DIY rain costume for a boy, pattern of a raincoat with a hood for Halloween

Little Red Riding Hood or the Witch?

A cloak or cape with a hood is an attribute of many fairy-tale characters. With it you can try on the image of both a red riding hood and a sorceress, witch, or magician. After all, sometimes even adults want to dream like a child and find themselves in a fairy tale... Thanks to photographer Galina Karatsyube for a wonderful photo shoot in which I felt like a fairy-tale character transported to a winter fairy tale.

How to sew a red and black cape with a hood with your own hands?

The sewing principle may be the same, but differ in color or finishing.

As for the fabric, I opted for satin, it’s inexpensive, looks bright and elegant, especially in photographs (the only drawback is that it wrinkles). Taffeta looks the most impressive, but it is also more expensive.

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To sew a double-sided raincoat you needed:

• Red satin - 4 meters (4*1.5)
• Black satin - 4 meters (4*1.5)
• Nonwoven
• Satin ribbon for ties

• The pattern of the raincoat can be adjusted depending on the desired length. The width of fabric in stores is usually 1.4 m and 1.5 m (I have two pieces of fabric 1.5 m wide and 4 m long). I sewed a reversible raincoat, designed for tall people. I cut it according to my own pattern, based on the size of the fabric:

We complement the image with accessories

If you are preparing a costume for Halloween and want to appear in the image of Death, do not forget about the indispensable attribute of this character - the scythe.

Where can I get it? Do it yourself!

• Take a piece of cardboard (be sure to choose a durable one at the store) and cut a blade out of it.
• For a foundation in your yard or summer cottage, find a foundation.
• The blade can be made in a classic shape and covered with foil for greater realism.
• Their base is made of a stick or staff - paint it brown.
• For real men, you can use a real braid (not the sharpened version). But remember, the instrument will weigh a lot; will it be convenient for you to carry an unnecessary load with you all evening?

Another advantage of cardboard is that the crescent blade can be decorated in any way. Add additional tenons, bevels and unusual finishes - just use your imagination and create!

Features and Tips

To make a cape with a hood look as beautiful as in the picture, you need to consider the following tips:

1. One of the most important stages is cutting the fabric. You need to be very careful on it, clearly and accurately observe all dimensions. Because if you make a mistake, difficulties will arise when sewing all the parts together. Don't forget to indent a few centimeters for seam allowances.
2. It is necessary to purchase material “with a reserve” so as not to end up in a situation where there will not be enough fabric during cutting.
3. To be comfortable, you need to make the hood loose. It will be most convenient if you make it adjustable. To do this, it is necessary to equip the hood with a drawstring and thread the cord.
4. You can take fabric of any color, plain or printed. For a light option, a fabric with a pattern is better, and for a warm model, a plain fabric in dark colors is better. If there is a hood, then it can be decorated with fur.

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The popularity of this item is explained by the fact that it provides excellent protection in windy and cold weather. And also because walking in a poncho raincoat is very comfortable, it suits a girl with any body type.

Making a Death Suit

In various films, books or comics, Death most often appears in one incarnation - a dark figure wrapped in a cloak. At the same time, a dark robe hides the figure. An indispensable attribute is a scythe or sickle. The hood of the mystical image completely hides the face.

According to legends: at the most unexpected moment, a gloomy character can throw off his hood - instead of a face, he has a bare skull with fiery eye sockets.

Let's move on to the actual production of the costume. You can, of course, buy it in a store, but the vestments of a mystical creature made with your own hands will have no analogues.

What's most important? A cloak with a deep hood and a braid behind the back.

Making a mantle:

• Prepare black fabric. If you have any difficulties, you can take dark blue or dark gray.
• The black material should be larger than your height and extend down to the floor.
• The simplest option is simply black or dark blue rectangular fabric, stitched along the edges.
• The picture shows a pattern of a complex robe for a do-it-yourself death costume.

• Transfer the pattern to the fabric, cut and sew the edges.
• The next step is to combine the necessary parts with each other, baste and sew on a machine or by hand.
• To make the mantle look more impressive, add wedges at the bottom.
• The clasp can be attached to the top - it can be a button, snaps, brooch or pin.

• You can tie your Halloween costume with a belt. Don't forget to sew on special straps, otherwise you may be left without a belt.

• In the women's version, you can wear a black dress under the robe or not use a cloak at all. For men's attire - black trousers and a T-shirt.

