The costume of potatoes with their own hands: materials and stages of work
Preschool children often participate in thematicmatinees. And then they have to try on different roles. For example, seasonal vegetables. Cares about suits parents. We will explain how to make a potato suit with our own hands. This will save you from searching it in stores.
Necessary materials
- Light fabric (cotton or satin will do). After all, the child will spend about an hour in the attire. Velor costumes bought in the store, look unusual, only in practical terms, their purchase is unprofitable. The preferred color is brown, resembling a potato peel.
- Scissors.
- Felt.
- Pins.
Stages of work on a potato costume for a girl
Unfolding a piece of prepared tissue, you neednote the middle in it. It should be measured ten centimeters to the right and to the left. These values are approximate, so it is more convenient to work with the individual measures of the child. After that with scissors it is possible to cut out a neck for a suit of a potato.
The next stage is to preparedetails for applique. They will become the "face" of the attire. Cut them out from felt (another suitable fabric is also suitable). The finished parts should be fastened with pins at the place where they are planned to be sewn in the future. On the sewing machine, the appliqué is attached to the front of the potato suit (photo below). Usually it is large in size and is located in the center of the attire.
We make sleeves
The next detail, the manufacture of which we will disassemble,that sleeves. Strictly speaking, they are not provided for in this model. Therefore, we conjure over a kind of a sleeveless jacket. After pre-fixing the fabric with tailor's pins, it is necessary to cut a pair of symmetrical armholes in the marked places. There is still very little work left, and a potato suit for the girl will be ready.
You can use another method: at the fabric previously folded in half, the side parts of the dress are sewn together. In this case, the hole for the hands will have to do otherwise: you do not need to spend them. This method will require processing the edges of the overlock.
At the top of the backrest does not hurt to doa small incision, then with the dressing of the attire the child will not have any difficulties. The main thing is to provide for fixing the Velcro, button or button (option listed first, more practical). A suit of potatoes made by hands is almost ready.
Now it remains to complete the application. Its form can be arbitrary. The details will differ depending on the sex of the child. Long eyelashes are suitable for the potato girl. Vegetable masculine can be supplemented with a made mustache. The further decor of the outfit depends on the master's own imagination.
How to make a vegetable from foam rubber
Do not be surprised: You can also make a potato suit with your own hands from this material. In thickness, it should be thin or medium. The detail cut from it should represent something in between such figures as an oval and a rectangle. Make sure that it has rounded corners. Such details will need two.
If there is a fabric (at least lining, colorany), then you need to cut out a couple of parts from it. They should be more foam rubber. Fabric-coated foam must be sewn in the shoulders and sides. If there is a desire to add material to the material, then it is necessary to do without several darts. Quilting details in several places, you can get an imitation of eyes. If the fabric can not be found, then you can resort to painting the foam in the chosen shade. A photo of a potato costume is placed in the article. So, if there is nothing left before the matinee, you should not be upset. After all, the process of making a potato suit with your own hands does not take much time.
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