Do-it-yourself gnome costume options. Sport
This craft can be a charming interior decoration, it can be filled with sweets to surprise the kids. Great idea for the New Year. And you can also make shoes that kids can wear on various costumed matinees for the costume of a gnome and other fairy-tale characters. In this article, we are instructing on the independent sewing of shoes for a gnome with a selection of step-by-step patterns attached to each option.
Learning to create shoes for a gnome with patterns for gifts
We will need:
- pattern;
- thick paper;
- pen;
- scissors;
- dense felt fabric of red, white and pink colors for the New Year's mood;
- basting needles;
- red floss threads;
- shiny red ribbon.
Sequencing:
1) The pattern is shown below. You can change the parameters and scale of the details as you wish, and then print and cut. In the image below, we see the top of the boot at the top, the side detail in the middle, and the sole pattern at the bottom.
2) We circle the paper parts on thick paper and cut out along the contour. We attach cardboard patterns with pins to the fabrics of the desired colors. The tongue will be white, the barrel (we will need two such parts) will be red, and the bottom will be pink. We draw with a pen along the perimeter of the cardboard and cut out along the contour without adding for seams.
3) We sew together the two side parts in the heel area, make a neat chain stitch, as in the photo below.
4) We grind the resulting turn with the material of the foot and also make a chain stitch.
5) Now between the sides you need to carefully sew the top. We fix the details with pins so that it is easier to grind, and the fabric does not slip away. As the seam is laid, we sequentially remove the pins. The result is a shoe.
6) Now you need to add it with a satin bow, which will create the impression of fabulous credibility. We tie a bow from our ribbon and sew at the top of the tongue.
Such a shoe can also be trimmed with thread pompoms in one of the colors of the shoe. They are attached closer to the nose of the shoe. In this version, the bow would be superfluous. The choice is yours.
Now you can put sweets, fruits and small souvenirs in the gnome's slipper. We place everything so that more fits in the inner space, but at the same time so that the shape does not bend. This is how we made a holiday souvenir with our own hands. It can be placed on a shelf or under a Christmas tree.
We are trying to sew shoes for a suit with our own hands
Now we will tell you how to sew such gnome shoes so that children can wear them for the holidays. In this example, we will consider the shoe model as in the photo above. We will need tight children's socks, it is better that the lower part be with a special gel coating that prevents slipping. If there are none, then ordinary warm ones will do. You just need to insert insoles into them so that the cold does not go from the floor, and hem them to the sole so that they do not move out.
Below is a sketch of the pattern. You need to draw yourself according to this example, but according to individual measurements. The upper part of the boot should flare upward, allowing the foot to easily pass inside. It is even worth making the bootleg wider and higher than in the figure. And don't forget allowances.
We grind together two identical parts in the region of the bootleg and toe, without touching the top, where the leg will pass, and the sole area. Now we put the sock there and stitch the sole to the two previously connected sides, as seen below. Now we push a synthetic winterizer between the sock and the boot to create volume and shape. The main thing is not to overdo it so that it is comfortable for the child to thread the leg.
At the bootleg in the upper part we make an assembly on an elastic band. It is not connected to the toe and can be of any height. And if you hem a sock to the top, it will become wrinkled, as in the model below.
Our slipper for the gnome is ready. You can trim it however you like.
Very simple shoes like socks. They are made from fleece fabric. In the image of the pattern, we see from above the detail that covers the heel, foot and bottom of the curved cape. Next comes the top of the front. At the bottom is the side, you will need two such parts for one shoe.
To make a pattern according to the desired measurement, draw along the perimeter of the sole and increase from the sides by 1 cm. We put parts of the back and a long narrowed toe equal to 14 cm. We make the top part 7 cm wide, we assume 26 cm in length, of which the narrow part extends 11 cm.
For the sides, for example, you also need to put children's shoes and draw a perimeter, adding 1-1.5 cm for allowances. We take an additional 14cm to the narrowed upturned nose. We make the height of the backs 13cm. You need to sew the boot, starting from the cape area. An elastic band should be sewn into the top of the bootleg. We fill the protruding nose with synthetic material, padding polyester or pillow stuffing.
