Sew a snow queen costume. DIY snow queen collar: three ways to decorate a carnival costume

I present to your attention the collar snow queen. I made it according to Olga Brest’s pattern.
My MK will be a little more detailed.

I took copper wire from electric coils. It's easy to use. Easily bends. True, I had to do it in 4-6 layers.
First, we try on the child with a wire to determine how we will have the neck. We immediately bend it and measure the top of our collar. Bend and connect to the beginning of the wire.
Here I also did back supports. But as practice has shown, they are not needed at all. At the end, on the finished collar, I cut them off....
By the way, we fix the wire in several places with paper tape

We install the first spacer, which will give rigidity to our collar.
Make so many layers of wire so that the collar is already quite rigid, but flexible

We add 2 more spacers on each side, giving the final shape to our collar. And he deceives the entire structure with paper tape. Our collar is transparent and white. We don't need dark spots

We trim our collar. On the back side I sewed a white shiny mesh. And on the front there is tulle with a silver pattern.
Then we hide our spacers under the silver braid on both sides. (I just glued it with a gun). We trim the collar around the perimeter with bias tape. Moreover, the trim going around the neckline needs to be lengthened to create strings.
This will help the collar fit better on the child.

Here are several ways to make one of the parts outerwear Snow Queen - collar.

Before you start working you must:

read the instructions (reading them to the end);
prepare source material.

Source material

a collar cut from a dress or shirt that is not to be worn (pattern),
lace fabric white or blue color(30 cm × 60 cm),
simple soft pencil,
starch (2 tablespoons),
water (1 liter).

Sequence of actions

Place the lace fabric wrong side up
Attach the collar-pattern to the larger side of the canvas, aligning the center lines of the canvas and the collar-pattern, trace it along the base with a pencil (you should get an arc)
Remove the pattern collar
Trying to occupy the entire area of the lace fabric, draw an isosceles trapezoid, the small base of which is the already drawn line
Cut out the resulting figure, but not strictly according to the drawing, but going slightly beyond its boundaries, trying to repeat the lace pattern
Pour 2 tablespoons of starch into a glass of cold water and stir thoroughly until a homogeneous mass without lumps is formed.
In a separate container, bring 1 liter of water to a boil and, with constant stirring, add the mixture from a glass
Allow the resulting paste to cool until room temperature
Soak the lace collar in the prepared mixture for 5 minutes
Wring out the collar, straighten it, let it dry
Iron the damp lace collar with an iron at medium temperature until completely dry.
If desired, you can give the collar a curved shape

Fig.1. Lace collar

Option 2

Source material

copper wire,
wire cutters,
polyethylene,
glue moment,
pearls,
rhinestones,
beads (white, silver).

Sequence of actions

Measure your neck circumference
Add 2 cm to the resulting parameter
Place the total number of centimeters on a wire folded in half and cut it off using wire cutters
Twist the double wire into a tight bundle
Give the rope the shape of a circle - the base of the collar
Determine the collar height yourself
Based on the result obtained, measure and cut wire blanks (at least 5 pieces)
Screw each of the blanks to the base of the collar at the same distance from each other
Decide on the size of the outer circumference of the collar*
Screw the blank for the outer circumference of the collar, making 2-3 turns, to the top of each rib at the same distance
Give the manufactured collar frame the desired shape (make the ribs convex, concave the edges between the tops of the ribs)
Carefully cover the frame with polyethylene
Decorate the collar by gluing pearls, rhinestones, and beads to the ribs and base

Fig.2. Prefabricated collar

* if it is necessary for the collar to be a single plane, then lay it out on the surface so that all the ribs are in the same plane and at the same distance from each other, both at the base of the collar and between the tops.

Then measure the total distance between all the vertices of the ribs, add 1 cm for each rib, cut the workpiece; if the desired collar shape is cone-shaped, then the length of the blank for the outer circumference of the collar should be less than the length of the previous blank for the flat collar

Option 3

Source material

fan** (2 pcs.);
dense but thin fabric (30 cm × 60 cm);
pencil;
strong adhesive;
scissors;
spray paint (silver)

Sequence of actions

Separate the fan from its base (cut as close to the base as possible)
Glue two fans along the outer segments to get one fan
Place the fan on the previously prepared fabric, opening it as much as possible and evenly distributing it over the surface (the extreme segments of the fan should lie along the larger side of the fabric - 60 cm)
Trace the outlines of the fan with a pencil. There should be two regular semicircles left on the fabric - at the base (small) and at the tops (large)
Cut out a piece of fabric
Apply glue to the fabric blank
Carefully apply the fan, matching all the boundaries; leave until completely dry
Paint the collar on both sides with silver spray paint, taking all precautions

Fig.3. Fan collar

** in this example we consider a fan made from a single fabric (paper, fabric); if the fan consists of separate segments, then it is necessary to disassemble it and glue these segments tightly to each other onto the backing fabric. The procedure for making the collar remains the same.

