Herald's costume: how to make your own

Modern New Year's matinees are distinguished by complex scenarios in which any animals, people, objects, etc. can be involved as heroes. That is why any mother should be ready that one day a son or daughter will report that they are assigned the role of an alien monster, a forest Magician, dough or fairy mountains. In such cases, you have to break your head over what to put on a boy or girl, since no one has seen how these characters should look on stage. This can serve as a comfort to the parents of a child who needs a New Year's suit as a herald. After all, the idea of a dress can be spied on in any collection of fairy tales.

What the herald suit consists of

If we are not talking about a specific era, then we can make a dress in a medieval European style. It should consist of:

• Blouses;
• Trousers below knee length;
• Waistcoat;
• Hats with wide margins;
• Shoe or shoes;
• Stockings;
• Belt with a large buckle.

What fabrics and accessories to choose

To make a beautiful herald suit (photo above), you will need different textiles.

For the costume, you can take an emerald gabardine, a blue skirt , a satin, a thin lace of white and satin - a dark blue. In addition, you will need a cloth made of cotton, shoes, a magnificent feather and a brooch. You will also need to buy a hat with wide margins of suitable color and white tights.

Blouse

The crier's costume can not be imagined without this wardrobe thing. She is sewn from a blue satin, using the simplest pattern that can be found in any fashion magazine. Further:

• The neck of the blouse, which is fastened on the back with the help of an airy loop, is trimmed with white lace;
• Of white cotton they sew cuffs;
• Trim them with a thin white lace;
• Sewn to the sleeves.

Vest

The crier's costume will be incomplete without this wardrobe thing. For its manufacture:

• Take any suitable pattern from the fashion magazine;
• Light emerald gabardine;
• Sew the parts on the sewing machine;
• Decorate patch pockets and armholes with oblique bake, it also processes the sides and bottom of the waistcoat;
• Sew on the neck of a large collar, trimmed with a thin lace and made of white cotton.

Trousers

Cut and sew from the emerald gabardine pants. For this purpose, fit a pattern of free shorts. When they are ready, the bottom is bent and stretched, decorated with a thin satin ribbon. Pass the elastic band and lightly tighten.

Hat

It is not necessary to make such an accessory yourself. Instead, you can take a ready-made hat of a dark color, bend the field from the front upwards and attach a brooch and a magnificent feather.

Stockings

Of course, some boys will resist wearing a girl's wardrobe thing. In this case, show them a portrait of some formidable medieval king and explain that many centuries ago, everyone dressed like that, from the craftsmen to the brave knights. As an addition to the costume fit white translucent tights of the appropriate size.

Belt

It can also be purchased in finished form. However, the manufacture of such an accessory also does not require much time and effort. In particular, you can take a buckle from some old belt. It must be pasted on both sides with a thin two-sided scotch and wound on it with a satin ribbon. The belt itself is sewn from the remnants of fabric in the form of a band reinforced with non-woven fleece. Then the belt is sewn to the buckle.

Shoes

Surely, your son will have a pair of dark shoes. Simply make large bows of gabardine and fasten them on the shoes.

Trumpet

As is known, the heralds in the old days notified the people about the tsarist decrees. In order to collect the people and read them a letter with news from the palace, it was necessary for such campaigners to play the pipe. To make this accessory is not difficult. To do this, you need to twist a cylinder from a thick cardboard, 5 cm in diameter and about 30 cm in length, and also a cone 10 cm high and a base radius of 5 cm. Then:

• The second workpiece is inserted into the first and glued from the outside with a thermo-gun;
• Take a piece of thick, difficult-bending wire;
• Make two holes on the pipe;
• Insert the handle into the pipe;
• Glue the resulting design of golden foil and get an accessory that will successfully complement the herald's suit.

If all these manipulations seem complicated, then you can look for an old pioneer horn or buy a toy horn. In the latter case, it may have to be painted with bronze paint.

Herald's own costume

Many mothers store photos from children's matinees for many years, like dear memories of their children's childhood, so you always want the child to be dressed vividly and ingeniously.

If the herald appears in the folk tale about the tsar-father and boyars, the European outfit will look rather strange. It is better to try to make a crier's suit for the New Year in Russian style. To do this, you can rent a boy's folk costume with pants that are tucked into red boots, and a shirt with a shirtsleeve.

However, to obtain the desired result, it must be supplemented. To suit the herald for the New Year was a success, make a pipe to it as described above and a hat. To do this, sew something like a soldier's pilot's cap from a bright colored fabric, for example, red and add a fur trim along the bottom edge. You can also make a sash and give the boy a large scroll with the inscription "Decree" in his hands.

Now you know how to make a herald suit with your own hands. The photos above will help you choose the option that best suits your child.