DIY Western Costume With Spurs

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Things You'll Need

  • Brown T-shirt

  • Thread

  • Needle or sewing machine

  • White, long-sleeve T-shirt

  • Jeans

  • Red fabric

  • Cardboard

  • Elastic

  • Hot glue gun

  • Silver spray paint

  • Brown shoes

  • Toy gun

  • Cowboy hat

Spurs are the finishing touch of a great Western costume.

Cowboy, cowgirl and western outfits are popular Halloween costumes for men, women and children alike. As a result, these costumes are easily found online or in a store. However, store-bought costumes can be expensive. Fortunately, it's easy to make a homemade western costume, complete with spurs. The spurs may seem challenging to re-create, but they are actually the simplest part of the costume. With some basic sewing skills, anybody can make a homemade western costume and spurs.

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Step 1

Turn a brown T-shirt inside out. Cut the sleeves and collar off the T-shirt and cut the shirt open in the front all the way down the middle. This will form the vest.

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Step 2

Fold over the edges of the arm holes, collar and front opening of the vest 1/2 inch. Sew the folds in place, tucking the raw edges of fabric under the seam as you go.

Step 3

Pair the vest with a white, long-sleeve shirt and a pair of jeans.

Step 4

Cut out a triangular piece of red fabric that is 24 inches long at the base and 12 inches wide in the middle.

Step 5

Fold the edges of the triangle over 1/2 inch and sew the folds in place, tucking the raw edges under as you go. Tie this piece of fabric around your neck as a bandana.

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Step 6

Cut a star shape out of a piece of cardboard. The star shape should be about 2 inches wide. Cut a piece of elastic that is just long enough to wrap around your ankle.

Step 7

Sew the ends of the elastic together, forming a ring. Hot glue one of the points of the cardboard star to the elastic ring, allowing the opposite point of the star to stick out away from the elastic.

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Step 8

Spray paint the cardboard and elastic silver. Repeat this process for the other spur. Wear the spurs around your ankles. Pair the costume with a pair of brown shoes and a cowboy hat, and carry around a toy gun as a prop.

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