece of fabric and fold it into a triangle. In this case, the lower part should be equal to half the circumference of the baby’s head. Before stitching the seam, a pre-prepared bundle of green felt strips of different lengths is inserted into the cap.

There is another way to sew a hat. Let's consider the main stages of creation:

• It is necessary to cut out a rectangle 50 cm wide. The length should be equal to the circumference of the baby’s head plus a couple of centimeters for processing the seams;
• Next, fold the fabric in half and iron it thoroughly;
• We cut out another rectangle from padding polyester for the lining. Its width should be equal to 25 cm, and its length should be equal to the parameter of the first rectangle;
• Next, we put the lining inside the cap and fasten it in several places with large stitches;
• We make decorative stitching on a machine or by hand;
• Sew the middle seam;
• To make feathers, we sew thin rectangles and fill them with cotton wool or foam rubber. Next, we pull the cap along the top, having previously placed onion feathers inside it.

You can complement the image using water-based face painting. It is absolutely safe and can be easily washed off with water. So, you can draw both a separate onion and green feathers on your face.

Additional accessories can be made in different ways:

• Using appliqué, you can add additional elements to finished clothes. For example, you can glue or sew a bright yellow onion onto a T-shirt or blouse. It can be made voluminous by placing a layer of foam rubber or other filler inside;
• Drawings with acrylic paint on fabric also look good. It can be either one large onion or many small ones;
• A very labor-intensive decoration option is embroidery. This method is used for expensive designer options for decorating products;
• You can cut out an onion from thick cardboard and glue it to different parts of clothing. One large onion on a bandage will look beautiful. Templates for this vegetable can be downloaded online and enlarged to the desired length before printing. You can draw an onion on paper and paint it with acrylic paints;
• A face mask cut out of paper will look unusual. It is very convenient to attach it to your head with the help of invisible ones;
• In prop stores you can buy artificial vegetables and attach them to a headband, hat or even shoes.

A wig made of green rain will look beautiful and unusual on your head. It will look like an imitation of onion feathers. It is also easy to cut out thin strips from colored paper and glue them onto a yellow or green hat.

Making an interesting costume with your own hands is quite simple and without additional financial costs. We hope that this article will be useful and will help you make an unusual outfit for a children's party.