Make a mushroom costume with your own hands from paper. How to sew a fly agaric hat for a children's party: MK with step-by-step photos and videos
The closer New Year, those more pressing issues sewing various fancy dress. In some kindergartens and schools this may also be confined to autumn holidays, as a result of which young mothers are hastily looking for opportunities to dress their child properly. For example, in a fly agaric costume, the main thing is the hat, which can be made in several ways.
A large round fly agaric hat must hold its given shape, so it will require a lot of materials: the main fabric will be red fleece, and for the back part you can take a more unassuming fabric - crepe-satin, cotton, chintz. But definitely monochromatic white.
The frame for the hat will be a large sheet of foam rubber or penofol - a thin, foamed material used to protect fragile objects. Each of these fabrics, as well as the material for the base, will need at least 60-70 cm in length, provided that the width is the same. But you must measure the final dimensions according to your child. The finished hat will have a wide brim, but should look so that it does not appear to have been taken off by an adult. And to fix the hat on the head you will need a wide (1.5-2 cm) ribbon, 1 m long. A sheet (50 by 50 cm) of white dense felt will be used for finishing.
The pattern for the fly agaric hat is an incomplete circle, the radius of which will be 35 cm. To draw it as correctly as possible, you can use a measuring tape secured in the center of the pattern paper with a simple needle. First, a full circle is drawn, after which it is transferred in its original form only to the fabric intended for the wrong side: cotton or crepe-satin.
On fleece and foam rubber, you need to cut out an incomplete circle - with a 30-degree sector removed. The sector can be larger and reach up to 90 degrees - how sloping the finished cap will be depends on this: the more you remove from the circle, the sharper the top of the cone will be. When cutting out parts, do not forget about the need to maintain about 1-1.5 cm on the seams.
The next point is combining the main parts. First, you'll need to layer the cotton lining and red fleece top together. Due to the fact that the latter has a shorter outer edge, the cotton will be slightly gathered. Secondly, foam rubber and fleece are placed on top of each other and immediately grabbed with a thread so that they do not become deformed in the future. The increases marked on the fleece are layered, the part is pulled together into a full-fledged cone, and stitched along the overlapped edges. The same thing happens with foam rubber, which is already fixed under the fleece, but has no additions.
After this, all that remains is to sew the gathered cotton circle to a piece of fleece and foam rubber, and turn the hat outward, bringing all the seams inward. If you know that it will be difficult to turn out such a structure, you can work immediately on the finishing side, but make the seam in a hidden way, without using sewing machine, manually.
Now you need to remove the excess empty space in the hat: for this purpose, the center of the cotton backing is pulled to the top of the fleece cone in 1-2 stitches. Then all that remains is to cut the long ribbon in half, grab its edges over the fire or process it with an overlocker, and hem it to get the side ties. And at the final stage, the fly agaric hat is decorated with white circles, the diameter of which is chosen arbitrarily, depending on the overall size of the hat. It is advisable to cut them out of thick felt so that they are not subject to deformation.
To make the soft fabric cap of the fly agaric look as realistic as possible, it is worth adding to it a bottom layer in the form of wavy airy fabric: this will be the same translucent “skirt” of the mushroom that peeks out from under its cap. It is cut out in the form of a classic circle, without removing sectors, and sewn to finished product. Remember that its edges should be visible, so the diameter of the circle will be 1-2 cm larger than the diameter of the upper surface of the cap.
A fly agaric cap is made from paper using almost the same algorithm as from fabric. However, there is a main nuance here - attaching the hat to the head: unlike fabric, paper is smoother and does not fix itself. Therefore, it requires a certain frame: it can be a small fabric cap or headband, which will also be covered with fabric in order to merge with the cap as much as possible.
On the pattern of a paper fly agaric hat, there is no need to make increases at the seams: just cut out a circle with a radius of 40 cm from a large sheet of whatman paper, and then also remove a sector from it. In the case of paper, it is recommended to make a withdrawal of no more than 35-45 degrees, so that the cap turns out flat and easily sticks together with its edges: working with a more sloping cone will be problematic.
