No minion costume would be complete without the hair! This week's tutorial will show you how to make an easy hood and add some yarn hair. Let's get started!
You'll need yellow stretchy fabric, some black yarn, and a pencil, paper and ruler.
To get the hood shaped just right, I'll walk you through how to draft a simple pattern. It's not rocket science -- if you can use an eraser, you can do this!
Then, all you have to do is add seam allowance to all the sides of your new pattern, and cut it out.
Let's get sewing!
Sew the two hood pieces together along the long, curved edge (this will become the back of the hood). Then, turn under a 1/4" hem along the face edge, as shown. Stitch down to finish.
To hem the lower edge, fold in each short edge first (#1), then fold up the long edge (#2). Sew along the lower edge of the hood to secure. The folding just might be the slipperiest part of the whole project -- so take your time. :D
Next, sew on a couple tiny pieces of velcro at the bottom corners to hold the hood closed.
It's hair time! From the right side of the hood, mark where you'd like the hair to go, then add yarn. I used a double strand of black yarn -- but you could use chenille sticks for hair with more volume and body :D
Once you have the hair how you like it, stitch it in position (if you used chenille sticks, you'll probably want to handsew them to avoid damaging your machine).
Congratulations! Now your little minion has a fun new 'do!
Thanks for joining us!
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Susan
October 28, 2022
I love this costume. It is so easy and complete. As always you have a simple way to get just the right accessories to “MAKE” it real,.