All of the above options for making a snow queen's collar can serve as basic algorithms. But how much of a masterpiece an attribute will be depends on the ideas thought up by “your own” head and completed by “your own” hands!

Your baby has her first ever New Year's party? Or is this her favorite event that she is looking forward to? whole year? Or maybe you're going to celebrate in costume? New Year among family and friends? In any case, she should look great, and for this, make her a costume for the New Year with your own hands!

Christmas tree costume

A win-win solution for the New Year is a Christmas tree outfit. There are several options here, depending on your skills and preparation time. The simplest option is to take a purchased green dress/sundress as a basis and attach tinsel and “toys” made of shiny fabric – balls and stars – to it.

We complement the look with white tights, add something green (for example, a bow or a hairpin) to the hair - and everyone will already understand that this is a Christmas tree. But if you want a more spectacular suit, you will have to tinker. For example, you can wear just a white T-shirt on top, and a tulle skirt with it.

It’s easy to make such a skirt for a New Year’s costume for girls with your own hands - you need:

tulle (can be in several colors, for example green and white);
scissors;
wide elastic band or ribbon.

Manufacturing process:

The Christmas tree costume can be complemented with a cap made of green satin or a headband, which will be decorated with a star made of foil. You can also make a witch-type hat for the Christmas tree and decorate it with green tinsel.

Fox costume

Traditional character winter tales and a welcome guest at all matinees is the cunning fox. It’s also easy to make such a DIY New Year’s costume from a piece of red felt or other “fluffy” fabric.

In addition, let's take:

scissors;
tailor's chalk or pencil;
felt white for the tail and chest (ideally pieces of white fur);
a sewing machine (or we make do with thread and needle);
filler (sintepon or other).

Manufacturing process:

The fox's look will be complemented by black tights or leggings, gloves of the same color and a nose drawn with a cosmetic pencil. You can sew a do-it-yourself squirrel costume for the New Year for a girl in much the same way, except that you can attach tassels made of black fleece cut into “noodles” on top of the ears.

Snow Queen costume

What girl doesn’t dream of becoming a queen, even just a little bit, even of an icy country? The Snow Queen costume is easiest to make using a white or silver dress (preferably floor-length). An excellent option is to sew a skirt from light silver tulle, and under it wear a T-shirt or blouse decorated with sequins, tinsel or beads. You can wear white tights and sandals under the dress.

However, so that Her Majesty is not confused with a banal Snowflake, you need to sew a cloak with a stand-up collar and a royal crown. First you need to sew a regular long cape without a collar, then separately make a pattern for the future collar for a suit with your own hands for the New Year for a girl. Then we take a transparent fabric like tulle, fold it in half and cut out the piece to the size you need. You will need to make lines in it in order to then fix the crossbar or corset mustache there to fix the collar. The main fabric is stretched on top and stitched on the sides; then the stand-up collar is sewn to the cape, sewing a thick braid or strip of fabric to the reverse side for security.

The Snow Queen's crown must be gorgeous! Usually a diadem headband is used as a basis. You can make a crown for a New Year's costume for a girl with your own hands using the quilling technique - from rolled paper strips of white or blue, which are glued to the rim and decorated with sparkles. You can simply cut it out of paper or thin cardboard - this material allows you to show your imagination and make a beautiful openwork crown. Can be done wire frame, and stretch the fabric over it. Finally, the crown can be crocheted. Don't forget to decorate it - this can be done with sequins, rhinestones, beads, lace or sparkles.

An original version of making a crown for the Snow Queen is offered by Natali Iolkina in a video master class

Rapunzel costume

However, girls often like to be kind princesses. For example, such as Rapunzel. This image is also recognizable: a floor-length purple dress, luxurious braid... The easiest way is to buy a ready-made dress (it’s good if it’s made of satin, organza or other shiny fabric) and remake it yourself. On the front of this do-it-yourself New Year's costume for a girl, you need to sew lacing, like a princess from a cartoon, and make the sleeves ruffled (to do this, we sew shortened sleeves to the dress, take the width with a margin, and then insert an elastic band into them). Additionally, we decorate Rapunzel’s dress with lace and decorative braid.

But not every girl can boast of luxurious, heroine-like hair - which means you need to do it yourself.

