Do-it-yourself kokoshnik - options for how to make a kokoshnik with your own hands with step-by-step instructions + photo reviews of finished products

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• DIY Russian folk costume patterns
• DIY Russian folk costume for girls
• DIY kokoshnik for Russian costume
• DIY kokoshnik for Russian costume photo
• DIY Russian folk costume for a boy
• DIY Russian folk costume photo
• DIY Russian folk costume video

Russian folk costume is amazing clothing created by women who lived in Rus'. This costume is an expression of a strong nationality, combining amazing techniques: embroidery, weaving and knitting.

Russian folk costume originates in the 12th century. It was worn by people of all classes: peasants, boyars, merchants. Such a suit was a reflection of the family tree and contained information about what certain people did.

What you need to make a kokoshnik

Before starting work, you need to collect all the necessary materials and tools, prepare your workplace so that the creative process brings good results and joy.

First of all, you need to decide on the basis. It could be from:

• cardboard (it’s the easiest to find; it’s easy and quick to work with; suitable for one-time use);
• plastic (such a kokoshnik will not wrinkle and will last a long time; for work you will need hot glue and a good cutting tool);
• wire (it is used to make intricately shaped frames, which are then covered with fabric; you need to be skilled in working with pliers and round nose pliers);
• thick paper (the simplest option is whatman paper, wallpaper).

We sew a Russian costume for a doll. Part 1

Truly, it is often easier to do than to tell how. The master class header itself caused me considerable difficulties. Firstly, the types of embroidery that are used here are not provided for by the template, and therefore, my master class will be in the “cross stitch” section, and this is not entirely true.

And it’s difficult to estimate the time spent. For me, this doll became, so to speak, a “weekend project,” that is, in fits and starts, and all the work lasted for a month. Roughly speaking, about 40 hours of real time was spent.

So, we sew a costume for a textile doll and decorate it with embroidery. It is embroidery that will become the main character of the project. The shirt is decorated with painting and hemstitching, the poneva is with a goat, and the needle is on the front. It's that simple. Many people became acquainted with all this, except, perhaps, painting in labor lessons in elementary school.

Due to evolutionary processes in the handicraft world, these techniques are used little, but I love them simply with childish love, for their denseness, some kind of primitiveness, we will try to give them a new life.

1. SELECT FABRIC.

The fabric for counted embroidery should be plain, with threads of equal thickness throughout, with a plain weave of threads, so that you can easily count the required number without fear for your eyesight. I take a rather coarse fabric, given the small size of the doll: I like how “dense” the embroidery looks on such a textured surface.

So, for a shirt - two-thread, for a blanket - a piece of woolen fabric of a dark blue color, with such uneven coloring, a little fleecy, not too heavy. It will keep its shape and highlight the shirt. For shoes - a little unbleached flax. A girl in a shirt and a blanket should be barefoot or in bast shoes, to complete the picture. I’m not good at making bast shoes, I’ll make simple shoes from coarse fabric.

We will also need floss - red for the shirt, green, orange and again red - for the blanket and belt, as well as ribbons, beads, lace, etc. - optional. I also had a piece of braid woven on a reed, narrow and uneven - my first experience after a long break, but quite suitable for a small format.

2. SHIRT.

The type of doll practically does not matter. I had this carcass based on a pattern from the Internet. Perhaps it is called something - and then I deeply apologize to the author for using his brainchild as a model and basis - but where I took it, it was not called anything. Hair is made of polyester threads,

The head is one-piece with the body, this implies an ahistorical but functional cut: “bell-shaped”, without sleeves. The hands will then be attached to a thread fastening through a bead.

1. Take measurements.

We will need to measure the length from the estimated shoulder line to the bottom, the width so that the hem does not interfere with the doll sitting comfortably.

We will copy the sleeve pattern from the arm pattern and add a couple of millimeters for a loose fit.

2. Mark the fabric. I mark the boundaries of the desired section of fabric by pulling out the threads. This is quite durable, allows you to make an even rectangle and subsequently makes it easier to bend the fabric when processing the part at the top and bottom.

For the sleeve, I pulled out the thread only from the bottom, so that later I could put it away from this line and trace our patterns with a pencil.

