Suit Firebird for a girl with her own hands: patterns, materials, instructions

Carnival costume Firebird can be made by yourself, having only the initial skills of needlework. To do this, follow simple guidelines and trust your imagination.

Sketch and color scale of the costume

No work is complete without a preliminary sketch. Creating a Firebird costume for a girl with her own hands, you can use illustrations of books of fairy tales and folklore art. Using the imagination of artists, you can create several options attire. One of them has the following form:

As a basis, you can use any dress to which additional details and ornaments are added.

The color scheme of the costume is sustained in traditional "fire" tones - red and yellow in different shades, with impregnations of black and white details. But often there is also a "peacock" coloring - blue, emerald, purple, gold with a pearly reflection and overflow.

The choice of material, its texture and density depend on the particular details of the costume. For example, the fabric for the wings should be light and flowing - satin, crepe, satin or silk. For fine details you can use velvet, and for additional decor - rhinestones, embroidery, sequins and braid.

Making wings in the form of wings

A spacious cape, imitating wings, makes the children's costume of the Firebird particularly recognizable. The order of its tailoring consists of the stages:

1. A lightweight double-sided fabric (silk, satin, satin) is cut off with a whole piece of a cloak according to the pattern presented below. The most difficult part, the figured edge, is cut out according to the pattern. The length of the back of the cape should not exceed 2/3 of the child's growth.

2. The front edges of the cloak are bent by 5 mm, then they are hemmed or glued with a spider web. The figure skirt is stitched "zigzag" or, if the kind of fabric allows, is singed out by the flame of the match.

3. A wide braid is sewn to the collar, forming a kind of collar-stand. As a fastener, a button with a loop, hooks, ties, or brooch-brooches can be used. On the lower edges, near the bend, is attached a piece of braid or a weak elastic band, so that you can tie them to your wrists and wave like the wings of a bird.

4. Two-layer applications in the form of a feather are sewn or glued on a spider web on the inside of the cloak. The combination of colors remains at the discretion of the master - white-blue, red-black, yellow-blue and others.

In addition, the raincoat can be decorated with sequins, beads, rhinestones or other non-heavy decor. Directly before leaving, it should be treated with an antistatic agent.

Making a Firebird Bib

Suit Firebird for a girl with her own hands sew on the basis of a dress with short sleeves or a sarafan. The upper part of it is decorated as follows:

1. A short waistcoat with a triangular neckline is cut from the dense fabric of yellow color. The edges can not be processed, since they will be closed further.

2. An imitation of scaly feathers is attached to the waistcoat using a spider or glue gun. It can be done in 2 ways:

• Diamonds with a side of 1 cm of dense fabric or foil, lapped. In this case, glue the detail of the outfit starts from the bottom, every small detail requires processing.
• The waistcoat is pasted with paillettes, placing them as tightly as possible to each other. In the gaps between them put yellow or red crystals. This method requires patience and painstaking work.

Especially attractive New Year's cost Firebird for a girl with a lush skirt. If there is no similar dress in the wardrobe, then from the tulle can be sewn for a few minutes giving the right volume povyubnik.

Making a headdress

The top part should not be massive, so as not to cause unnecessary associations with the participants of the Brazilian carnival. There are several options, depending on the hairstyle and how the costume of Firebird for a girl is decorated. You can make the following with your own hands:

1. Takes with a feather.

Sew out of a dense fabric. To give the beret the desired bend, you can insert a thin wire into the seams. A long feather is sewn to the place, which should be located 1 cm to the left of the nose bridge. The mount is masked with rhinestones.

2. Bandage with a long feather or a comb of them.

By the size of the head, a strip of cloth, cardboard or a piece of broad braid is cut out. The seam or button fastener with a buttonhole should be located on the back of the head. The pen can be single, triple, in the form of a step crown and can be located not only vertically, but also along the hoop.

When creating the head-dress of the Firebird it is worth noting a few nuances:

• For the coloring of natural feathers it is recommended to use safe formulations. A bright red color gives ordinary henna and food colorings (2 tablespoons salt, a packet of dye and 2 drops of vinegar per 1 liter of water). Preliminary, they are degreased in a soap solution and dried.
• For firmness of fastening of feathers at first glue, and then intercept a thread stitch at the end of a core. The place of fastening is covered with a decor.

Makeup and hair

Making a Firebird costume for a girl with her own hands, do not forget about hair and "war paint". There is a safe children's decorative cosmetics (brands Pupa, Sephora, Markwins and Hello Kitty), allowing to put a full festive make-up. You can also glue on your face with the help of medical glue BF-6.

The shape of the hairdress depends on many circumstances - the type of headgear, hair length, time. Most often, girls in Firebird outfits appear with neatly curled and laid curls. Less often, hair is taken in high hairstyle or tail.

Creating New Year costumes is very exciting, because it makes it possible to realize the love of creativity that is characteristic of all people.