It's so easy to sew your own shoes for a gnome suit.
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The “jolly gnome” costume is a variant of the carnival outfit for the New Year, which is distinguished by its versatility. If you choose the right pattern, it's easy to create a New Year's costume for a boy, guy, or even a little lady.
Children's gnome costume for a boy for the New Year
To sew a gnome shirt, you need to take any shirt from the wardrobe as a sample, attach it to the fabric, circle it, adding at least seven centimeters to each side, except for the bottom. It will need to be extended by about fifteen centimeters. Be sure to make a large neck to easily put on a thing over your head.
A suitable decor is bright patches and trimming the edges with wavy braid. The best fabric options for this shirt are light and stretchy. It is desirable to choose a color bright or light.
Sewing a beautiful vest is easy. This will require dense dark material and thick braid. Instead of a pattern, we take an ordinary shirt, apply it to a dark fabric, circle everything except the sleeves, adding five centimeters. Next, shorten the bottom by about ten centimeters and cut out the neck.
There should be two such parts - the first will be the back, and the second should be cut in half to create the front. Next, you need to sew three parts. After, we make four holes along the edges of the front at the same level and thread the braid through them. The ends can be left in free fall or tied with a bow.
For pantaloons, you will need satin fabric of any dark or bright color. Instead of a pattern for a sample, you can take sports pants. We outline them, adding centimeters for width, and shorten them so that the pantaloons are just below the knees. Two such details should be cut out and sewn, not forgetting to insert three elastic bands - one on top and two on the ends of the legs.
Well, what a dwarf without a bright cap! First, we measure the head with a thread. We fold it in half, apply it to the fabric, add a couple of centimeters and get the base of the headdress. We draw a triangle with this base on the fabric, create another such detail, sew both triangles together and insert an elastic band into the base.
Do-it-yourself New Year's gnome costume for an adult guy
Why not dress up as a jolly gnome for the New Year's carnival, especially if your date is actively considering a Snow White costume as an option?!
It will be easier to take a ready-made shirt in a light or bright color. It is desirable that it is not classical. If the sleeves are long, you can roll them up.
The vest is easy to sew from dark fabric, making only three parts: a back in the form of a rectangle with a neck and notches for the sleeves and two front parts that can be obtained by cutting a part identical to the back in half. Decorations in the form of very large buttons on one side of the vest will look spectacular.
It is easy to sew a cap, but there is the easiest way to get a suitable headdress - buy a Santa Claus hat in the store. If you managed to find only red with a white edge and a pompom and you don’t want to compete with Santa Claus at the holiday, cut off a white fur edge, buy a soft fabric of a different color, cut a strip out of it and sew on a hat.
With a pompom, everything is simple - cut out a wide ring of paper with a diameter of ten centimeters, wrap a woolen thread around it, cut along the edges and collect the resulting threads with a thin braid into a pompom.
You can make gnome pants using any bright fabric and sweatpants. We circle the pants, adding five centimeters, cut out two such details, cut each in half lengthwise, sew and insert the elastic bands into the ends of the legs and into the base.
Children's New Year's gnome costume for a girl
A young lady can look adorable in this extraordinary outfit if done right.
Of course, a white short-sleeved blouse can be sewn, but do not suffer. Picking up such a thing in the wardrobe or buying it in a children's clothing store is a suitable and easy option.
The process of making a vest and cap can be peeped in the instructions for creating a suit for a boy and a guy. Here, only the decor and color schemes in the costume for the girl should be different. Suitable colors: blue, red, blue, burgundy, orange, emerald and other rich and bright colors. In the form of decor, you should use sparkling tinsel, ribbons and lace braid.
The skirt is best made from floral fabric or bright fabric with polka dots. We measure the waist with an elastic band, tie it and sew a rectangle cut out of a suitable fabric to it. If the top seam turned out to be not very beautiful, you can hide it with a thick ribbon of contrasting fabric in the form of a belt.
The gnome costume is a good solution for a child preparing for a matinee in kindergarten and at school.