I draw your attention to the fact that the parts need to be placed at some distance from the edge of the flap, so that later it will be convenient for us to tuck it into the hoop. Let's decide on the size of one cell of the ornament. I have three by three threads. Small enough to not look out of place, but large enough to be easy to work with. The lower part of the ornament was embroidered with 4 threads, the rest with two.

3. Embroider the border along the bottom.

The wider and more elegant the better, but you still shouldn’t take too large elements. Better - several narrow stripes and one row with larger motifs. I have this one.

Between the bottom stripe of the ornament and the top one (with the birds) there will be a rather wide hem.

I stepped back about 1.5 cm from the shirt marking line. Our ornament will begin here. From this line up there is another height of four cells. Here will be the main line of the first row of the ornament; it is marked in red in the figure.

In general, for painting, or dosyol seam, one rule applies: we start from the base. That is, for a stripe pattern, we first embroider the main dotted line, onto which we then string the entire ornament. for a figurine, first we embroider a dotted outline, then we complete it, simultaneously filling the figurine inside and decorating it on the outside.

So, we draw the first dotted line with a forward stitch (basting stitch). The second step is to string the remaining elements onto the main line: first tracing the outline, then returning along it, simultaneously filling in the “antennae”

Having departed 33 threads upward from the original line (24 for the hemstitch and 9 additionally), we lay the main line for the top ornament.

We “complete” the dotted line, simultaneously growing branches and birds on our main line.

The ornament is ready. Let's start hemstitching. Having retreated 6 threads from the bottom embroidery, we pull out 8, leave 8 and pull out 8 again. From the pulled area to the top embroidery, 3 threads remain.

We pull out the threads like this: by cutting the desired horizontal thread in the middle of the strip, which we intend to decorate with hemstitching, and pull each of the resulting halves from the edge. then we thread this thread into a needle and, as it were, sew it into the fabric, securing the short side of the hem. Then we just trim the protruding threads

We form bundles of threads. The stitch is better visible when only one thread is pulled through, and not the entire width, the photo was taken with one thread, you can do it the way that is more convenient: first bundles, then pull out, or first pull out, then make bundles.

To do this, turn the embroidery over and sew the seam from the inside out, from left to right. in this case, we get oblique stitches, which from the front side (which is temporarily the wrong side) will look like straight ones.

The next step: we perform embroidery on the strip remaining between two strips of threaded threads, using a goat seam, which our grandmothers used to hem the bottom of products. At the same time, the “goat” completes the bundles of threads for hemstitching. We perform the first row, grabbing the bundles of threads through one, then the second, grabbing the remaining ones. The third step is to fix the central crosshairs of the threads with a thin dotted line: this will prevent deformation of the embroidery.

We perform the hem on top like this:

You'll have to tinker with the bottom one a little longer. It is performed using the “darning” technique. First, two adjacent beams are darned at 1/3 of the height. Then we bring the thread inside out, and again onto the face directly through the darning, stepping back a couple of stitches from the edge. This is done so that subsequently the darning sections do not separate from each other. Next, we darn 1 thread from the existing darning, and one new one, another 1/3, then we complete it by moving the darning one more bunch. To be honest, I forgot to take photos, but even from those that exist, the principle is clear.

We're done with embroidery. Now you need to design the flap. I hemmed the bottom by hand so that there was no tight seam, and I sewed on a strip of thin lace by hand. It’s time to wash the part: after that we will attach it to the doll and it will be too late to wash it

All. Now let’s put this beauty aside and take hold of the sleeves: stepping back a little from the top edge, we embroider five elements. I don’t know what exactly to call them, I saw them as “Algerian peephole” and as “star”.

Above them is a simple painted ornament:

We decorate the bottom of the sleeve with a narrow hemstitch, it is made with the same seam that we used to form the bundles of threads for the hemstitching, only the upper and lower ends of the bundle of threads are not fastened opposite each other, but offset - it turns out to be a zigzag:

We wash the embroidered details, iron them, hem them, and sew on the lace. After this, you can finally turn them into sleeves and put them on the handles:

And let them lie down for now.

ASSEMBLY.