If you manage to find red cardboard of the required size, there will be no problems with the design, but if the Whatman paper is simple, you will need to additionally give it the desired color. It is recommended to do this using red velvet paper. With it, the most natural effect is achieved, in contrast to the simple design of whatman paper acrylic paints or gouache. Small white circles are glued on top, which are also cut out of velvet paper or thick cardboard.
In order for the fly agaric paper hat to stay well on the child’s head, you will need a headband and 2 pieces of cotton, the dimensions of which are 40 by 40 cm. From the 1st cut you need to cut a circle with a radius of 20 cm, then glue it to the hat from the wrong side, positioning it strictly in the center. It is advisable to stretch the fabric a little so that it does not lie completely on the cardboard, but retains an air cushion under the very top of the cone. This will prevent the hat from sitting too low on your head. The remaining piece of fabric will be used to cover the headband.
You can use another option for fixing the hat on your head by cutting 2 ribbons 40-50 cm long. They will need to be hemmed from the wrong side of the hat on the sides, making classic ties. In addition, you can fix the fly agaric cap if you make a small inner cap from knitwear with a wide edge - it can be sewn from a regular wide elastic band.
And if the density of the resulting cardboard cap is not enough for you, you can add 1 more sheet of whatman paper under it, also cut out in the form of a circle with a removed sector. Or use penofol for this purpose.
Fly agaric costume: photo
The fly agaric mushroom is a frequent guest at matinees in kindergarten. Neither the New Year nor the autumn holiday can do without it. Buy ready-made suit It’s not at all necessary, because its main elements can be easily made independently. Attached below detailed instructions How to sew a decorative fly agaric hat with your own hands in the lesson using the example of two different models.
How to sew a fly agaric hat with your own hands with ties
A simple and original fly agaric hat is made using foam rubber, fabric of two colors and satin ribbons.
Necessary materials:- 65 cm each of cotton or fleece fabric in white and bright red;
- 65 cm foam rubber;
- white felt or fleece for stains;
- white satin or silk ribbon;
- underwear or hat elastic;
- needle and thread;
- tailor's pins;
- pattern paper;
- scissors;
- compass;
- sewing machine.
We draw a pattern on paper or newspaper: build a circle with a radius of 27 cm and cut off one fourth of it. Using the resulting blank, we cut out parts from the top fabric of a bright red color and foam rubber. We place allowances of about 1.5 cm on the fabric. The foam rubber part can be cut out to a slightly smaller size.
We cut out a whole circle from white fabric, also placing an allowance of 1.5 cm around the entire perimeter. We cut out 10 circles with a diameter of 5 cm from felt or white fleece. We evenly distribute the spots over the surface of the future hat and fix them with tailor’s pins; allowances are no longer needed here. Carefully sew each circle with a “back needle” stitch close to the outline.
Steam the fabric with sewn circles. We fasten the top of the hat with pins, bending the side allowances inward and forming a cone.
Let's start processing the inside of the product. To do this, slightly rasp the white fabric around the perimeter, as shown in the photo below.
Sew the top and bottom of the hat. To do this, we combine the blanks with the front parts inward, baste them by hand and stitch them on sewing machine. We manually sew a foam cone and insert it into a sewn fabric blank. To do this, remove the pins from the red fabric to create a hole.
If you use thin foam rubber and want the hat to hold its shape better, the soft filler can be duplicated with an additional piece of cardboard. We pull the bottom fabric towards the top fabric, securing it to the top of the cone with a needle and thread and pulling the white material as tightly as possible. After this, you can carefully sew up the hole in the hat with a hidden seam.
We sew decorative satin ribbons on both sides and a hat elastic. The wide-brimmed fly agaric hat is ready!
Let's try to sew a simple hat for a fly agaric in the form of a beret
A beret-shaped headdress will stay on your head better and will not require use additional ties. A hat of this shape can be sewn when wide brims are not required. During work, it is necessary to often try the product on the child in order to achieve perfect shape and beret size.
Necessary materials:- fleece in bright red and white;
- white cotton fabric;
- filler (sintepon in balls is best);
- pattern paper;
- tailor's pins;
- wide elastic band;
- needle and thread;
- tape measure;
- scissors;
- sewing machine.
