How to Make a Unicorn Costume for your Dog
How to make a ridiculously adorable unicorn costume for your dog this Halloween. Check out the tutorial below!
Dog Halloween costumes are the cutest things in the world! My dog hates them, I have to accept it, but that doesn’t stop me from looking for funny ways to dress him up because I love to take pictures to remember the occasion.
This year I have a bunch of ideas in mind, one of them was to make a unicorn costume for my pug, because well, I knew a pug unicorn would be ridiculously adorable! Check out the tutorial below:
MATERIALS:
The quantity of fabric might vary depending on your dog’s size.
1 yard of white fabric. I got one that is a bit plasticky so it doesn’t get dirty.
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How To Make an Adorable Unicorn Costume for your Dog:
Create the template for your unicorn costume.
First you have to make your own template or sewing pattern for this costume. Something like the image below that I created using thick orange cardstock. To make the template, take a piece of paper, fold it and trace a simple shape of a dog like you see in the image below. When is folded is pretty close to something like an 1/8 of a circle but with some extra curves. It's much easier when you draw the template folded in half, so when you cut it and open it it’s identical. Test the paper template on your dog to see if it is too big or too small.
2. Copy and cut the template using the fabric.
Check out how the hood and the body should look like below.
To create the hood, trace the semicircular shape you created above (template #1) following the lines into your white fabric. You'll need two pieces to be able to sew it in the middle so it fits like a hood.
To make the body of the costume you need trace and cut the bigger piece you created (template #2). Similar to the hood, trace two parts. It should look like the image below.
3. Sew torso and hood together so the costume has two sides. (See image below for more details).
4. Create all the details to your unicorn costume.
For the details you are going to need to create some ears, a horn, a colorful tail, iridescent hair and some velcro strips to close the costume. Check out how to make those below:
How to make the unicorn hair:
Mark with a pencil on the back of the torso where you want to go the hair.
Sew two rectangular pieces of iridescent fabric.
Cut several lines to make something that looks like fringe. Check out the image below for details:
How to make the unicorn horn:
Cut a triangle and sew it to closed. Fill it with wadding.
With needle and thread, close the horn with small stitches on the bottom.
With a thicker yarn decorate the horn. Holding the thread from the bottom and start wrapping it in an spiral.
How to make the unicorn ears:
1. Cut two semi circles that look like ears out of the white fabric. Cut two semicircles of the iridescent fabric but smaller, and glue them on top of the ears.
2. Sew the horn, ears, and hair to the costume with some stitches!
How to make the unicorn tail:
Make a small cut in the bottom of the costume and add some colorful pipe cleaners inside. Glue them together so they stay in place.
Everything should look like this so far! Check out the image below:
How to make the strips to be able to close and open your costume.
Cut 8 rectangles of iridescent fabric.
Sew them together in reverse, so that when you turn them inside out they have two sides. something like this headband we made a few months ago.
Glue some pieces of velcro on the back of the strips.
Sew the strips to the costume.
Your ridiculously adorable unicorn costume for your dog is ready to rock and roll!
If you make this project don’t forget to share it with us at @LIVECOLORFULCO over Instagram or via email at elbavalverde@gmail.com.