We sew the washed and ironed main part of the shirt with a pipe.

The top cut has already been stitched with handles. bend it inward by 1.5 cm (along the thread drawn in advance, it will turn out evenly), iron it.

We assemble the top with a thick, strong thread in increments of approximately 5-7 mm. We put it on the doll, tighten it and secure the assembly to the desired width.

We secure the assembly with a stem stitch.

We will not decorate the chest and neckline: Russian girls hung themselves with beads in several rows, the embroidery simply will not be visible.

We fasten the arms, dressed in sleeves, through the bead with thick strong threads (I fastened them with “iris”)

Well, you can put the doll aside for now.

In the meantime, we’ll deal with the ponyova... And how exactly we will deal with it and how to assemble the doll - see in the second part of the master class, here.

I don’t like these two-part master classes, but huge master classes are even more frightening

I hope it will be useful!

What fabric is better to use

The kokoshnik is a festive, elegant accessory, so only the best fabrics have long been selected for it. Today it is possible to make a Russian kokoshnik with your own hands from such high-quality and luxurious fabrics as:

• velvet;
• atlas;
• brocade;
• taffeta;
• organza.

Delicate crepe or cambric can also be useful if richly decorated. It is better to choose plain options or fabric with a jacquard pattern.

Modern use

Even now, national costumes continue to be popular. True, the scope of their application has become somewhat different. Children wear such outfits for theatrical performances, performing folk songs or national dances. Adults, as a rule, wear them to themed parties and events that are dedicated to the culture of the Russian people. They are also sewn for performances.

Details of folk costume are found even at fashion shows. Ethnic motifs are trending now. Often similar styles are used to create wedding dresses. In this way, tribute is paid to ancient traditions.

Every person should remember their culture, study it and understand it more deeply. Of course, many traditions are already in the distant past, have disappeared irretrievably, but they continue to influence fashion and art, and culture in general. The same can be said about the national costume. After all, many copies were created so carefully that they can be safely called a work of art. You can even make such a robe yourself. This process does not cause any particular difficulties. Therefore, even novice craftswomen can cope with such work.

How to make a regular kokoshnik

When starting work for the first time, it is best to make a kokoshnik with your own hands from cardboard. This material is available in abundance at hand; there is no fear of ruining it with inept cutting.

To simplify the work, it is better to print ready-made patterns. But if the shape of the headdress is specific, then you will have to draw the sketch manually.

The step-by-step instructions look like this:

1. Mark a template on paper (any regular, graph paper or newspaper).
2. Transfer it to cardboard and cut it out.
3. Using the same stencil, cut out two patterns from the selected fabric with seam allowances.
4. Sew two fabric blanks, turn them face out; insert a piece of cardboard inside.
5. Cut out a cardboard rim to secure the kokoshnik and cover it with fabric.
6. Sew (or otherwise attach) the kokoshnik to the headband at a ninety-degree angle.
7. If necessary, sew ties (braid or ribbon) for a more secure fit on the head.
8. Add any decorations to your taste.

Story

On par with people from the highest nobility stood the traditional Russian-style sundress, which retained its design unchanged for many centuries. The most ancient models looked like dresses and were made from a whole piece of fabric with a round or rectangular cut in the center (to be worn over the head). There were other varieties of this product for special occasions. The features and types of sundresses are described below.

Women's folk costume

Cardboard kokoshnik on a finished rim

If you have an old unnecessary children's headband or hoop at home, you can make a kokoshnik with your own hands from cardboard in a couple of hours.

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How? The master class below will help you figure it out.

1. Wrap the headband with a satin ribbon, and glue the ends with glue from a gun.
2. Draw a template of the planned kokoshnik on paper, draw the inner line along the drawn rim.
3. Transfer the sketch onto cardboard and cut it out.
4. Trace the cardboard blank onto the fabric twice (you can fold the fabric in half), taking into account seam allowances, and cut it out.
5. Sew both fabric blanks along the outer contour, turning them inside out.
6. Place a cardboard base inside and sew the bottom edge with a hidden seam so that the threads and places where they are stretched are not visible.
7. If necessary, iron the workpiece.
8. Carefully sew the base of the kokoshnik to the prepared headband using a blind stitch.
9. Decorate with ribbons, rhinestones, beads.

