Monkey costume: do it yourself. Best photo ideas

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Interest has increased in recent years to celebrate the New Year, in accordance with the eastern calendar... Where, each year has its own patron - the Dragon, Monkey, Cat or other characteristic beast.

Even denying any symbolism in this matter, one cannot but agree that such programs work at different levels.

And there is demand!

Go to the supermarket as early as November, you will see countless images / figures / masks, etc. of the animal of the year.

Take a look at the sites that distribute information about horoscopes / fortune-telling - there are many publications on this topic!

Look through the pages of needlewomen in the networks - you will notice a significant number of people creating the symbol of the year.

Is this good or bad? Everyone has their own opinion on this matter. But there is interest, it is constantly growing. The range of applied, creative, informational materials is expanding.

In my opinion, it's good when a person has there is an opportunity to apply your dormant or awakened creativity.

Why not try piling Fire Monkey or the Golden Horse from something like that?

What if the Monkey herself appears at your party?

Try to make a New Year's costume in the form of a symbol of the year- for sure, you or your child will like it!

For a better monkey resemblance, explore some real photographs or drawings of monkeys.

This will help you find traits and points of similarity. This means that creating a Monkey costume from improvised means will turn out faster and more believable.

Monkey costume creation options

The easiest option- to glue the blanks to the hair band - ears and maybe paint the face.

For a better look, you can sew a long tail onto matching pants. I'm sure the tail will be my favorite attribute!

Can be made or buy a Monkey mask and add a ponytail.

If the wardrobe has suitable shorts / breeches or a skirt for a girl, and in addition, a vest or a turtleneck, just add beige or white tights, a hat with sewn-on ears, a ponytail and the suit is ready.

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The costume of the symbol of the year, the outgoing or the coming, is the best option for a carnival action near the Christmas tree. Undoubtedly, this character will be relevant at the New Year's holiday, because more and more often all theatrical performances are devoted to stories that are somehow connected with the symbol of the year. Therefore, a monkey costume at a carnival masquerade is the best solution.

Today, quite a few masquerade outfits are on sale, but if you want to emphasize individuality and be sure that such an outfit will be unique and inimitable, then you should arm yourself with sewing accessories and sew a New Year's monkey costume yourself. Moreover, this process is simple! And the description of how to create a monkey costume presented in this article will help you understand the main stages of work and will be a good guide to making a beautiful outfit for boys and girls.

How do I create an image?

First of all, you should determine the main details. A monkey costume must have a long tail and ears. And such elements as a face on a hat, a bunch of bananas and appropriate makeup can already be attributed to accessories and additional details.

For a boy, it can consist of pants and a jacket or overalls. But girls can play up the image in a slightly different way, using a beautiful tutu skirt, gloves on their hands and even a hat on their head. One has only to fantasize a little and transfer all the conceived details of the costume to paper by drawing a small sketch. This will help you navigate the stages of work in the process of creating an outfit.

Pants and T-shirt: a quick way to cut

It should be noted right away that for an outfit it is best to give preference to knitted fabrics that stretch well. This will ensure a comfortable fit. You can sew a monkey costume with your own hands from fabrics such as velor, velvet, diving, terry or fleece. Naturally, the color must be taken brown.

To create a pattern for pants and a T-shirt or overalls, it is not at all necessary to bother yourself with taking measurements, complex calculations and creating drawings. It is enough to take the clothes corresponding to the size in the child's wardrobe, turn them inside out, lay them out on film or paper and circle them, straightening the cut details along the main seams. The only thing that is required is to measure the distance from the shoulder to the waist. And then such a need will appear only in the case of combining pants and a T-shirt at the waist to create a jumpsuit template.

Otherwise, everything is quite simple:

• cut templates;
• transfer to fabric;
• cut out, taking into account the seam allowances;
• sew a suit by collecting the details into a single piece.

It should be noted that the tail will need to be sewn into the middle seam of the pants or overalls in the appropriate place. For a playful look, you can beat the character's bottom and tummy by sewing round patches on them.

All that remains is to complement the look with a tie or bow tie. You can also play around with details such as gloves in the form of paws, which will greatly delight the child and his friends at the matinee, when it will be necessary to gracefully dance for Santa Claus near the Christmas tree.

Tutu skirt for girls

For the girl, the lady monkey will become a win-win way. Elastic waist, tulle strips 10 cm wide and double the length of the skirt will quickly turn into a chic skirt. To do this, you just need to tie the fabric with an elastic band. You can also complement the outfit with brown knit leggings and gloves. The tail should be attached to the elastic of the skirt and brought out between the elements of the tutu skirt.

The monkey carnival costume must be fun and elegant. And perhaps you can't do without bright beads around your neck. This small detail can instantly transform an entire outfit.

It should be noted that the combination of colors is one of the important points. Since leggings, gloves and a T-shirt should be brown, it is best to choose orange, yellow, green, red or pink for the skirt. Although the rainbow skirt option is good too!

How to make ears?