What to wear with a cape coat

A cape coat is great for autumn, and you can combine it not only with elegant looks, but also with jeans and thick leggings. To create a feminine look, the product can be combined with short dresses, skirts, boots and ankle boots.

Now you can sew a cape yourself and add a new item to your wardrobe that will make you more elegant and will last you for many years.

We sew a coat-poncho

Even a beginner without experience can make a poncho. You just need to buy thick fabric, cut a circle, a hole for the head. We determine the length of the product ourselves: it can be either up to the lower back or below. We process all the edges, you can add a hood, beautiful buttons, pockets. Just a few simple steps and your DIY cape is ready.

In addition to the round version, you can also make a square one, which will look no less stylish and creative. In both cases, you won’t even have to rack your brains about how to cut out a cape. If you want to complicate the style a little, you can look up how to sew a cape.

More Halloween Costume Ideas

If you are a creative person, then creating an image for Halloween will not be difficult, but, on the contrary, will allow you to save money on buying a ready-made costume.

Zombie

A good costume for All Saints' Day. The main thing is not to scare the children on the way to the party. To create an image, we put on old clothes, and if you don’t mind them at all, you can shred them. We draw bloody stains with red lipstick; to create corpse and dirty stains we use shadows of black, blue, green and gray colors.

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Mummy

The most popular costume that can be made in a few minutes. All you need for the look is a lot of bandages. You shouldn't take toilet paper, it tears quickly.

We wrap the bandages around the entire body, but leave important parts of it so that we can visit the ladies' room. There is no need to wind the strips too carefully; the drooping ends are what you need. And the final touch is spilled coffee.

Alex

All fans of the movie “A Clockwork Orange” will love the costume of the main villain Alex. All the necessary elements for the image are easy to find. You will need white clothes, suspenders, a cane, a bowler hat, and black shoes or boots.

Alex’s distinctive feature is his gaze, so around his right eye we draw thick eyelashes with a black pencil or use false eyelashes.

When choosing an image for Halloween, some girls try to reflect their essence, but others, on the contrary, want to become completely different from themselves. Which suit will you choose? We hope that you liked our ideas and you are convinced that you can make a festive outfit from scrap materials with your own hands.

Cutting the product

To sew a cape, the pattern must be made strictly according to the measurements taken. When making a model with a hood, you will need to know the length and size of the head. The pattern is made on fabric with the following dimensions:

• The width is usually taken from 1.2 to 1.5 meters.
• The length is measured from the shoulder to the required hem level.

The hood is made of two squares, the sides of which correspond to half the size of the head. In this case, overlaps are made within five centimeters on the seams.

But the work doesn't end there. For ease of wearing, the hood should be rounded at the top of the head. Closer to the neck, the side of each square decreases by five centimeters. In this case, the front part of the hood is made longer than the back by three centimeters.

After carrying out these steps, the cape pattern is laid out on the fabric to obtain individual elements. If thick fabric is used for the product, it would not hurt to make hidden tucks. This means that recesses are made in the neck area, which ultimately shortens the length of the cut. When the product is made of light fabric, it is not necessary to make darts.

Preparation: fabric and taking measurements

The pattern of a raincoat with a hood should begin with taking measurements. It is worth remembering that the hood is sewn exactly to the size of the head, so that later it does not fit on the forehead or, conversely, does not fall back.

Hood fabric

To make a pattern for a raincoat with a hood and then sew it, the first thing you need to do is prepare everything you need. The most common raincoat with a hood is the poncho. To sew it you will need:

• centimeter. Useful for taking measurements. If a person sews a raincoat for himself, then to take measurements, you need to ask another person. Because in this case, you may not measure your parameters correctly, which will subsequently affect the product;
• a pen to write down dimensions;
• finished pattern of a cape with a hood;
• paper for creating a pattern;
• chalk to transfer the design to the canvas;
• fabric for sewing;
• thread and needle;
• sewing machine.

Sewing tools

We complete the image of the wizard by applying makeup

For the Death look, you will need mascara that will last a long time. Dark shadows - to add shading around the eyes. And light foundation and powder - to create the most pale look.

Using bright shadows you can draw additional elements - flowers and leaves. This technique will look impressive.

The basis of the image is to paint the face like a skeleton skull.

Some girls prefer to apply makeup for the Death costume only on the lower part of the face.