The headdress is ready!

How to take measurements

To draw a pattern correctly, you need to know the measurements - the volume of the chest and back. You won’t be able to do this on your own, so you can call your mom or friend for help. During measurements, the girl should stand still and not hunch over. The volume of the chest is measured by the most convex point on it and the protrusion of the shoulder blades on the back. The centimeter should not tightly fit the body.

Children's dress model

If desired, you can measure the width of the chest and the width of the back. In this case, you need to measure the distance from the armpits along the widest protrusion of the chest. Then do the same from the armpits, but along the line of the shoulder blades. Measurements must be taken twice to ensure they are correct.

For example, for a height of 165 cm, you need one piece of fabric of 2 meters, it is always better to take it with a margin of 0.5 meters. Because when working in any case there may be errors, it is better to trim off the excess than to completely redo the product and add fabric.

How to decorate a homemade kokoshnik

There is often a situation when in dreams one’s own creativity is seen as exceptional and unique, on the verge of magic. But in practice, it is difficult to understand how to decorate a kokoshnik. Photos of the kokoshnik, made with your own hands by experienced craftswomen and costume designers, will help you come up with your own unique work.

You can also focus on drawings and paintings from different provinces and regions. Each locality, each class and time had its own characteristics. Historical books describing the life of our ancestors can be a valuable help.

Illustrated collections of fairy tales provide rich material for copying. Princesses and simple peasant girls are often decorated with exquisite headdresses.

Patterns and sewing procedures for Russian men's blouses

A men's shirt is a Slavic, native Russian type of clothing that was worn in ancient times. Today, such a product is again in fashion and directly emphasizes folk rituals. Men's braid, pattern, step-by-step instructions for sewing the product - further in the article.

The history of a men's shirt with an oblique collar

The name of the product comes from the word “oblique collar,” that is, not sewn straight, but obliquely. Previously, shirts were made exclusively from hemp fabric, although modern ones can be made from any fabric, preferably natural - cotton, linen. The kosovorotka was worn as underwear, outerwear, decorated with tassels and belts and used as festive outfits.

Men's shirt

Note! The pattern of a Slavic men's shirt is so simple that even a beginner can make it. It is enough to take the correct measurements.

Today, this type of product is used both in everyday life and on national holidays. The main advantage of the shirt is its convenience. It is loose-fitting, not fitted, so it does not restrict movement. It is for this reason that back in 1880, the kosovorotka served as a soldier’s uniform.

Initially, the collar was cut in a straight line, not on an oblique. But later they decided to move it to the side so that the pectoral cross would not fall out during work and bending (according to historical data). Since then, the name kosovorotka came to be, and the style of the shirt has survived to this day and is very popular among people, regardless of age and gender.

Nowadays, the classic shirt pattern is used for sewing many products: sundresses, women's and men's shirts, underwear, pajamas or Ukrainian embroidered shirts. Based on it, you can even sew women's nightgowns from satin or silk.

Slavic shirt

Measurements for sewing a shirt

To sew a men's shirt yourself, you first need to make a pattern, but to do this you need to take measurements:

• back width;
• sleeve length (to measure correctly, bend your elbow and place a centimeter from your neck over your shoulder and elbow);
• hip girth;
• head circumference (to cut the neckline correctly);
• length of the product.

How to take measurements

You can add a few centimeters to all measurements, because a folk shirt should fit your figure freely.

Cutting and elements

The Russian shirt, the pattern of which is presented below, is sewn in several stages: taking measurements, cutting, sewing. Before sewing, you need to cut out all the elements of the shirt. They are all rectangular, so no difficulties should arise. It is enough to calculate the width and length of the products:

Decorative elements are used to decorate the product: it can be a ribbon, braid, embroidery, a belt with tassels, etc.

Elements

In addition to the classic method of cutting a shirt, where all the elements are rectangles and squares, there is another way to sew a product of this type.

The main difference is that in the first version the main part is cut out as a solid rectangular cut, and in the second - in two parts - the back and the front.