What is a monkey costume without ears? This is one of the most important details that makes the image recognizable. Making them is not difficult at all. For manufacturing, you need cardboard and fabric in brown and beige or pink. It is better to make the ears big enough, but you should not get carried away, as Cheburashka will immediately be drawn. So, two semicircles are cut out of cardboard, then the template is transferred to the fabric and four parts are cut out: two from dark matter, two from light. In this case, a 1 cm seam allowance should be given along the contour of the elements. Next, the fabric parts are folded face-in and sewn together. When the cut of the semicircle remains, the product is turned inside out, cardboard is inserted and carefully sewn up, turning the cuts inward.

Such ears can be glued to a hair band, a hat sewn from two semicircles, according to the volume of the child's head, or glued to the hood. For girls, the option with attaching the ears to hair clips is suitable.

How to make a tail?

The tail is one of the easiest elements to perform. For him, 10 cm is cut out of the fabric, folded face inward, a line is laid and turned inside out. You can tie a knot at one end, and sew the other end into your pants or attach to the elastic of your skirt.

Fun accessories for the perfect look

A New Year's monkey costume can be made quite spectacular. A bunch of bananas sewn from yellow fleece at the belt, a necklace made of textile orange slices or whole tangerines will add cheerful notes to the look. To create such details, fleece or felt is suitable. Both materials can be glued together with a hot gun and not have to worry about sewing on small elements.

A butterfly on the neck of a boy monkey will make an interesting gentleman out of the character. Continuing the idea, you can make a cane and a top hat, as well as white cuffs on the sleeves, which will go well with large paw gloves. These items are best sewn from fleece.

Girls will definitely love the idea of ​​a wig with long hair, which, combined with protruding ears, will look so cute that it will be impossible to take your eyes off the baby. Such a monkey costume will definitely stand out from the general mass of children and will delight not only the child, but also those around him.

Both boys and girls can choose suits with or without shoes. The most interesting, of course, will be the options when the legs are fully costumed.

However, when choosing such an outfit, do not forget about the convenience of the child. After all, if the child still does not know how to walk, then pants with thick "paws" will suit him. But older children want to run and frolic, so the costume must be adapted to this.

Monkey Costumes for Teens
These guys want to be the trendiest. Therefore, the monkeys from them will turn out to be the funniest and most dissimilar. Girls, for example, having a beautiful New Year's outfit, can only put on their ears and this will be enough to effectively celebrate the New Year.

There are, however, more interesting costumes for them.

Boys are more likely to love the costumes with masks. They can be scary or very funny.

And this is for little boys)):

Why are adults not monkeys?
We all come from childhood. Therefore, adults sometimes want to fool around and put on a fancy dress. Even dad is forgiven for a while not to be Santa Claus, but to play with children like a monkey.

DIY monkey costume
If you have a little free time, you can prepare the costume yourself. Needlewomen sew or knit it.

The main thing is not to turn the monkey into a cheburashka:

How to sew a monkey costume?

To sew a New Year's outfit, you need a velvety or similar fabric of black, brown or red color, from which a vest and shorts are sewn for a child. The tail will need flexible wire to give it a nice shape.

The shape of the headdress will be a regular panama hat, onto which an applique with a monkey's face and ears is sewn.

On the other hand, a vest with a hood can be useful for two parts of a fancy dress at once: the upper part of the clothing and the headdress, to which the ears are attached.

For a girl, a suit made of faux fur or thick twill will look beautiful. The skirt, vest and headdress are sewn from the same material.

Basic elements of a monkey costume
Protruding ears in a semicircle, a long tail and a prominent muzzle with a black nose - this is what the "masquerade monkey" should stand out for.

The easiest way to make the ears is from cardboard, decorating them with paints, covering them with fur or crocheting them around. Attach them to a hat or rim.

You can put on an old belt, for example, from a robe, over a long tail wire and cover it with a fabric for a suit.

When preparing a monkey costume, you need to remember about humor and mobility, because it is extremely difficult for her to sit still! Therefore, the creative imagination in the manufacture of an outfit can be embodied in the most daring ideas.

By the way, as an addition to the headdress, or even instead of it, you can draw a monkey face painting for your child.

A dog can be a monkey too
Is your four-legged friend a real family member? Then we sew him a monkey suit. He will delight the hosts and guests with his funny look.

A real monkey has bananas.
This exotic fruit has long become almost the most traditional attribute of the festive table, along with tangerines and oranges. And this New Year should be really a lot! After all, monkeys love bananas so much.

For a holiday, you can, of course, sew a banana, but it is much more pleasant to have a real sweet fruit on hand, which you can devour at any time and take a new one!

Monkey habits
In order for the monkeys to look and believe that this is also them, do not forget about their habits.

Well, in general, they are so similar to people that one has only to scratch their crown and armpits, "give a poke" and we may well pass for monkeys.

Who Said Monkeys Are Only Brown? Beautiful rainbow monkey:

They also love to flaunt themselves. Therefore, the most daring experiments with your appearance will be appropriate this New Year. You can even think about body art in the right environment and the right room temperature.