We measure the circumference of the child's head. To sew a beret, the pattern given below will be used.
From red fleece we cut out a circle without a small segment with allowances of 1-1.5 cm. From white fleece we cut out several circles of arbitrary diameter. We secure them to the fabric using tailor's pins and sew them on by hand. You can make spots from ordinary cotton pads.
From cotton fabric We cut out the inner part of the beret: a circle of smaller diameter, a lower rectangular part and two parts of the headband. We sew two circles, leaving a small hole to turn the product right side out. Iron the stitched parts with a warm iron. We fill the internal space of the workpiece with padding polyester balls, evenly distributing them throughout the entire volume of the future beret. We sew the hole with a hidden seam.
We collect the remaining parts of the future beret. We pre-smooth the lower rectangle slightly using a thread and a needle. We sew the details of the headband, cut off a piece of wide elastic band of the required length. We insert the elastic into the headband so that the beret fits tightly on the head, and sew the ends of the elastic and the edges of the fabric together. We baste and attach the lower part of the beret to the cone, then carefully sew the headband to the rest of the product. While working, do not forget to carefully straighten the headdress, giving it the correct shape. If desired, sew a frill of organza or lace along the edge of the product.
Video on the topic of the article
Other versions of original fly agaric hats for a carnival or matinee in kindergarten can be made using the video instructions below.
The closer the New Year is, the more pressing are the issues of sewing various masquerade costumes. In some kindergartens and schools, this may also be timed to coincide with the autumn holidays, as a result of which young mothers are hastily looking for opportunities to dress their child properly. For example, in a fly agaric costume, the main thing is the hat, which can be made in several ways.
Soft fly agaric hat for kindergarten: simple sewing
A large round fly agaric hat must hold its given shape, so it will require a lot of materials: the main fabric will be red fleece, and for the back part you can take a more unassuming fabric - crepe-satin, cotton, chintz. But it must be plain, white.
The frame for the hat will be a large sheet of foam rubber or penofol - a thin, foamed material used to protect fragile objects. Each of these fabrics, as well as the material for the base, will need at least 60-70 cm in length, provided that the width is the same. But you must measure the final dimensions according to your child. The finished hat will have a wide brim, but should look so that it does not appear to have been taken off by an adult. And to fix the hat on the head you will need a wide (1.5-2 cm) ribbon, 1 m long. A sheet (50 by 50 cm) of white dense felt will be used for finishing.
The pattern for the fly agaric hat is an incomplete circle, the radius of which will be 35 cm. To draw it as correctly as possible, you can use a measuring tape secured in the center of the pattern paper with a simple needle. First, a full circle is drawn, after which it is transferred in its original form only to the fabric intended for the wrong side: cotton or crepe-satin.
On fleece and foam rubber, you need to cut out an incomplete circle - with a 30-degree sector removed. The sector can be larger and reach up to 90 degrees - this determines how sloping the finished cap will be: the more you remove from the circle, the sharper the top of the cone will be. When cutting out parts, do not forget about the need to maintain about 1-1.5 cm on the seams.
The next point is combining the main parts. First, you'll need to layer the cotton lining and red fleece top together. Due to the fact that the latter has a shorter outer edge, the cotton will be slightly gathered. Secondly, foam rubber and fleece are placed on top of each other and immediately grabbed with a thread so that they do not become deformed in the future. The increases marked on the fleece are layered, the part is pulled together into a full-fledged cone, and stitched along the overlapped edges. The same thing happens with foam rubber, which is already fixed under the fleece, but has no additions.
After this, all that remains is to sew the gathered cotton circle to a piece of fleece and foam rubber, and turn the hat outward, bringing all the seams inward. If you know that it will be difficult to turn out such a design, you can work immediately on the finishing side, but sew the seam in a hidden way, without using a sewing machine, by hand.
Now you need to remove the excess empty space in the hat: for this purpose, the center of the cotton backing is pulled to the top of the fleece cone in 1-2 stitches. Then all that remains is to cut the long ribbon in half, grab its edges over the fire or process it with an overlocker, and hem it to get the side ties. And at the final stage, the fly agaric hat is decorated with white circles, the diameter of which is chosen arbitrarily, depending on the overall size of the hat. It is advisable to cut them out of thick felt so that they are not subject to deformation.