As a result, the product will be the same, only there will be an additional seam from the neck to the sleeve. The differences can be seen in the picture below.

The second version of the shirt cut

For those new to sewing, it is recommended to first draw a pattern on paper and then cut it out of fabric. Experienced craftsmen can immediately transfer everything onto the canvas and cut out parts for stitching.

Unlike other products, the Russian shirt has no darts and the style is quite loose, so it can be sewn oversized, that is, one size at a time.

When wearing, you can tie the shirt with a belt, which will emphasize the waist, and the product will fit your figure and not look baggy.

Main part

The standard pattern for a shirt for a man is size 54 - it needs to be drawn from the main part. The base (this is the base of the shirt, it is sometimes called the body) - it is cut into a rectangle measuring 2 times the length of the product. To do this, first measure the height of a man or boy, transfer it to fabric folded in half, and cut out the main part.

Stanovina

The main panel should correspond to the width and length of the future shirt. According to the classics, the width should be 36 cm, because this is exactly the width of the homespun fabrics used to make clothes. The rest of the volume is added by the side panels.

Attention! When taking measurements, you need to add 2-3 centimeters to the resulting numbers for seam allowances.

Sleeve pattern

The braided shirt, the pattern of which is made almost the same for men and boys, has several features when cutting out the sleeves. Unlike a regular shirt, the sleeve pattern also looks like a rectangle, like the frame.

Barrels (side panels) are calculated according to the formula: you need to subtract the length of the armhole from the length of the side seam. As a standard, they take 1 meter for the average width of the product, but if the customer wants a more fitted option, then the shirt is cut out according to individual measurements.

When cutting out sleeves, it is important not to forget about the gusset. These are underarm inserts. Typically they are cut out in the form of a square, approximately 15 × 15 cm or 20 × 20 cm.

The gusset is not the most important element of the shirt and you can do without it. But its presence is considered a sign of the quality of a good product. The gusset can be triangular, square, or diamond-shaped and serves to strengthen the side seam connecting the front and back. Beginners who are sewing a shirt for the first time can avoid focusing on the gusset and sew the product without it.

The width of the sleeve should be equal to the width of the frame and be equal to 36 cm. But the length is determined individually. The sleeve can be short, to the elbow, 2/4 or completely long.

Neck

You can use any braid for the neckline. To make the product look elegant, you can sew on an embroidered border. Before sewing the barrels, you need to process the clasp of the shirt. The collar itself is sewn in after all the details have been stitched, that is, at the very end.

Sleeve cuff - pattern

The cuffs are cut out as desired, depending on the intended model. The sleeves can be left loose or the cuffs can be cut to fit around the wrist. Another option: elastic at the edge of the sleeve.

Master class on cutting and sewing cuffs:

1. A cuff is cut out (4 pcs.).
2. To compact it, you can use non-woven fabric, which is ironed on the inside of the mantege.
3. Next, 2 parts are applied face to face and basted with stitches, ironed and sewn on with a machine, not finishing 1 cm so that the part can be turned out.
4. The length of the sleeve at the bottom and the length of the cuff must match. Due to the loose cut of the shirt, the sleeve according to the pattern will be wide, so it can be adjusted using one-sided folds.

Magic kokoshnik of the Snow Maiden

Cardboard is not suitable for the image of the Snow Maiden, Snowflake, or Snow Queen. The kokoshnik should be created translucent, as if glowing from frost and frost. Here you need to use plastic, transparent openwork fabrics (for example, tulle, lace, tulle), satin ribbons.

A denser, but no less beautiful fabric will be required for the back. It can be satin or satin. You will need a sewing machine, scissors, cardboard for a template, a glue gun, 30 cm elastic bands, and decorations.

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Types of sundresses

There are several main varieties.

Sundress in the form of a tunic with oblique wedges

This product model will be the oldest. It existed until the end of the 18th century and was called “shushun” or “sayan”. The main feature of this product was its solid front panel.

Complementing the image with a kokoshnik

Its most ancient model - a blind sundress in the form of a tunic - was made from one piece of material folded in half, forming both parts of the product. There were wide wedges on the sides.

