Step 5: Sew the openings back together! Just like a sandwich with the spikes in the middle, sew along the edges. This shows about how far to slide it in, roughly 2″ deep. Step 4- Place your spikes along the hood to determine placing and then use your seam ripper to rip out the center seam far enough so the main scale can slide in. Use a long basting stitch to secure the bottom and keep it all even. Step 3– Turn the spike right side out, poke the top out gently, and slide a stack of 2 felt smaller spikes inside. Step 2– Use your scissors to trim down the seam allowance and cut small notches to make the curve super smooth. Cut 2 scale fabric pieces, from the large spike pattern, for each spike you want to use (my 4t hoodie used 7 spikes) and then 2 felt pieces, from the small spike pattern, to correlate with each spike. Step 1– Cut! Cut & sew leggings according to the pattern. Pay attention the direction of the scales if you care that they look the same! Just match it up with the edges of their hoodie. Step 5- Sew the wing on! I used a simple slip stitch and attached it to the seam allowance of the arm & bodice. Step 4- Sew on some gems! I bought these in store at JOANN but couldn’t find the exact ones online. Sew with a 1/4″ seam allowance, which will help define the wings and close the gap. Pull the wings right side out, poking out the points, and pin all the way around. Step 3- Trim down the seam allowance and cut off the corner tips outside the stitching line. Layer the pattern pieces right sides together and pin, you will sew with 1/2″ seam allowance all the way around leaving a 4″ open gap at the short, straight end. Lay it on the fashion fabric (this is NOT felt, it is just the wrong side of the scale fabric) and cut two, mirrored.
You’ll then want to draw a seam allowance (the area you’ll be sewing and then trimming) around the shape you want for your wing. Step 1-Create a wing pattern! I marked where the cuffs met on the body and the sleeves, then free-handed in between those.
If you are using a sewing machine be sure to use a stretch stitch! The one that looks like a zig zag or a triple straight stitch.Use a 1/2″ seam allowance unless advised otherwise.A walking foot makes it much easier to sew this project, which feeds the top and the bottom, keeping it all even, and a serger makes the construction faster but is not necessary.I used microtex needles for this thin, stretchy fabric.I broke these into 3 different parts wings, spikes, and tail!.I used a free kid’s pattern from Bella Sunshine Designs, join their Facebook group and check the announcements for the free code/link to download your own. KAM snaps (optional, attaches the tail but you can sew it on as well).Pink sew-on gems (I bought mine in store from JOANN but can’t seem to find them online, they were with the decorative buttons).Tracing paper or newspaper to create your wing pattern.Poly-fill or other stuffing (I always mix in fabric scraps!).Roughly 2 yards (will depend what size you’re working on) Yaya Han Cosplay Polyester & Spandex Fabric 58”-Mermaid.Pin this dragon wings costume diy for later using this link or this photo: A renaissance festival is in our future so I’m hoping she wants to wear this to that event too! Isn’t she cute? We went out to dinner that night and she heard all about it. The spikes feel so cool! You could put a line of them down the top of the sleeve if you were feeling really motivated, as well. An upcycled diy dragon costume I sewed after this one.Halloween costume sewing patterns for kids.Glow in the dark diy jellyfish costume tutorial.If you like this post, check out these other posts while you’re here! I added a little tail it would be super fun to let kids decorate the base of their tale however they’d like, too! A kam snap holds this one on so it is easy to take off for washing, but you could hand sew it in really quickly if you’d prefer. This is a really practical way to make costumes, I think, and will now be comfy and high enough quality to keep wearing it over and over again. This is a hoodie “hack” costume which means I didn’t sew the base ( check out more hoodie Halloween costume ideas here!). I’m excited to share that I’m collaborating with JOANN, who sells the amazing fabric, to share this project! That means they compensated me for my materials and my time, but of course I only share products & stores that I already use and love, and all opinions are my own. How cute is this comfy, dragon wings costume diy! If I’m going to take the time to sew something, I want it to be comfy, so I picked a stretchy “scale” fabric that is easy to wear and fun to watch shimmer.