Another way to sew

Let's look at another way to sew a stylish new thing:

1. We take the fabric, draw a circle on it with a radius that will be equal to the length of the future product. And the diameter of the second circle is drawn from the same point as the first, but with the addition of 5 cm for the neck. Cut out and cut the front side in half. To create a hood, cut out 2 squares with sides equal to 40 cm, and round 2 corners on them.
2. Now we can assemble the cape. The hood can be created in 2 ways.

The first method: fold the two parts with the front sides inward, stitch and finish with bias tape. Second method: fold the back sides inward, stitch along the front side, turn it inside out and sew a little wider to hide the previous seam and prevent threads from spilling out.

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1. Sew on the hood and attach it to the cape so that the length of the bottom is equal to the neck. Sew it on with bias tape, or in the same sequence as you assembled the hood. Now we process the edges with bias tape, or fold them twice and stitch them.
2. We sew a fastener to the edges of the neck so that it fits tightly on the shoulders, for example, laces, a button or a button.
3. If in the end you want to get a cape with sleeves, then we do it a little differently. We fold the fabric 4 times, draw half of the kimono on it, cut out the corner (future neck), cut it out and cut the shelf in half. In this case, we process the sides in the same way as the hood.
4. To make the cape more attractive, we decorate it. For example, you can round the bottom of the cape and sew lace around the edge. And along the edge of the hood you can add pearls, beads, rhinestones. If the cape is for cold weather, you can use fur.

Children's Superhero Cape

Choose your fabric. Since you won't be sewing this cape, it's best to choose a fabric that won't fray, such as felt or flannel. In total you will need about 90 cm of fabric.

This method can also be used to make a cape for an adult, but then you will need more fabric.

• Fold the fabric in half lengthwise. Position the resulting rectangle so that one of its narrow sides faces you.

• Draw the side edges of the cape. Use a tailor's chalk or marker to make a mark along the bottom edge of the fabric, 28cm from the fold. The depth of the mark can be adjusted at your discretion. The closer it is to the bottom edge of the fabric, the longer the cape will be. Place a second mark at the top edge of the fabric, 14cm from the fold. Connect the two marks along the ruler.

If you need a wider cape and have enough fabric, the bottom mark can be placed further from the fold.

• To more accurately calculate the length of the cape, add 14 cm to the desired length. This way you will take into account the space that will be spent on the neck.

• Use a plate or bowl to draw the outline of the neckline. Find a plate or bowl with a diameter of 20 cm. Attach it to the upper corner with a fold so that from the side of the fold the plate protrudes sideways beyond the fabric by 10 cm, and from the side of the upper edge creeps onto the fabric by 14 cm. Transfer the contours of the plate onto the fabric using tailor's chalk or marker.

• Cut out the fabric along the drawn lines. Try to cut the fabric along the inside of the lines so that there are no traces of chalk or marker left on the finished cape.
• You can leave the cape cut as is, or try modifying it according to one of the ideas below to increase your character choice.
• To give the cape a neater look, round the top and bottom corners.
• Make the bottom edge of the cape jagged. This is a great idea when a child wants to be Batman.
• Make notches and slits along the bottom edge of the cape to give it a battle-worn look.

• Add Velcro fastener. Buy ready-made square Velcro fasteners or cut them yourself from Velcro tape. Using hot glue or textile glue, glue the fastener halves to the corresponding “tendrils” on the top edge of the cape. One half of the fastener should be glued to the front side of one tendril of the cape, and the second - to the wrong side of the other.

Be aware that self-adhesive Velcro fasteners are also available for sale.

Consider adding a superhero emblem applique to your cape. Glue the thermal film onto a piece of fabric in a contrasting color. Draw a superhero emblem on it and then cut it out. Pin the emblem to the back of the cape. Iron it and then remove the pins.

All thermal films are slightly different from each other, so carefully follow the instructions for using your specific thermal film.

Alternatively, cut the emblem out of felt and adhere it to the back of the cape using hot glue or fabric glue.

Materials tools for work

Making a product such as a poncho requires the use of the following tools:

• Textile. Selected in accordance with the future model.
• Sewing needle.
• Threads.
• Soap or a special marker for applying cutting marks to fabric.
• Sewing scissors.
• Buttons. You can also prepare beads, ribbons, and other decorative ornaments if you want to make not a banal cape, but a fashion accessory.
• Overlock. If there is no equipment, then use a special foot for a sewing machine, which acts as an overlocker. This is necessary for processing the edge of the product.
• Iron. Will be used to smooth out individual parts.
• Measuring tape. If there is none, then a ruler is used.
• Sewing machine for connecting all parts into a single whole.

