How to sew a brown bear carnival costume for a boy?

Not all brown bears fall into hibernation in winter. For example, small "cubs" with great pleasure have fun on the New Year's matinee near the Christmas tree, tell poems and receive gifts from Santa Claus.

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Do you want your Bear Boy to look original on the New Year's matinee? Then sew for him a masquerade suit of a brown bear yourself, since the store option is replicated. Where is the belief that some neighboring little boy will not come to the holiday in exactly the same outfit? And when sewing, you can bring some zest of your own to the image of the owner of the forest.

Types of brown bear costumes

The bear’s costumes can be whole, separate and those in which individual parts are used in the form of a vest, pants and a rim with ears glued to it.
It is the last option that we bring to your attention, since it is much easier and faster to make it at home.

What materials and tools will be needed for a brown bear costume?

In order not to be distracted from creating a bear costume, get in advance such materials and tools:

a sewing machine, scissors, a needle with threads, a wash or a pencil, a centimeter, a thimble, an elastic band for a belt;
two types of fabric cuts for the face and inside. For the outer part of the costume, you will need some villous material (beige, brown and black). For the wrong side - necessarily natural;
rim, filler for ears and tail (you can use foam, synthetic winterizer, foam balls or cotton wool);
paper or tracing paper - they will be needed to draw patterns;
accessories that you like. It all depends on your imagination: the costume can be supplemented with applications where bees, a jar of honey or a cubs will be depicted; A tie-bow in peas, a satin handkerchief in a pocket. For the New Year's festival, you can use a decoration in the form of a brooch with winter motifs, a snowflake that is attached on the back of a brown bear, etc.

How to sew a brown bear suit with your own hands?

So that your child is comfortable in the New Year's suit of a brown bear, it is best to choose brown fabric from natural fiber fabric for the outfit. It is perfect for kids velor, plush, fleece.
If you still decide to use synthetic material, for example, artificial fur, then in this case make a natural lining. It is also better to use artificial fur for a vest - it will not be hot in it, since it is intense, and it will look like the skin of a real brown bear.

We make patterns:

If you do not have time to calculate and build drawings, use some jacket and pants from the wardrobe of the boy. They need to be attached to the paper, or directly on the lining and fur fabric, and circle the contours from the back and the front, not forgetting about allowances on the seams and dressing (about 2 cm). With this method, cutting the suit will not sit perfectly on the child, but the fur will hide all your flaws.
If you are not satisfied with such an express method, do drawing out patterns for costume vests and pants.

How to sew trousers and vest:

Pass the patterns cut out of paper to fabric cuts - lining and fur, and then cut all these blanks from the fabric, with allowances to seams and gateways. If you are sewing a suit with a lining, then you will get four details: a couple of trousers (from cotton and fur) and 2 vests (one of them will go to the lining).
Stitch the side and shoulder seams from the vests, and first sew the step and then the outer seam at the leg. If you want your boy to be an original bear, sew the stripes in the pants.
A couple of trousers (lining and fur) need to be folded facial sides to each otherand then stitch them in the area of \u200b\u200bthe belt and in the lower part of the pants. Leave a small part in the belt that is not stitched so that you can turn the finished product through it. The same procedure needs to be done with a vest. After you turn them out, unprocessed areas should be sewn using a secret seam.
If you decide to ignore the lining, then the task will be simplified: you just need to take up the firmware of parts and a gateway of the edges by about one and a half centimeters - so the fabric will not “pour”. You can, of course, use an overlock, but a professional machine will be required for high -quality fur processing.
On an ordinary overlock you will only get territory processing in the form of a zigzag. If the material comes in a loose one, then such processing can only spoil the appearance of the costume. Therefore, you should not be lazy, but tuck the edges of the vest and trousers.

How to insert an elastic band into the belt:

Turn the trousers in the upper part by 2-8 cm (the width of the elastic band is taken into account); If it is very thin, then in this case a centimeter reserve will be enough.
Not to stitch to the very end, so that it is possible to tighten the elastic through the left hole with a pin attached to its tip. After the elastic band is sewn or tied, you should sew the left slot.

Tail to the suit of a brown bear

To create a tail for a brown bear suit, you can use foam rubber, synthetic winterizer, cotton wooleven a small ball.
It will be necessary to cover with a fur fabric a rounded material, and then sew this impromptu tail on the back of the pants.

Ears to a suit of brown bear

To create your ears, you will need to purchase a hair rim, as well as cut out two pairs of fur semicircles, sew them face to each other (do not flash the lower part), turn it on your face, fill it with foam rubber, cotton, etc., and delay the bottom.
It remains only to glue the ears to the rim, and the rim itself is draped by brown fur or some other material of the same color.

You can create a whole set of accessories

In the same way, you can construct a brown bear’s masquerade costume for a teenager and an adult - you just need to increase the size of the patterns. If you are a creative personality, then you can bring some of your delights to this image.

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How to decorate a homemade brown bear?

You can also decorate a brown bear costume:

felt figures of animals;
fabric applications from fabric;
snowflakes made of fabric.

You can also supplement the image with some gallant trifles. For example, a place where a breast pocket could be located can be decorated with a bright color with a flower or an impromptu edge of a handkerchief - here your imagination can be limitless.

It will be cool if your bear’s neck is decorated with an elegant butterfly. If there is no ready, sew it yourself: stitch two small rectangles from some kind of “cheerful” fabric, turn it up and pull it in the center. Attach an elastic band to the butterfly and put on the neck of your “forest brown handsome”.

How to make a "bearish"?

The image will be completed if you properly make your child. You need to use it safe for health with hypoallergenic paints.
You can draw an animal figure on a cheek - for this, either watch a video tutorial, or use a static picture as a sample. And you can fulfill your option if your fantasy is very developed.

We offer this option of makeup: in brown color, paint your face, except for the region near the nose - there you need to use a lighter shade of brown. Circle the lip contour in black, and apply white makeup under the eyes and use it also to indicate the antennae.

Minimalism is made up in the style of minimalism: the muzzle is drawn from the lip line (the chin is not affected) to the central part of the forehead, and above the forehead is decorated with painted ears. In this case, you will not need a rim with ears.

You can improve the bear costume with your own hands

The image of a brown bear is completed. As you understand, there is nothing complicated in creating this carnival costume of a brown bear. It is worth showing a little patience and perseverance - and you can make it with your own hands in one evening.

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