To make the soft fabric cap of the fly agaric look as realistic as possible, it is worth adding to it a bottom layer in the form of wavy airy fabric: this will be the same translucent “skirt” of the mushroom that peeks out from under its cap. It is cut out in the form of a classic circle, without removing sectors, and sewn to the finished product. Remember that its edges should be visible, so the diameter of the circle will be 1-2 cm larger than the diameter of the upper surface of the cap.
Fly agaric hat: made from cardboard or paper
A fly agaric cap is made from paper using almost the same algorithm as from fabric. However, there is a main nuance here - attaching the hat to the head: unlike fabric, paper is smoother and does not fix itself. Therefore, it requires a certain frame: it can be a small fabric cap or headband, which will also be covered with fabric in order to merge with the cap as much as possible.
On the pattern of a paper fly agaric hat, there is no need to make increases at the seams: just cut out a circle with a radius of 40 cm from a large sheet of whatman paper, and then also remove a sector from it. In the case of paper, it is recommended to make a withdrawal of no more than 35-45 degrees, so that the cap turns out flat and easily sticks together with its edges: working with a more sloping cone will be problematic.
If you manage to find red cardboard of the required size, there will be no problems with the design, but if the Whatman paper is simple, you will need to additionally give it the desired color. It is recommended to do this using red velvet paper. With it, the most natural effect is achieved, in contrast to simply decorating whatman paper with acrylic paints or gouache. Small white circles are glued on top, which are also cut out of velvet paper or thick cardboard.
In order for the fly agaric paper hat to stay well on the child’s head, you will need a headband and 2 pieces of cotton, the dimensions of which are 40 by 40 cm. From the 1st cut you need to cut a circle with a radius of 20 cm, then glue it to the hat from the wrong side, positioning it strictly in the center. It is advisable to stretch the fabric a little so that it does not lie completely on the cardboard, but retains an air cushion under the very top of the cone. This will prevent the hat from sitting too low on your head. The remaining piece of fabric will be used to cover the headband.
You can use another option for fixing the hat on your head by cutting 2 ribbons 40-50 cm long. They will need to be hemmed from the wrong side of the hat on the sides, making classic ties. In addition, you can fix the fly agaric cap if you make a small inner cap from knitwear with a wide edge - it can be sewn from a regular wide elastic band.
And if the density of the resulting cardboard cap is not enough for you, you can add 1 more sheet of whatman paper under it, also cut out in the form of a circle with a removed sector. Or use penofol for this purpose.
Fly agaric costume: photo
Making a fly agaric hat with your own hands is quite simple, and every young mother can cope with this task in the evening. For complete authenticity, it is recommended to choose white fluffy trousers and a loose blouse of the same color for the costume. And the finished hat can be decorated with a large butterfly “settled” on it, or a caterpillar peeking out from a mushroom.
In order to make your child’s New Year’s party unforgettably bright and colorful, you should take care of an unusual festive costume.
Fly agaric is a fairy-tale character from the forest, well known to children. A fly agaric hat and costume are easily made from available materials: paper, fabric. The work will take a little time, but the impressions from the colorful headdress will be enough for the baby to last all New Year's days, and his costume will be enthusiastically approved by his friends.
Amanita hat made of paper
To work, you need to stock up on a sheet of thick paper or red cardboard. If you didn’t have time to buy anything in the store, an unused roll of wallpaper will do. To make a hat you need scissors, glue, a pencil, white paper and corrugated paper.
- Cut out a circle from a large sheet of paper. It should not be too large so that the child does not touch other children with the brim.
- Cut out a small section of the circle. Here it is important to decide what shape of hat we want for the child. A small sector will make the headdress wide, and if you cut out a large sector, the product will take the shape of a cap. In any case, you must first make one cut along the radius. Then fold one side over the other and determine the size of the sector for cutting
- Glue the sides of the headdress after removing the sector
- Paint the hat red. The inside remains white
- Cut out circles from a sheet of white paper to paste onto the hat after dyeing. If the suit is being prepared for New Year's party, then white paper mugs can replace pieces of white tinsel
- The edges of the headdress can be trimmed corrugated paper white or light fabric, such as organza
- We sew a ribbon, a white ribbon on the inside of the Amanita, the hat should be securely fixed on the child’s head.
