Sometimes you need to sew a costume for a queen, a king for a costume ball, children's matinee or corporate party. You will now learn how to do this.
How to sew a queen costume - master class
What woman does not dream of feeling like a regal person at least for a while? Having sewn the Empress's costume, you can shine in it at a theme party, at a corporate event, in front of guests or family.
Appliques with an adhesive back will help to create such a shiny outfit. It will be enough to attach it to the fabric, iron it with an iron, and these two materials will adhere well to each other.
To make a queen costume, you will need:
- the cloth;
- pattern;
- scissors;
- adhesive applications;
- beads;
- decorative stones;
- sequins;
- guipure cloth;
- lace;
- sewing machine.
Below are several patterns, you can create your outfit based on them.
Use other patterns if desired. In this case, the upper part of the garment is a corset, the next master class tells how to make it. Then you will sew a skirt to the corset, decorate it with large flounces, which will need to be sewn on the right and left. It remains to sew puffy sleeves to the product.
Of course, the highlight of this outfit is the embellished details. Here's how to make them.
Glue the appliqué to the center of the bodice. Choose a monogram design to suit the theme. Sew on beads or other embellishments here.
Decorate the wedges of the skirt in the same way. Use sequins and beads for decoration.
Around this pattern, sew braid and ribbons of guipure or lace of a suitable color.
See how to decorate the center of the skirt. To the right and left of it, you will be sewing on the prepared wedges.
There can be various bows, as well as beautiful amber stones, so that such jewelry looks like real precious stones and gold braid.
To create a brilliant flower, cut out its petals from lace and sew sequins on the outside. The artificial shiny stone will be in the center of the flower.
Sew the frill to the center gusset. This is how the skirt blank will look like in this case.
Now you need to sew on the right and left in two rows of prepared frills. Then the blank of the skirt will be like this.
Sew on the guipure fabric, which will become the ruffles of the sleeves and the bottom of the dress. Decorate this piece with pearls and stones.
See how ready-made decorative bows look like, created from gold braid, lace, sequins, and other decorative elements.
The sleeve should also be quite pretty. The guipure fringe must be hemmed to the bottom of the sleeve shuttle. Decode these elements in the same style.
It remains to make a necklace of pearls, beads of artificial stones, string them on a fishing line. Attach the clasp and you can wear a necklace and a dress to shine in such a queen's outfit.
As you probably understood, the dress is created on the basis of a corset. How to make such a thing that is useful to any woman, the next master class with step-by-step photos will tell.
How to sew a corset for a queen's costume?
To create such a fitted piece, take:
- cloth for the front and for the lining;
- 20 corset bones;
- doublerin;
- lace;
- cord;
- accessories for lacing (otkadku, grommet block);
- hole punch for fabric;
- machine for accessories.
Take a pattern just for your size and shape. You can use the one presented by making adjustments.
If it is necessary, it is better to first cut the corset out of some simple unnecessary fabric, in order to then check the product for yourself and understand whether something needs to be changed.
You can buy underwires for a corset at a haberdashery sewing store. It is better to take the spiral bones, which are shown in the photo on the right.
And on the left is a plastic bone in a case. In the center is the Regilin bone. It is better not to use these, as they twist and bend, which changes the shape of the corset.
You will need to carve out two identical parts. To make things easier, fold the fabric right sides together and place the patterns on the wrong side. Cut out, remembering to add allowances on all sides.
The allowances will at the same time serve to strengthen the bones. Therefore, add quite a lot in the indicated places - 1.5 centimeters. You will also need to make parts from the lining fabric using this pattern. You can cut them out with a rotary knife, but you need to put the canvas on a special surface, on a rug.
For the back of the corset, where there will be lacing, you need to cut out two parts from the dublerin and glue the blanks from the lining with them. Now you need to glue these paired elements by ironing them with a hot iron.
Now sew the base fabric on the sides. Connect the backing pieces in the same way.
Here's how to sew a do-it-yourself corset further. To avoid creases on the bends, you need to notch the seams on the front of the corset with scissors. Now smooth the seams and iron them with an iron.
It's time to grind the seams on the back and front of the corset. To do this, first connect them on one side, stitch and smooth them.
Now you need to make the wings for inserting the bones. To do this, you need to make lines along the seams. Here, two bones will be inserted into each drawstring, and one in the seams with lacing.
We continue sewing the corset. When you sew the channels for the pits, you need to align both the bottom and top edges, trim the threads and unevenness in these places.
Now you need to process the bottom and top of the product. To do this, first put the upper part on a newspaper or other paper material, outline and add 4 cm. Cut out two such parts.
They will need to process the top of the corset. In the same way, you will fit the bottom. See how it's done. But first, you will need to cut out the straps and sew each one by tucking the fabric.
Now place the bottom ends of each strap in place on the shelf of the garment. Cover with the cutout detail for the top of the corset.
