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The Snow Queen from the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most memorable heroines, whose image makes the greatest impression on children. This unusual heroine became even more recognizable thanks to the film “The Chronicles of Narnia” with Tilda Swinton, as well as the cartoon “Frozen” and its heroine Elsa, whose prototype was the Snow Queen. We will tell you how to make a collar like the queen’s for a festive costume with your own hands in literally one evening and share the pattern.

Where did the image come from?

Most readers imagine the villainess in the image created by the Italian artist Gianni Benvenuti, or thanks to the Soviet cartoon. One of the most memorable details in the dress was the unusual Snow Queen collar with its pointed edges imitating ice floes.Subsequently, this detail became canonical for the image of the cold beauty who kidnapped Kai.

Why is it worth choosing this character for a children's party?

This look is convenient because almost every girl has a white dress in her wardrobe, and a simple selection of accessories and a collar like a queen’s will turn it into a festive costume for a New Year’s party, a children’s carnival or a themed performance in one evening. A spectacular top will make the look memorable, and our pattern will help you spend a minimum of time and effort on preparations.

For the Snow Queen collar you will need:

• A piece of thick white fabric (you can use lace if desired)
• Scissors
• Needles and/or pins
• Pencil or chalk to transfer pattern shape onto fabric
• Printed pattern (it is advisable to compare the size in advance)
• Potato starch and 1 liter of water
• Decor in the form of shiny tinsel, rhinestones, sparkles, etc. to decorate fabric

Working with the Snow Queen collar pattern

Print out the pattern and make sure it is the right size for the dress you choose. By attaching the pattern to the collar, you can adjust the parameters and slightly change the shape. If it’s difficult to figure out the size the first time, you can attach an old collar - it will serve as a rough model.

Transferring the template to fabric

Place your chosen fabric on a flat surface and pin the pattern onto it. To fix the pattern, you can use both regular needles and pins. If this is your first experience in cutting, try to avoid silk and satin materials; working with such sliding fabrics will require more time, accuracy and attention.Transfer the shape onto the fabric using a pencil (do not press too hard to avoid leaving extra marks) or regular chalk. Make sure that you have drawn all the openwork fragments, and then carefully cut out the part. If time allows, you can repeat all of the above steps, copying the pattern onto lace fabric to make the Snow Queen’s collar even more spectacular.

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Shaping the cut

To give the workpiece the necessary “predatory” shape, it must be soaked in paste. Boil two tablespoons of potato starch in one liter of water and cool the resulting mass to room temperature. It is important that there are no lumps in the liquid so that they do not imprint on the fabric. Place the already cut Snow Queen collar into the cooled liquid for 7-10 minutes. Then wring out the fabric and let it dry 80%, the pattern should be slightly damp. It's time to fix the standing shape of the collar: lay out the pattern with other fabrics and iron through the layers, fixing the required height of the stand-up collar.

The final touch

Attach the resulting part to the dress and evaluate the result. We recommend sewing on the finished product first, and then dealing with modifications and additional decoration, otherwise there is a risk of overdoing it and going overboard with the decor. If necessary, the edges of the resulting part can be decorated with beads, rhinestones, sparkles, metallic threads or even New Year's tinsel. Make sure that the rich decor at the top matches the rest of the heroine's costume.