The described method is quite labor-intensive, but the braid turns out gorgeous. So, we need:

old children's tights (preferably white, yellow or beige);
a lot of thick yellow yarn;
hook;
scissors;
needle and thread.

Manufacturing process:

This method of creating a hairstyle is also suitable for Malvina’s hair - by the way, another popular one New Year's suit with your own hands for a girl. For the image of Malvina we need blue or blue dress, decorated with lace, and pantaloons. They are sewn from white short pants or cut-off leggings, simply trimming the bottom with lace. Malvina's head is usually decorated with a huge bow.

Malvina’s wonderful skirt will come out of the same tulle; it can also form the basis for an Alice in Wonderland outfit. “Alice” can additionally be sewn with a white lace apron with an applique in the form of a card suit, put a decorative headband or bow on her head, and white or striped knee socks on her legs.

At the New Year's carnival celebration, girls often play the role of a snowflake or snow queen. If for the first case it is not difficult to choose an outfit, then in the latter case the problem of finding an appropriate headdress may arise. Unfortunately, a beautiful crown for the snow queen is rarely found in stores. Therefore, you usually have to make it yourself.

Ice accessory

This crown has a “candy” effect due to the use of non-standard material.

To work on the product you will need:

transparent PVC film or plastic (you can take old document covers);
tulle with silver pattern;
cardboard;
shiny fabric (silver look);
thread, needle;
scissors;
thin wire;
silver braid;
elastic band 2 cm wide;
hot glue;
decorative elements (for decoration).

First of all, the circumference of the head is measured. Based on the obtained measurement, you need to calculate the width of the base of the vertices of the future crown. There are seven of them in the product.

The height of the triangles is selected individually. You just need to take into account that the central triangle will be the highest. The parts adjacent to the central part are cut 2 cm shorter than the main part. The next two triangles are 2 cm lower than the previous ones, etc. Based on the principle described above, 7 triangles are cut out of PVC film. The same parts are cut out separately from tulle.

A corresponding tulle detail is applied to each workpiece. A wire is sewn along the edge of the blanks using an overcast stitch. All triangles are framed with silver braid. It is advisable to bend the figures slightly so that they hold their shape better. The finished transparent parts are assembled with elastic. It is most convenient to do this on sewing machine. The ends of the product are connected into a ring.

To create a volumetric effect, you need to complement the crown with opaque elements. To do this, two triangles are cut out of cardboard. Since these parts will be located on the front of the crown, their height should be slightly lower than the transparent triangles.

Cardboard blanks are covered with shiny fabric and secured with safety pins to the front “ice pieces” of the crown, as in the photo.

Dense and transparent parts are attached to each other. All that remains is to decorate the crown to your own taste. You can use rhinestones, beads, sequins, and lace elements in your work.

The royal ice accessory is ready.

Quick option

Advice! It is quite possible to make a crown faster if you do not cut out each tooth of the product separately, but use the continuous pattern technique.

To do this you should prepare:

cardboard;
fabric packaging for flowers;
scissors;
elastic band;
silver braid;
silver paper;
threads;
glue;
sequins in the shape of snowflakes.

A crown template is drawn on cardboard. The workpiece is cut out. The pattern is placed on the fabric and traced taking into account the allowances.

The fabric part needs to be cut out, then placed on a cardboard mockup. The allowances are folded over to the reverse side and glued to the cardboard.

Glue is applied to the underside of the workpiece, after which the crown is glued onto silver paper. This hides unsightly allowances on the back of the product.

The crown is carefully cut out. The product is decorated with large sequins in the shape of snowflakes.

The outline of the crown is framed with silver braid. Depending on the quality of the braid, you can glue it with hot glue or sew it on yourself.

The crown is ready. If the holiday is just around the corner and you urgently need to acquire a “snow” crown, then you can try a simplified version – a product made from cardboard. To prevent the crown from looking like a “hurried craft,” it is advisable to replace the cardboard with a piece of light wallpaper with a pattern.

A model of the crown is drawn on it. The template needs to be cut out.

Then the workpiece is painted with silver spray paint. Since the aerosol tends to be sprayed in all directions, it is recommended to provide for this moment and carry out painting in the corridor, having previously covered the floor with newspaper or polyethylene.

First you should paint the back of the product. On the front side you need to carry out two stages of staining. After applying the first layer, you need to dry the product and repeat the coloring.

When the crown has completely dried, you can begin decorating it. The edges of the product are decorated with edging with rhinestones or any silver braid. The crown is decorated with additional elements corresponding to the theme of the carnival costume.

