Diy: Knight Inwards Shining Armor Halloween Costume

DIY: Knight inwards Shining Armor Halloween Costume
This costume is elementary as well as tin move assembled inwards no time.
Full disclosure: We convey chainmaille armor. My hubby made it when my oldest, right away fifteen, was a baby. It has come upwards inwards hence useful for costumes, demonstrate as well as tell, weight preparation as well as cosplay.

Okay, hence let's function through the costume.

I got this 3X shirt at the dollar store.
This tee volition function the tunic. It's perfect for my 8 twelvemonth old, the neckline is large as well as it's long (like a dress--but don't say my son).

I cutting virtually iv inches off each side, including the sleeves.
Now you lot tin only exit it similar a poncho as well as belt it...or run upwards the edges.
I sewed it. Leave a large hole for the arms, as well as an opened upwards slit at the base...it only needs virtually an eighteen inch seam inwards the middle of both sides.

Next I used my Cricut Explore Air ii as well as cutting a dragon out of freezer paper.
Freezer newspaper facing alongside the shiny side to the cutting mat.
More details on this procedure here

Then Fe it on the shirt.

Then I had my boy stencil pigment the dragon inwards gold.
This is the perfect agency to help your nestling experience involved inwards costume making. Find the things they are able to create as well as allow them.

Let it dry out as well as hence tegument off the freezer paper.
Now the tunic is laid to set over only about chainmaille as well as necktie off alongside a belt.
We used the leather bracers nosotros made final year.
Paired alongside a wooden shield as well as sword, it's perfection!
And of course, your sturdiest flip flops!
He wore this to a mid summertime renaissance fair as well as was the hitting of the crowds.
If you lot don't convey chainmaille, role lite grayness vesture to mimic the shiny metal.
Or purchase only about shiny argent cloth as well as run upwards a coif yourself!