Sew this hem here, then iron to the wrong side with an iron. It remains to process this part with an overlock. Now you will need to insert the bones.
To sew the corset further, you need to attach the edging to its bottom edge. Connect these two canvases right-side to each other. Stitch around the edge, then turn the piping inside out and sew on your arms there. Do the same for the top edge.
Measure from the back at the vertical edges where you will have the punctures.
Make them with a distance of 2.5 cm using a special tool or just carefully cut out with scissors.
Now you need to insert eyelets into the hole formed.
It remains to sew the straps to the back. Determine the desired length of the part, and cut off the excess and sew on a typewriter or sew on your hands. This is how the corset will look from the back and front.
Now you can put on this slimming clothes and admire yourself in the mirror.
If you find it difficult to insert the eyelets and there are no special devices, then sew on the eyelets. They can also be used to tie a corset. Then it will be necessary to sew on these loops on one side, and on the other side - buttons, having previously wrapped them with fabric. You can sew on loops on both sides and tie the corset with a fabric ribbon. This option is perfect for wedding dresses.
You can also sew in a zipper on the back of the back along the entire length of the corset. After the queen's costume is ready, it's time to make an outfit for the king. The next master class presents an outfit for a child, but based on the tips, you can also sew an outfit for an adult.
How to sew a costume of a king, a king?
Such a carnival outfit includes:
- mantle;
- short pants;
- crown;
- short vest;
- white shirt;
- shoes in the form of decorated shoes.
You can put on a white shirt and dark trousers and put on a robe and crown. And the suit will be ready. See how to sew a robe if you are creating an outfit for a child.
Take a 2m by 1m piece of fabric and draw a semicircle on it.
This can be conveniently done by tying a pencil or water-washable marker to the thread, fixing the rope in the center of the fabric rectangle, and rotating the pencil in a circle.
You also need to make a small circle under the large one. Draw three vertical stripes along the edges and in the center.
To sew the king's costume further, you need to try on the strip on the neck of the child. It should be 5 cm wide. Apply the strip as shown in the next photo, and cut off the excess.
Fold this strip 0.5 cm on one side and sew. Attach this blank to the top of the robe so that the stitch you just made is at the top. Pin and sew the piping in place.
Now take a ribbon, thin braid or beads and create a symbolism of royal power from any given element. Sew it onto the back of the robe.
If you have red fabric and white fur, then the gown is perfect. Sew pieces of black fur or pieces of velvet of the same color to the black and white fur.
If you are looking for a king costume for adults, then the following pattern will do. Set the required dimensions and create it. Here R1 is the length of the mantle, and R2 is the girth of the neck, multiplied by pi - 3, 14.
An important detail of the attire of a royal person is the king's crown. To do it, take:
- regular or crocheted lace;
- costume jewelry;
- gelatin;
- shiny acrylic paint;
- a piece of cardboard;
- tools: plastic gloves, brushes, scissors, bowls, tape, pencil.
Manufacturing instruction:
- Measure the volume of the head of the one who will soon turn into a king. At this mark, cut a strip of lace and sew on the opposite ends.
- Now you need to prepare a solution, which consists of a glass of cold water and 2 incomplete tablespoons of gelatin. Stir the mixture and let it swell for 40 minutes. It remains to heat it, but not to a boil, then cool. Dip the blank of the crown sewn into the ring here for 20 minutes.
- At this time, wrap a strip of cardboard in a ring and fix it in this position by stitching. This ring should be equal in volume to the crown.
- Now put a lace blank on this cylinder and place in the microwave for half a minute. In this case, you need to set the maximum temperature.
- Take out the product and again cover it with gelatin, but already helping yourself with a brush. Place in the microwave to dry again. Thus, you need to cover the crown with seven layers of gelatinous mass to make it rigid. Then you will need to remove it from the cardboard cylinder and dry it for another half minute without a base.
When the crown dries up, it remains to paint it with gold or silver paint. When it dries, you will need to decorate with faux beads and pearls.
This is what a wonderful crown it turned out for the king. You can also decorate his robe with a lace collar. To do this, you need to cut out a circle of fabric so that it covers the shoulders in finished form. And another small circle, but in the center, will equal the girth of the neck with a slight increase.
Cut this ring in the middle and tape around it on all sides. Tie or sew on a buttonhole. You can additionally decorate such an outfit with various shiny elements.
Ordinary boots can also be decorated to turn into royal ones. To do this, you need to sew on them covers made of shiny material and attach bows made of satin ribbons here.
This is how to sew a king's costume quickly, using a minimum of materials.
If you want to see how such outfits are created, then enjoy your viewing. Check out how to sew a princess costume quickly. The video tutorial will help you with this.
For the king's costume, you may need to make a frill. The next master class will teach you how to create it.