The final step is sewing wide elastic band along the edges of the product. You need to measure the elastic so that the crown fits tightly around your head.

The carnival headdress is ready to delight its owner. Any proposed master class will allow you to create an accessory not only for a child, but also for an adult. This is especially true for kindergarten teachers and directors of theater clubs.

Video on the topic of the article

A video selection will help you better understand the process and make the product faster.

Celebrating the New Year often leads parents to a dead end, because more and more often, costume themed parties are held in kindergartens and schools. Kids are dressed up as bunnies, musketeers, fairy tale heroes, and the little ones turn into a round dance of snowflakes. Older children are offered to choose more serious costumes, for example, the snow queen. Buying a suit (especially at the last moment) is not so easy - it costs quite a lot, and suitable sizes often not found. To get out difficult situation, we suggest you make the main attribute - the collar of the snow queen with your own hands. It will help complement the image. All you need is an elegant white dress, which almost every girl has in her wardrobe.

The same applies to adult costumes, and what if you want to try yourself in the image of a cold queen or happen to spend a holiday in an educational institution. A luxurious collar will make your look truly alive, and they will help you create it detailed instructions from this article.

What to make a decoration from

So, your task is to create an accessory for a carnival costume. What can it be created from? The Snow Queen is a heroine of folklore with luxurious dress, equipped with a high collar. Task number one is to create a product that can last in a standing position at least until the end of the holiday.

For these purposes, you can starch the fabric or use a wire frame. No less effective way give rigidity to the product - corsage tape or corset mustache. These materials are easy to purchase at a sewing store.

Having decided on the base, you can select the appropriate material. It must certainly be light and delicate, but at the same time have a special density. An excellent option would be to use tulle, floral mesh, even ordinary polyethylene or a piece of openwork lace will do. A little work on the decor of the accessory, and it will turn you into a real fairy-tale heroine.

You can see some design ideas in the photo:

The simplest option

Create with your own hands the simplest collar for carnival image starch paste will help . For the product you will need:

a piece of thick lace;
a pattern or an old collar from a dress of a suitable size;
pencil;
a little potato starch, water.

Try the pattern or old collar on the neckline of the dress, make sure the pattern fits, and make changes if necessary to suit the desired result.

You can use any pattern:

Place the lace on a flat surface and transfer the template using tailor's chalk. Carefully cut out the piece, capturing the motifs of the openwork material for greater impact.

Cook potato paste from 2 tablespoons of potato starch added to a liter of boiling water. Pre-dissolve the powder in a small amount of liquid so that there are no lumps.

When the solution has cooled to room temperature, place a piece of fabric in it for 5-7 minutes.

The removed collar must be carefully wrung out, straightened and waited a little for it to dry. Gently iron the damp product through a layer of fabric at medium iron temperature, and at the same time give it a curved shape. Can be used instead of lace crocheted old collar from a dress. Decorate the resulting product with rhinestones and beads.

In the old days, real queens complemented their look with such standing openwork collars.

Polyethylene and mesh

Take a look at the accessory of this luxurious fairy-tale heroine. Ordinary transparent polyethylene or the use of a coarse mesh will help you achieve such lightness. To get started, we suggest you familiarize yourself with the step-by-step master class.

So, you will need:

wire;
pliers;
packaging film flower bouquets(possible with a suitable pattern) or floral mesh;
white floral ribbon;
decor – half beads, beads, rhinestones;
glue "Moment Crystal".

Create a wire frame. To do this, measure the collar of the dress, adding 1.5-2 cm. Bite off a piece of wire of double length, twist it into a tight rope. Make the stiffening ribs, setting aside the required number of wire “knitting needles”. They can be either the same length or vary in height, but it is important to maintain the symmetry of the opposite knitting needles.

Wrap white tape around each rib to hide the metal. Long knitting needles place on back side, and decorate the neckline of the dress with short ones. Give the workpiece the desired shape and cover the frame with film, fixing it with glue where necessary. Do it differently with the mesh - carefully sew it to the frame with small stitches.

Place a layer of glitter on top transparent fabric and also sew it to the stiffeners. Carefully sew the top edges of the mesh and fabric between the needles, forming beautiful valleys. Decorating the ribs with decor will help hide minor flaws in the work and add more realism to it. Use half beads, beads, sequins, rhinestones. A CD cut into small pieces will help you make ice shards. Show a little imagination, and your accessory will be a wonderful addition to the image of the snow queen.

Corset mustache and regilin

A corset mustache consists of halves of plastic tubes that are inserted into the drawstring of products to give them rigidity.

Sew a snow queen costume. DIY snow queen collar: three ways to decorate a carnival costume