How to Make Animal Costumes
Find an old hoodie that you don’t use anymore or buy one at a thrift store., Buy a skein of yellow or gold yarn for your mane. , Purchase some matching yellow or gold fabric or felt., Cut a small strip of yellow fabric that is the circumference of...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find an old hoodie that you don’t use anymore or buy one at a thrift store.
The best colors are yellow, tan, gold and orange, but you can be any color lion you want to be.
To go a step further, get a yellow or gold hoodie with matching pants. -
Step 2: Buy a skein of yellow or gold yarn for your mane.
, You need one-fourth of a yard. , Lay it out on your worktable. , Pin the loops onto the fabric every few inches so that they stay put. , It is easier if you sew as you go along and continue looping the yarn back and forth a few inches at a time.
Try to use as much yarn as possible to create a very bushy mane. , Backstitch so that your yarn is secure. , If your mane isn’t full enough, you can repeat the process with another layer of yarn loops. , Sew it on with the sewing machine. , Sew two pieces together, leaving the bottom open.
Curve the top corners slightly to make lion ears.
Repeat with the other set. ,, Try to bury them between layers of yarn fringe.
They should be on either side of your forehead., -
Step 3: Purchase some matching yellow or gold fabric or felt.
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Step 4: Cut a small strip of yellow fabric that is the circumference of your hood.
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Step 5: Begin looping your yarn back and forth across the width of your fabric.
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Step 6: Insert the end of the fabric and sew vertically along the center of the long piece of fabric and across the yarn loops.
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Step 7: Continue until you reach the bottom of the thin piece of fabric.
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Step 8: Cut through each of the loops to make the fringe.
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Step 9: Fold the piece of fabric up from the back and pin it around the inner edge of your hood.
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Step 10: Cut out four three inch square pieces of fabric.
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Step 11: Stuff the ears with batting
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Step 12: extra fabric or cotton balls.
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Step 13: Hand sew the bottom of the ears to the left and right sides of your hood.
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Step 14: Add accessories
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Step 15: like furry socks or slippers and a tail.
Detailed Guide
The best colors are yellow, tan, gold and orange, but you can be any color lion you want to be.
To go a step further, get a yellow or gold hoodie with matching pants.
, You need one-fourth of a yard. , Lay it out on your worktable. , Pin the loops onto the fabric every few inches so that they stay put. , It is easier if you sew as you go along and continue looping the yarn back and forth a few inches at a time.
Try to use as much yarn as possible to create a very bushy mane. , Backstitch so that your yarn is secure. , If your mane isn’t full enough, you can repeat the process with another layer of yarn loops. , Sew it on with the sewing machine. , Sew two pieces together, leaving the bottom open.
Curve the top corners slightly to make lion ears.
Repeat with the other set. ,, Try to bury them between layers of yarn fringe.
They should be on either side of your forehead.,
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