How to sew a knight costume for a boy with his own hands?
Knights are associated with brave and bravesoldiers who are ready to help at any time. These brave guys are dressed in iron armor or chain mail, riding a horse and always have a sword at hand. So why not choose a knight's costume for a boy, with his own hands to do that will not be difficult?
Parts of the costume
There are a lot of variations of the knight costume,so that everyone could choose for themselves something special. But the basic details of a suit should be traced in any of variants. We suggest to familiarize with this list:
- helmet;
- shield;
- sword;
- cloak or cape;
- boots.
This list is not mandatory, butPossibilities we advise it to observe. Of course, in our time you can buy a complete complete set of costumes, but if you are not interested in such an easy way, we will tell you how to sew a knight's costume for a boy with his own hands. Now let's look at each part of the image separately.
Helmet
This headpiece was worn by all knights, sowe recommend you start making a costume from it. In the original, the helmet is made of iron and completely covers the face, but for our children's costume, this option can be replaced.
The hood-hood can be sewn alone at home. It can look as shown in the picture:
As can be seen, there is nothing complicated in the cut, the main thing is to calculate with a cut for the face, for this we recommend taking measurements from the child.
A good alternative to this cape is cardboardcrown-helmet. A helmet with vertical slots in the middle is cut from the usual cardboard, which is pasted together or fixed with a stapler. The color of the cardboard is chosen according to the color of the suit, or you can paint it yourself in the necessary shade.
If the image of the knight allows you to use a cloakinstead of a helmet, you can make it yourself. All of the same cardboard, the main rule - measure the volume of the child's head so that it does not have to be altered.
Shield
All sketches of knight costumes are depicted with a protective shield. It can be made from improvised materials that can be found in every home.
We propose to make a protective shield of ordinary brown cardboard, which is used for packing the goods. To do this, we need a flat piece of cardboard, scissors or a stationery knife and paints.
Cut out the base of the board from the cardboard,attention that the size of it should be such that you can completely cover the body. Next, we begin painting our foundation. To do this, choose a neutral color or the basic colors of the suit. You can depict a shield on the shield.
Now go to the stage of creating a handle for the shield,so that the child can easily carry it with him. To do this, from the back we fix the strip of cardboard in a horizontal position. This can be done with glue or a furniture stapler.
Sword
Any self-respecting knight carries a sword, andready at any time to protect his honor. Therefore, the sword is the main attribute, which must necessarily contain the knight's costume for the boy. With his own hands, it will not be difficult, and now we will tell you some secrets.
The simplest option is to cut out the sword from the cardboard just as we cut out the protective shield. The length of the sword is selected in accordance with the growth of the child, but should not be less than the length of the shield.
On a flat cardboard draw with a rulercontour the sword and cut it out. After that you can start decorating. This refers to the painting of carton billets. Choose a gray or light gray paint, and a handle - a contrasting hue.
For the convenience of the child, you can add a hipbelt, on which you can hang a sword. After all, the costume for the child "Knight" has other attributes that must be worn in the hands, and having tucked the sword into the belt, the baby will be easier to move.
clothing
The main part of the costume is, of course, outerwear, which can consist of several parts.
Pants choose a neutral black color, which does not need to be further decorated.
But for the top you can choose several options. If you pay attention to what the costume of a dark knight looks like, you can see a cloak:
This is the most commonly used option forcostume of a knight. Cloak is easy to carve, because in form it resembles a semicircle. It is only necessary to sew the ties and sweep the edges of the cloak. If you pay attention to the sketches of costumes, which are presented in the article, you can note one feature. This is the presence of the coat of arms on the outer clothing.
For this, it is necessary to sew a coat of arms separately, and thenfix it on the jacket or T-shirt. But you can simplify this process if you use a special paint for the fabric. On a light-colored t-shirt, use a brush to draw the desired image and allow to dry.
As you can see, the knight's costume for the boyhands to do quite easily. The main thing is to show imagination and use your resources to the maximum. The above described clothing options can be changed and combined depending on your capabilities.
Footwear
Well, we came to the final part of our article. How to sew a knight's costume, it is now clear to everyone, it remains only to solve the issue with shoes.
Under the suit of a knight you need to pick up high boots of dark color. But if you do not have such shoes, then you can replace it.
Choose any shoes at low speed and tone to itleggings or knee socks. This combination visually allocates shoes on the foot of the baby, creating the effect of high boots. And once again I would like to advise: do not be afraid of experiments and the implementation of new ideas.