Monkey - zombie:

Huge accessories in the form of beads, bracelets, brooches and so on, torn fabrics, shiny satin, an outstanding bow, for example, on the thigh, and everything else in this spirit will make you "your man" for the monkey this New Year.

How to sew a do-it-yourself monkey fancy dress? I'm telling you.

The easiest and most convenient way is to sew the missing elements of the monkey image onto a brown suit. For example, sew on a beige fleece oval "tummy" on a children's sweatshirt with a hood, and small fur ears on the hood itself.

This version of the suit is ideal for the little ones. But you don't need to overdo it with the size of the ears, otherwise you will get a Cheburashka suit.

Older children and even adults can embroider a monkey's face on the hood. To do this, you need pieces of beige and white fleece, as well as black threads.

For boys, a baggy jumpsuit is best for creating a monkey costume. Although a brown velor suit with a hat looks very fun too.

You can sew a monkey costume for a boy according to any pattern of a wide overalls or a sweatshirt with pants. The main thing is to find the right fabric and the right color. How to make a monkey hat, I'll tell you a little later.

To create a monkey costume for a girl, it is enough to pick up a brown skirt and golf to match, a fleecy vest and the same brown tights. You can also create the image of a monkey with a brown dress or vest, shorts and a mask.

And if we have a circus monkey, any lush short dress with sequins will do.

For a more realistic look, you can sew fur leggings. It is very simple and is made from two rectangular pieces of fabric. The only thing is that you need to make sure that the leggings do not sting or slide off your feet during an active children's holiday. The elastic at the top of the gaiters is just what you need.

Homemade cardboard ears, covered with fabric, are perfectly attached to the hoop.

And the tail is completely a matter of technology: a long piece of wire must be tightly wrapped in foam rubber, secured with rubber bands for banknotes, inserted into a stocking and twisted. It's cool if you cover it all over with a narrow fur "cover". A belt for fastening at the waist can be made from the same stocking (fur) or a child's belt.

For restless and active - a practical trouser version of the New Year's monkey costume and a rope-tail with fastening on the arm. Instead of a monkey mask, you can sew a cute hat and complement the image with a cropped blouse.

Below are the patterns for such a cute monkey costume:

Blouse pattern for monkey costume

To sew such a blouse, you need a fluffy or fleecy fabric (to create a wool effect). The jacket is put on (sewn) on a T-shirt or golf. It is good if their color differs by several tones.

Monkey costume hat pattern

The monkey's hat will consist of three parts: two sides and a top strip. The latter should be about 7 cm. The sides must be tried on on the head, otherwise they may poorly frame the face.

Do not forget to make slits for the ears on the cap.

The hat can be replaced with a New Year's mask.

Monkey ear pattern

The size of the ears depends on the size of the head. But the approximate diameter is 7 cm.

You can wear sandals, dark moccasins or gym shoes on your feet. But the most creative ones will definitely make lining in the form of monkey paws.

New Year's monkey costume is ready! Now grab a banana and jump to the party!

A monkey costume for a boy for the upcoming 2016 Monkey has fewer options than a similar costume for a girl, because options with dresses in this case disappear.

Most often, a monkey costume for a boy is sewn in the form of a brown overalls with sewn-on ears. To make the ears stand, they can be stuffed with padding polyester. You can wear brown mittens on your hands, brown fur slippers on your feet, but if there are none, then any brown, black, white shoes or even socks of these colors will do. A tail sewn to the jumpsuit and a banana in hand (real or made) will complement the boy's resemblance to a monkey. Next - a few photos of monkey costumes for a boy of this type.

Another option for a New Year's monkey costume can be a gorilla costume. Next - a photo of the costume, which was made by a user of the club.season.ru forum with the nickname ScorpiOlga. For a suit, soft wool is taken, the base of the fabric is hard. Ears, sole, chest and processing of cuts of sleeves, legs and hood - artificial leather. The head is sewn in such a way that the inside of the hood is normal, the void of the head is filled with holofiber (artificial filler for pillows and blankets, a substitute for down and feathers). The lock on the suit is not hidden and it is sewn so that there is no difficulty in fastening. The monkey's breast is supported by three black Velcro straps, that is, it can be completely unfastened.

Gorilla slippers are another story.

The gorilla slippers are sewn as follows: if using material that does not fray, cut out 4 tops, 2 soles and 2 backs.

If using material that is frayed, cut 4 tops, 2-4 soles, and 4 backs.

Fold back the right corners of the backs by 1/4 cm. Thread the elastic. Sew on the sides to secure the elastic.

Trim any excess. For wool - fold the backs right sides, turn right corners 1/4 cm. Thread the elastic and secure it.

Fold the back to the front with the right sides, and the elastic to the front. Lay the 2nd front over the back, face down.

Sew in a square corner (1/4 cm). Turn onto your face.

Mark the centers for the front and back. Fold right sides together, centering together, and glue together.

Zigzag everything. The right side of the zigzag should run along the very edge for a curl effect. This makes the seam minimal and will be comfortable for the baby, the edge will be cleaned. Turn onto your face.