Shirt and trousers: sew or buy?
Not every child's wardrobe has yellow pants and an orange shirt. If time is running out and you don’t have any sewing skills, you can buy a ready-made shirt or choose from those available. Before buying such a bright item, you should think about whether the child will wear it in everyday life?
You can replace the shirt with a bright red T-shirt. But such a simple approach will not be appropriate at all events. Therefore, it is better to prepare for the event in advance and sew a shirt with your own hands.
Sewing a shirt is not as difficult as it seems. You can find the simplest pattern on the Internet. Then you need to take basic measurements from your child and transfer the pattern to the fabric using a piece of soap or sharpened chalk. Dunno's shirt does not have traditional buttons, so you can make the simplest fastener on the back.
Sewing a children's shirt with your own hands, video:
The pants are made from thick but light fabric (the child will be hot in thick pants indoors). You can choose a long model or shorts. The simplest pattern is transferred to fabric in the same way as for a shirt. It is worth choosing a model with an elastic band - they are easy to sew, and a child of any age will be able to dress himself.
In addition, Dunno trousers must be complemented with straps with large buttons (green or blue). They can play a decorative role or hold the pants themselves on the child.
A version of the Dunno costume for a girl may include a bright yellow skirt. And some little fashionistas may prefer wide shorts or harem pants. Otherwise, the girl's look is no different from the boy's suit.
Dunno shirt: how to sew, pattern, recommendations
The shirt is the most difficult element of a suit to sew from scratch. First you need to take all the necessary measurements and make a pattern - this is the most difficult and important step. You may have to tinker with the basics of patterning and sewing, but in some cases the game is worth the effort.
In its “raw” form you should have a back, a yoke, two shelves, two sleeves, a stand, cuffs and a pocket. Be sure to leave a seam allowance of one and a half to two centimeters. All parts must be joined together using a shirt seam on a machine.
If everything seems too complicated, you can make a Russian folk shirt - this option looks no worse than the classic one, but is much easier to make. To match the look, it would be appropriate to sew bright buttons onto the fabric down from the neckline.
To make a Russian shirt for a boy, you need to measure the distance from the shoulder to the middle of the thigh, arm circumference, hip circumference, arm length, neck length. Next, you need to model a shirt pattern of a suitable size using the sample above. All parts (including seam allowances) need to be cut out and sewn on a machine.
How to make a hat with your own hands
The Dunno hat is the most difficult to make. Needlewomen distinguish 2 most common options:
- Make a headdress from thick paper or cardboard.
- Sew a hat from fabric and padding (non-woven or padding polyester).
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The easiest way to make Dunno's headdress is from a flat sheet of whatman paper (or thick wallpaper).
First of all, you need to measure the circumference of the child’s head so that the hat fits him. After this, a pattern for the brim of the hat is drawn on whatman paper. It represents two circles. The inner one corresponds to the size of the head, and the outer one corresponds to the outer size of the hat brim.
The top of the hat is a cone. When it is ready, it needs to be attached to the fields using glue. The finished hat can be painted with gouache or covered with satin blue fabric. An accessory covered with textiles looks more solid and festive.
It is appropriate to complement the Dunno hat with a tassel made of thread or corrugated paper. You can also add hair cut out from yellow paper. They are glued to the inside of the fields. With them, the image of a fairy-tale hero will be even more recognizable.
Video on how to make a hat out of cardboard:
Character Features
Dunno is the name of the mischievous little guy from the fairy-tale city of Flowers. He has a tiny stature and a large head with a small nose.
Author Nikolai Nosov accurately describes the appearance of this little boy:
- Bright blue hat.
- Canary yellow trousers with straps.
- Orange shirt.
- Green tie.
One gets the impression of a very contrastingly and flashily dressed hero. It’s simply impossible not to notice this. A child in such a suit will definitely cause a sensation at a children's party and will feel confident.
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If you wish, you can slightly change the color palette of the costume, but the brightness and contrast must be preserved!
What and for whom can a suit be useful?
The character Dunno is fictional and fabulous.
According to the plot of the book, he is a cheerful boy who does not want to live up to his name and thinks outside the box. He is kind, mischievous and friendly. That is why both boys and girls want to be like him.
There can be many reasons to dress up as Dunno. The main thing is that the child not only puts on the costume, but also understands the character traits of this hero. This is another opportunity to reread the work and discuss it with the whole family. Even a small child will be able to be interested in this wonderful book.
The image of Dunno will be appropriate at any event:
- New Year's party in kindergarten or school.
- Children's birthday. The costume can be worn by either the birthday boy himself or any of the guests.
- Any costumed event (for example, a holiday based on fairy tales).
- Theatrical performance in the school theater.