Swing type product

This sundress was made from three pieces of material - two shelves and one back. At the hem of the product, two oblique short wedges were inserted into its side seams; this gave a visual expansion to the dress. The sundress was fastened with buttons at the front. The straps were sewn wide or narrow, cut out together with the back from one piece of fabric.

Round sundress model

The most common and widely used in almost all of Rus' in the 19th century was the Moscow type of product. It is distinguished by its tenderness and airiness when walking, although it seems like a weighty suit.

Slanted dress

Sundress with bodice

This will be a subtype of a round sundress with only a bodice. It was made of two parts: a lush gathered bottom and a bodice that tightly covered the chest. It was fastened in the middle of the chest with buttons or loops. Such dresses were popular in central Rus'. This suit is more suitable for girls with large breasts; the bodice will tightly hold the bust and emphasize its shape. It is necessary to sew an elastic band under the chest line so that the fabric does not put pressure on the body.

A Russian women's shirt under a sundress is made according to the pattern presented in Figure 2.

It was believed that the more magnificent and longer the costume, the more charming and innocent its owner.

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How to make a plastic kokoshnik

1. Develop and cut out a craft template (ready-made patterns for beginners are attached below).
2. Cut several layers of tulle along it (how many depends on its density).
3. Sew the tulle on a machine, laying two rows of stitches; the first one is slightly at a distance from the plastic, the second one is close to it.
4. Unscrew the fabric cover and place it on the base.
5. Develop a decoration design on whatman paper or other white paper; transfer him to the kokoshnik.
6. Glue the design with gold (or other shiny) glue.
7. Decorate to taste.
8. Cut out three parts from the satin (the pattern is shown in pictures of the kokoshnik with your own hands). Cut the same parts from the lining material.
9. Sew them together to form half a hat.
10. Sew elastic at the bottom.
11. Cut and sew two satin ribbons for ties and sew them on the bottom.
12. Sew the cap to the bottom edge of the kokoshnik.
13. If desired, glue the mesh in front and earrings on the sides.
14. The kokoshnik is done!

Men's Russian folk costume

Russian folk costume for boys consists of loose pants and a shirt.

Shirt

The shirt can be sewn on the basis of a T-shirt.

• Attach it to fabric or paper, circle the shelf and sleeve.
• Along the bottom line, add 4-6 cm for freedom of fit. The fabric does not stretch, so clothing should be loose.
• Increase the neck height slightly.
• Cut a stand-up collar from fabric. Again, the fabric does not stretch, so we draw the stand not straight, but in an arc. The width is 4 cm.
• Cut out and sew front and back together. Sew the sleeves into the armhole, sew on the stand.
• Fold the bottom and hem it.

The picture shows another shirt pattern.

Kokoshnik in half an hour for kindergarten

If you urgently need to make decorations for the entire fair half of the kindergarten group, even simple options with fabrics and sewing will not work. We need a folk kokoshnik, which any mother or teacher can glue together with her own hands in half an hour.

The work will require:

• cardboard;
• self-adhesive paper of different colors;
• scotch;
• wide elastic band;
• optional - narrow satin ribbon or strips of paper.

To make a kokoshnik, you should:

• print or draw a template;
• cut out a kokoshnik blank along it on colored cardboard;
• cut out petals, flowers, circles and droplets from self-adhesive paper - motifs of folk ornaments;
• glue them to the workpiece;
• laminate with tape;
• sew or glue an elastic band onto double-sided tape;
• Additionally, you can decorate the sides of the kokoshnik with ribbons or paper strips.

Features of the sundress

The main feature of sundresses is that they were made from specially made fabrics. In the 19th century, almost all products were of natural colors and were not dyed. With the development of sewing production, it became possible to purchase materials of different colors and sew clothes for the whole family.

Note! This product has distinctive elements. A traditional sundress is always decorated with various amulets that the peasants loved so much.

For example, the edges of the product were always decorated with various embroidery, sometimes very heavy.

Such symbols contained a kind of amulets that protected against the evil eye or damage. A distinctive feature was the image on the back, which is called a “frog” or “fork.” This sign is very similar to a frog, and many consider it a sign of wealth and luxury. Since ancient times, girls believed that such a frog protected the whole family from adversity. Below we describe how to sew a Russian folk sundress with your own hands.