Stores and websites offer various options for both individual attributes and a complete image. But here problems arise: expensive, unoriginal, not suitable in size.
The best solution is to make your own costume. Any mother can afford this, if you look a little.
We will tell you how to sew a gnome costume for a boy
Making a costume with your own hands
Boys usually dress up as gnomes, girls prefer the roles of other magical creatures.
Costume details
This costume includes the following items:
- shorts;
- knee socks;
- accessories.
These are the things that are in the wardrobe of every child.
But to make the gnome look convincing and fabulous, elements should be made of bright materials. These will have to be sewn.
For this suitable as ordinary patterns from the Internet or magazines, as well as special designed specifically for a gnome costume.
Advice. The easiest way to use as a template is the child's things. In this case, the size and parameters will already be taken into account, so you do not have to do additional calculations.
It is desirable to select colors so that they are combined with each other, but at the same time they are different and bright.
Traditional colors of the gnome costume: red, green, brown.
How to sew a shirt
- Necessary take any child's shirt, attach to the fabric for the suit.
- Thereafter circle with chalk or a bar of soap, adding a few centimeters on each side to the seams.
- Cut elements. The bottom part should be slightly longer.
- Then both parts are sewn from the wrong side.
- Since this is just a suit, and not an everyday thing, you should not waste your energy on complex patterns that take into account the collar, cuffs, sleeve shapes and more.
- The neck should be made wide so that the shirt is comfortable to put on..
- Buttons can be both functional and decorative. But the main thing is that they are large and bright.
How to sew a vest
The vest pattern is made according to the same principle as the shirt, but fabric should be thicker.
Important! Try to get the right size so that it fits well over the shirt, but does not hang down in a bag.
Vest can be made solid or buttoned. But it is better to use buttons at least as an element of decor.
You can add lacing on the sides. It will add color to the image and allow you to adjust the width according to the body of the child.
How to sew pants
Shorts combined with knee-highs are best suited for the image of a gnome.. Golfs will suit any available in the child's wardrobe.
Shorts are sewn from two identical parts on the same principle as a shirt with a vest. Already existing shorts are applied to the fabric, circled. The two pieces are then cut out and sewn together. At the end, you need to sew an elastic band into the belt.
Making a cap
You need to measure the child's head, then draw two identical triangles on the fabric. They will become part of the cap.
Their base should be half the size of the head.. But to this size you should add a couple of centimeters to the seam.
The parts are sewn together inside adds an elastic band so that the cap does not fly off the head.
At the end of the image, you can sew a bell on top.
Advice. The cap can also be made from colored cardboard. Then it will be fixed in one position
Dwarf's Shoes
The easiest option is to take the child’s old shoes, glue them with fabric and colored paper, and add decorative elements.
But you can also create special shoes. You will need a strong fabric, such as felt.
On her a pattern of the sole and two sides is made in accordance with the size of the child's foot. Then these parts are sewn together, and small bells are fixed on the toe.
Then you can add various decorative elements.
Decorative elements and attributes for the costume
In addition to bright buttons and bells, additional details will help to create an image.
This, for example, beard, which will be a bunch of thick threads attached to an elastic band. Ribbons, decorative butterflies, flowers can be woven into threads.
Bag gnome is optional. But just in case, it can also be made and used for its intended purpose. It should look like a bag tied with a cord or ribbon. which can be decorated with appliqué.
Can be added to costume belt, which will complement the image. It can be plain and simple. Or maybe contain some patches imitating butterflies or pockets.
Thus, you will get an original festive gnome costume, taking into account the individual characteristics of the child and his wishes.
You will only have to spend money on fabric and decorations. But in general, it will come out cheaper than buying a ready-made version, and at the same time more interesting.
Of course, the work will take time. But on the other hand, it will be a creative process jointly with the child, in which the whole family participates.
Top. White (blue, yellow, pink, etc.) shirt. Above - a long checkered vest without a fastener, which can be sewn from an old plaid (Fig. 1).
