How to make a Red Riding Hood costume with your own hands

Not a single year can not do without matins and carnivals, where a festive attire is simply necessary. Bunnies, squirrels, butterflies and mice dancing around the tree with Grandfather Frost, touch the hearts of their parents. And for many generations of girls choose a New Year costume for Little Red Riding Hood, which is not surprising, because all children like this fairy tale. And the image of the little heroine in the scarlet cap is so good that her outfit does not remain without attention.

And here every mother has a choice: to buy or make herself. Well, if there is even the slightest experience with a sewing machine, then the answer is definitely "yes". And this solution will be much more economical and more beautiful than the purchase order.

So, how to sew a Red Riding Hood costume, and what does it consist of? In the set must necessarily be a skirt, hat or cape with a hood, blouse, corset or waistcoat with lacing, handbag or basket.

To begin with, you need to decide on the cloth, and here you need to start with personal tastes and preferences. The costume of the Little Red Riding Hood can be made from satin or velvet.

The skirt will be interesting to look with a tulle, it can be made from a strip of fabric with a single seam and gathered in an elastic band around the bottom of the main fabric for the decor to sew a lace strip.

For a beginner in sewing a blouse is best to choose in Ukrainian style, with a sleeve of raglan, it's much easier to sew. Sleeves and a neck in it gather on an elastic band, on edge of cuts it is possible to sew a lace that will make model more refined.

Next is the turn of the corset or vest. To cut them, you can take the child's T-shirt and traverse it along the shoulder and side seams, and cut the neckline accordingly to the shape. If you make this accessory from leatherette, then there will be no difficulties with processing the cuts of the neck and armhole. The same applies to the lacing loop. In this material, they can simply be cut without fear of shedding.

The next stage is the choice between a cap and a cape with a hood. The cloth consumption for this part of the outfit is about the same, so it is better to consult a small fashionista, what will be more comfortable for her and what she wants the costume of Little Red Riding Hood. With their hands to cut these elements of the attire is not at all difficult.

• The cap is a square of fabric folded in half and sewn along one edge slightly below the middle. The upper corner is also cut off, and a seam is laid on the wrong side. If the fabric is loose, then before opening it should be duplicated with non-woven or dense tuxedo, and in this case the cap should be double-sided so that the wrapped ears are not inverted.
• The dagger is cut out as a circle, cut to the middle and a neck is formed, to which the hood is sewn. It is cut out of two squares, slightly slanted from the top to the bottom along the back of the head and from the back of the head to the face.

The costume of the Little Red Riding Hood is surprisingly simple. The main assistants here will be my mother's fantasy and a little zeal, and the result will be terrific. And it will be appreciated not only by the child, but by others. In addition, the Red Riding Hood costume (made by hand) will be the only one of its kind that will exclude the unexpected appearance of the same outfit.