Pattern of a Russian women's shirt under a sundress

Kokoshnik made from simple materials

Another option for a budget kokoshnik, which is suitable for anyone who needs to make a lot of them urgently. To work, you will need old wallpaper (left over from renovation) with a suitable pattern.

Floral ornaments, flowers, curls, monograms look great on kokoshniks. Using a pre-cut cardboard template, you can cut many blanks from wallpaper, because the pattern on them is often repeated.

The only difficulty is to ensure that the design is always cut out the same way. Make a headband from the remnants of wallpaper and glue a kokoshnik to it.

You can decorate with glitter, bright markers, sequins, and ribbons. A simple decoration option is New Year’s “rain,” but it is not suitable for all holidays.

Step-by-step sewing

The finished drawing must be attached to the canvas and secured with pins. They need to be outlined with chalk or a textile marker, while not forgetting to add allowances of 2 cm. Next, the work is done step by step:

• First you need to sweep away the side sections of the yokes. It is advisable to immediately treat the upper part with ribbon. This is one of the easiest options. Sew a satin ribbon in the middle of the front part;
• Next, you need to straighten the side sections, secure them with pins and sew them on a sewing machine;

Classic chintz product

• It is advisable to stitch the edge of the sundress with colored ribbon and do this until the end of the product;
• The top of the product must be sewn with a middle stitch for comfortable assembly, which should be the same across the width of the yoke;
• Now you need to sew the yoke with the bottom of the sundress;
• Fold the straps in half, make a braid on them and sew them to the dress;
• Decorate the product as desired.

A Russian sundress pattern for an adult can be drawn either independently or simply downloaded from the Internet. By creating a design yourself, you can add originality to the product.

Knitted kokoshnik

And for needlewomen who, on the contrary, have enough time to prepare, we can offer patterns for crocheted kokoshniks. As a rule, they are simple. The yarn should be thin, cotton, lint-free and with well-fixed dye.

Having knitted the openwork part, you need to wrap the rim or hoop with the remaining yarn. Starch the kokoshnik tightly or soak it in PVA glue and dry it. Glue the headband and add decorations to your taste.

Using the same patterns, you can create a whole gallery of holiday dresses for all occasions. Change only the yarn color and decor. Snowflakes and sparkling rhinestones for winter, flower bouquets, butterflies, dragonflies for summer.

A kokoshnik for an autumn celebration can be covered with decorative rowan berries, acorns, and leaves of different colors and shapes. For spring you can prepare tender fresh herbs, primroses, small birds, ladybugs.

Existing varieties

There are several styles of Russian folk sundress. Each of them should be considered in more detail:

• blind or tunic-shaped, not equipped with a seam in the front. This cut of Russian clothing was one of the first to be used. When sewing, a solid fabric was used, on which the side elements were fixed. The neckline in this case was made high. In order to be able to put the head through, an incision was made on the product. This element was tied with ribbons or fastened with buttons. Rough materials were used for sewing. For example, cloth or canvas. The bottom of the hem was decorated with appliqués or embroidery;

• oblique. The product consists of several parts. The design includes one rear element, a pair of front ones and two oblique wedges, which are placed in the side parts. In the front part, the product was fastened with buttons made of metal or simply tied with a ribbon. When sewing, homespun fabrics or factory materials were used. The choice of this or that fabric directly depended on the status of the girl and the purpose for which the outfit was made. Russian sundresses could be decorated with various decors. For example, ribbons were used for everyday wear. Festive robes were decorated with stones, lace or embroidery;

• straight, also known as Moscow and round. It is the most popular. Its distinctive feature is the ease of sewing. Clothes are made from a pair of straight pieces, which are gathered at the top and thus create small folds. Finally, the straps are simply attached to the product;

• with bodice. This outfit emphasizes your silhouette. The top in this case is tight-fitting, but the skirt remains voluminous. The bodice was often made with a yoke. It was distinguished with the help of a belt, which was fixed at the waist.

Having studied what features Russian sundresses had, sewing such a wardrobe item yourself will not be difficult.

DIY photo of kokoshniks