Belt with a big beautiful buckle. Instead, you can attach a large mother's brooch to your belt or make a buckle yourself. To do this, glue the base cut out of cardboard with foil (it is better to take foil from cigarette packs - it is paper-based and will better stick to the cardboard). Then beads, shiny buttons, sequins or rhinestones can be glued or sewn onto the buckle. Place a large button or rhinestone in the center. You can apply a drawing with a marker (Fig. 2).
Bottom. Pants - just below the knee, wide, plain, preferably from a rather dense material (colors - blue, red, green, brown, but so that the pants are in harmony with the vest, cap, knee-highs).
On foot. Knee-highs of bright color, striped or plain and shoes (shoes) decorated with buckles, which can be the same as on the belt, but a little simpler decorated.
On the head. Cap red, blue, green. It can be sewn or made from old leggings, the sleeves of a knitted sweater or a flannelette jersey (t-shirt). The cap is slightly gathered at the bottom, you can insert a weak elastic band there (Fig. 3). Pompom - from threads. The beard and hair protruding from under the cap are artificial (see the chapter "Making wigs..."). The hair is sewn directly to the cap, and the beard is put on with an elastic band.
Makeup. On the face, you can make a light blush with lipstick and even lightly “smear” your nose.
Props. In the hands of the Dwarf is a stick with a knot. For this purpose, any twig, previously cleaned from various notches, or a stick, is suitable. A knot of a light-colored cloth in a small pattern is hung on it. Fill the knot with cotton wool, foam rubber or crumpled newspapers.
When the New Year or other holiday approaches, when children love
dress up, all of us, parents, think about a carnival costume for our kids. Of course, today in stores there is a huge selection of clothes for such occasions. However, it will be much more interesting and fun to make the costume yourself with the help of a child.
Invite the kid to become a magical gnome for the holiday, he is unlikely to refuse! Moreover, it is not difficult to bring such an idea to life.
To begin with, let's figure out what components a gnome should consist of. Usually these are depicted wearing short pants, a vest, a cap, knee socks. In addition, you should wear any shirt loose. I think this item is in the wardrobe of every boy. But the rest of the elements will have to work hard.
Let's make the pants first. Look in your boy's closet. Surely there are old trousers there, which will be ideal for making a gnome costume. The main thing is that they have a comfortable top that does not hinder movements. First of all, to a length just below
knees. We measure the circumference of the child's leg at the end of the legs, add a couple of centimeters and cut out the cuffs of the resulting length, sew.
Let's start sewing a vest. If the pants shortened at the previous stage are wide enough, then you can cut out the upper part of the suit from the cut off rags. Otherwise, you will have to choose the right fabric. It is even easier to make a vest from an old jacket or sweatshirt. When cutting, keep in mind that this element of the costume should be quite short. The edges can be processed. The vest, which is part of the gnome's carnival costume, does not fasten, but you can sew ties with pom-poms along the bottom. To make them, we cut out a circle, sweep along the edge, put in a synthetic winterizer and pull it together. By the way, the same pompom will come in handy on the cap.
The gnome's headdress and stockings can be sewn from any knitwear in two colors. Can
Take an old mother's dress or a thick father's T-shirt. The cap is cut in the form of a triangle, stitched on both sides. A cuff made of contrasting fabric is sewn along the bottom. You can also sew artificial curls to it. Attach a pompom to the end of the cap.
Without golfs, the gnome costume will be incomplete. For their manufacture, we cut strips of contrasting colors. It is desirable that they be the same width. We cut them, alternating. We measure the circumference of your child's leg in several places and cut the stockings so that they can be easily put on, but so that they do not hang out. If the fabric is elastic enough, you will definitely achieve this.
To make the image more spectacular, it is advisable to complement the gnome costume with a belt with a buckle. You can decorate your baby's shoes with similar accessories. In addition, it would be nice to hand a wand with a knot into the hands of a newly-made gnome. For the manufacture of this prop, any branch is taken, carefully sanded in order to avoid possible splinters. The knot is sewn from any flap into a small pattern and stuffed with foam rubber or newspapers.
The final touch - take red lipstick, draw the cheeks and nose. Well, you can admire the fruit of your efforts, the gnome costume is ready!