How to Sew a Sheep Costume
Using an old pair of sweatpants and a hooded sweatshirt as a pattern, you can make a fleecy sheep costume in any size from infant to adult. Because the costume is meant to be fluffy rather than fitted, precise sizing is not necessary. Depending on your level of sewing expertise, you can make the costume in as little as a few hours.
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Things You'll Need
- Old sweatpants and hooded sweatshirt Scissors Marker Black or white fleece fabric Straight pins Thread to match fabric Sewing machine Waistband elastic
Instructions
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Cut apart the old pants and sweatshirt on the seams. Mark pant pieces as front and back, and sweatshirt pieces as front, back, hood and sleeves. Pull or cut elastic out of the pants waistband. Snip wedges in the sweatshirt wrist and waist ribbing until the fabric is no longer gathered.
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Lay the pattern pieces on the fleece, making sure all pieces face the same direction. Pin these pieces to the fleece. Cut out the fleece pieces, allowing ½ inch all around to make the fleece pieces slightly bigger than the pattern pieces.
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Sew the fleece pant pieces. With right sides together, sew the two front pieces together along the front seam from the waist to the crotch. Repeat for the back pieces. Sew the inside leg seams and side seams to connect front to back. Fold the waistband over one inch and sew to make a casing. Measure and cut a length of elastic to fit comfortably around the wearer's waist. Thread the elastic through the casing. Turn up a narrow hem at the pants bottom and zig-zag around.
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Sew the fleece top together. With right sides together, sew the front to the back at the shoulder seams. Sew sleeves in place. Sew arm and side seams. Attach the hood to the neck opening. Turn under the raw edges and zig-zag them to finish.
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Copying a picture of a sheep, and cut out a pair of ears and a tail from fleece. Sew the ears to the sides of the hood above the point where a person's ears are. Sew a tail to the seat of the pants.
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Tips & Warnings
Use this same technique to make nearly any animal by changing the type of fabric and the shape of the ears and tail.