Let's sew a practical raincoat yourself in a couple of hours

A raincoat can be not only part of a New Year's costume, but also a practical wardrobe item, for example, a raincoat. It is also easy to sew, but it will look much more interesting and impressive than a regular oilcloth raincoat. In addition, the product is so light and thin that it can easily fit even into a handbag.

To sew it we will need:

• thin raincoat fabric of your favorite color - 2 m;
• ribbon or lace for ties;
• threads, needle, scissors;
• sewing machine.

You won’t need a separate pattern for it; it will work right away with the fabric.

1. Fold the cut in half with the right side facing inward. We measure 100 cm, this is the length of the base of the raincoat. Cut along the line.
2. We fold the resulting workpiece in half again. In the upper left corner, mark the neckline for the back with chalk. We set aside 18 cm from it at a slight slope along the shoulder line. From the upper right corner we set aside 25 cm for the armhole, draw a rounded line from the shoulder line to this point. Cut out the resulting pattern.
3. We correct the shape of the neckline on the shelves; it needs to be made deeper than on the back.
4. We make shoulder seams.
5. For the sleeves, cut out two rectangles 60cm long and 50cm wide. We cut out the eyelets along the line of the armholes on the basis of the raincoat. We sew seams on the sleeves. We sew them to the armholes.
6. To pattern the hood, you can also use the templates given above, or cut out two rectangles 60 cm long and 45 cm wide, slightly rounding the upper corner. We measure the length of the neckline and use it to adjust the bottom line of the hood. We sew together the parts, sew the hood to the neck of the cloak.
7. We bend and hem the edges of the product (bottom, shelves).
8. We sew ribbons for tying or a button with a loop to the neck line.

To sew a double-sided raincoat you needed:

• Red satin - 4 meters (4×1.5)
• Black satin - 4 meters (4×1.5)
• Nonwoven
• Satin ribbon for ties

The pattern of the raincoat can be adjusted depending on the desired length. The width of fabric in stores is usually 1.4 m and 1.5 m (I have two pieces of fabric 1.5 m wide and 4 m long). I sewed a reversible raincoat, designed for tall people. I cut it according to my own pattern, based on the size of the fabric:

We cut each section in half and sew it together (the dotted line means “Sew” in the drawing), we get two parts three meters wide. Cut it out as shown in the drawing. Using an iron, we glue the necks of the parts with non-woven material to prevent the collar from stretching.

We sew everything together along the edge (front side to front side) except the neckline. Turn it inside out and sew a finishing stitch along the edge to secure it. The double-sided cape is ready, let's move on to the hood.

It is relatively large; in films, all sorts of sorcerers and magicians usually wear such hoods.

I think that the most interesting thing about a raincoat is the hood (I haven’t found such a sewing method on the Internet yet). The method is convenient in that the hood can be sewn without a pattern, relying only on scraps after sewing the cape. From the “triangle scraps” that remained after cutting out the details of the cape we will sew the hood.

First we sew red with red and black with black (line 1 in the photo below). Then connect the red and black parts along line 2. We slightly round (cut) along line 3.

We gather the hood along line 3 to a size equal to the neck of the cape. Line 3 is the line along which the hood is sewn to the cape. Thanks to this design, the hood is ideally shaped, i.e. voluminous at the back and sides.

Sew on the satin ribbon ties and the reversible raincoat is ready!

Create with your own hands and everything will work out!

A mandatory attribute of a witch's outfit is a cap.

Material for work:

• Felt or any other material that holds its shape (cardboard as an option);
• Scissors; thread with a needle (for cardboard - PVA glue);
• A sheet of whatman paper or newspaper for a pattern;
• Compass;
• A simple pencil.

1. Add 1.5 cm to the head circumference for the seams and, using a compass, mark this value on the pattern.

2. Now we draw a second circle with a compass - these will be the fields of the cap. We add 20-30 cm to the first number (the size of the cap’s brim), cut out according to these templates and make patterns on the fabric.

3. We sew the resulting cone on the sides. Turn it inside out and sew it to the brim.

You can accessorize your witch's Halloween costume with pointy shoes.

These shoes can be made by taking any old shoes and gluing them using the papier-mâché technique.