One cap will not be enough. In order for the forest Fly Agaric to turn out like a real one, you need to provide for all the nuances - make a few more details accompanying the image. For example, you can complement your suit with a light frill made of corrugated white paper. A small frill, imitating a fly agaric skirt, will look good in the waist area. The bottom of the white trousers will be decorated with green ribbons, reminiscent of grass in the forest. You can wear green knee socks or leg warmers.
The costume will look impressive on children in the Fly Agaric dance and at summer matinees in kindergarten.
Amanita cap. Textile
The soft cap of a forest mushroom can be made of red linen. To make it you will need: some white fabric, scissors, organza, padding polyester balls, glue, cotton pads.
- Cut out a circle from red fabric. If there is nothing suitable, your mother’s out-of-fashion scarlet dress or coat will do. A large diameter circle will make the brim of the hat droop, covering the child's eyes. Therefore, before you start cutting, you should make a trial version from a newspaper or diaper. In any case, its diameter should not be more than half a meter
- Next, cut out a small sector from the red circle
- We sew white peas onto the red circle or glue them. The fly agaric should not be too colorful: 5 - 6 circles will be quite enough. To make the hat look impressive and neat, you can make peas from ordinary cotton pads
- We sew the edges of the product on the wrong side manually or using a sewing machine
- Cut out a circle of slightly smaller diameter from white fabric
- We sew both circles on the wrong side, but not completely, leaving a small space. A circle of smaller diameter will slightly tighten the upper part, giving the headdress a natural cone shape
- Turn the hat right side out
- We pour padding polyester balls into the unstitched edge of the headdress to make it voluminous.
- Sew up the rest of the hat
- You should sew the ribbons on the inside of the cap.
Top. White or light yellow shirt. It is better if the sleeves are elasticized and gathered, that is, the shirt and its sleeves are fuller.
Bottom. Wide, high-waisted harem pants with elastic (Fig. 1). In order for the trousers to hold, straps are sewn to them from the fabric from which the trousers themselves are sewn. The width of the straps is 1-1.5 cm.
“Grass” is sewn onto the bottom of the trousers. To do this, cut the green fabric into cloves (Fig. 2), and then sew the trousers to the edge.
If the fabric is thin, then it must first be starched. So that not all “blades of grass” “fall off” from the bottom of the trousers in the same way, some can be attached to the fabric of the trousers with several stitches (some at the very top, some in the middle, etc.).
On foot. Brown or greenish shoes.
On the head. A hat made as follows (Fig. 3). An oval is cut out of thick foam rubber. In its middle there is a hole the size of the child's head. To make the edge of the hole tighter and not tear, a braid is sewn to it (over the edge on the arms), to which the hat strings are attached. The top of the hat (also an oval) is cut out of thick fabric, and its dimensions should be slightly larger than the dimensions of the foam oval. It is better to place thin foam rubber under thin fabric. The fabric is sewn to the foam rubber around the entire circumference of the arms.
Top of the cap- all shades of brown. The underparts are white or slightly yellowish.
Hat It is done either with ribbons so that you can tie them under the chin, or with an elastic band (underwear or hat).
You can place and strengthen a ladybug on the hat (Fig. 4).
For the manufacture of ladybug you need to cut out a circle with a diameter of 8-10 cm from red fabric, put a piece of cotton wool in the middle (Fig. 4a), and on top - an oval made of cardboard (Fig. 46). Gather the fabric along the edge with a thread (Fig. 4c) and pull it off. Distribute the assemblies evenly. Tighten the hole again and secure it (Fig. 4d). This is the bottom of a ladybug. The legs and antennae are also sewn here (Fig. 4d). Legs - 3 pieces of wire, curved at the ends. The antennae are made of thinner wire. Draw the ladybug's body lengthwise with a thick black thread. Draw circles on the back with a marker and sew two beads on the front - eyes (Fig. 4e).
Props. You can give the child a green leaf with a petiole in his hand (see the chapter “Making flowers and leaves”).