Make a fool's costume for your childhands - this is another way to show him your love. This character is a rare visitor on matinees, where boys often appear in the image of knights, princes and modern heroes.
Before you get started, you need tomake a creative sketch and determine the color range. The costume of the jester should not be confused with the dresses of a harlequin, a buffoon, and even more so a clown. Each of them has its own characteristics, including manufacturing.
| Character | Headdress | Basic clothes | Footwear |
| Jester | bell cap with three tails with bells at the ends | Camisole (shirt) with a curly collar, pants with stockings | shoes with lapels and curled noses |
| Skomorokh | pointed conical cap | two-color shirt and wide pants | shoes or short boots |
| Harlequin | the cap is pointed or with a tail, the end of which is decorated with a bug | overall with a diamond pattern | shoes |
| Clown | pointed cap with a pompon or a red wig | shirt with pompons, pants or overalls with wide straps | Shoes or shoes with pom-poms |
Depending on the situation, different elements can be arranged among themselves, but the jester will be such only if he has a hat with tails and bells.
New Year's dress should be made from brighttissues that contrast with each other. When making a costume, you can use any number of colors and decor, because its main purpose is to attract attention.
The "classic" jester costume for a boy consistsA jacket (blouse, shirt) with a wide collar and pants such as "lamb leg" knee length. Those who have decent sewing skills, often dispense even without patterns - literally "by eye." Less experienced can use ready-made sketches. It is important to remember that when you make a fool's costume with your own hands, it is not necessary to customize it according to the child's figure. The outfit should be slightly baggy, so that the child can move and run comfortably.
The edges of the collar and hem of the blouse are lined with braidfor weighting, and the edges of the lush sleeve and trouser legs are assembled on a cuff or a wide elastic band. Create the effect of cuts on the fabric through which the material of a different color peeps out, as well as a vivid contrast can be made with the usual appliqués in the form of rhombuses or strips. In addition, the jester's costume can be decorated in any way - braid, paillettes, rhinestones and large beads.
The headdress is almost the main element in the dress of the jester. Tails on the sides of the head and on the back of the head symbolize the ears and tail of the donkey, a stubborn and comical animal.
Shutovka cap for the New Year's costumeit is recommended to sew from a soft jersey, because it should sit tightly on the child's head, but do not squeeze it. Tails can be cut from a single piece of fabric, or from halves of different colors. Collecting the hood is as follows:
At the ends of the tail bells are sewn.If there is no way to find real metal, you can replace them with woolen pompoms, very large beads or plastic balls, which are sold for decorating Christmas trees.
The New Year's costume of the jester will become ridiculous andoriginal only in the presence of special shoes - with lapels and curled noses. You can make them by lining the usual shoes with a cloth cover on a special pattern. The sole should be made of a stronger fabric.
For bent noses you will need a steelwire, which is given the right shape. To avoid tissue breakage or trauma, it should be dipped in glue and wrapped in tissue paper or woolen thread. Sewing threads must match the color of the fabric.
The parts A, B and B presented on the patternstitched along the red lines, after which a wire is inserted in them, which is also fixed with stitches parallel to the main stitch. After that, the elements are sewn completely. Just like a jester's costume, shoes can be decorated with braids or rhinestones, and bells attached to folded socks.
Collecting a child on a New Year's matinee, you can complement his image with several subjects that will make the image of a merry fellow more complete, and memorable photos colorful. Among them:
All these items will provide a little more fun, they can be set aside at any time and it's not a pity to forget somewhere.
