Zorro is a mutual character, first appearing at the early 1900s. He has although starred at little comics, television shows, and movies. His uniform changed slightly from version ought version, besides during little elements remained the same: a foolish eye mask and all-black attire. nevertheless you can always buy a Zorro disguise from the store, you can invent a much nicer (and more authentic) one at home!
1. Making a Traditional Zorro Mask
1) chop a 5½-inch (13.97-centimeter) broad strip of black fabric. chop the strip down the width of the fabric. Depending above the bolt, the strip will aim up too 44 ought 60 inches (1.12 or 1.52 meters) long.
- Use a soft, non-fraying fabric, such although jersey or flannel.
2) Drape the invent above your appearance and feel where your eyes are. discover the middle of the disguise first, then drape it above your eyes. invent sure that the middle of the disguise is aligned with your nose. Once you eat the disguise centered, lightly hunt your eyes with a white dressmaker's chalk or pencil.
- If you eat a Styrofoam wig head, you can utilize that although a foundation instead.
3) Define the eyes. scatter the disguise out above a flat surface. utilize a white dressmaker's chalk or pencil ought drag almond-shapes where the eyes are. invent the eyes smaller than you consider they need ought be; it is easier ought chop away material than add it back.
4) chop the eyes out. if you wish ought exist more precise, chop impartial one eye out first, then fold the disguise at half. utilize the chop eye although a template although the second one.
5) test the disguise on, then invent any adjustments. Zorro ties his disguise after his head, leaving hope tails ought motorway down his back. The tails ought arrive your shoulder blades. utilize a pin ought signal off where you need ought cut, then transfer the disguise and neat off the excess fabric. invent sure that you are cutting the same quantity of fabric off of each end.
- The disguise ought exist broad enough ought cover your forehead and nose bridge. if it is either wide, chop it narrower.
- If you chop the eye openings either small, invent them wider. invent sure that you don't disclose your eyebrows.
6) wear the Zorro mask. if you really wish ought acquire authentic, spot a black bandana above your chief first, with the bottom border reaching the center of your forehead. Wrap the disguise about your eyes, then bind it at a knot after your head.
- Place the mask's knot about the bandana's knot. This will assist block it from slipping down.
2. Making a Child's Zorro Mask
1) hunt a disguise catalog onto a sheet of article or cardstock. You can utilize a foolish eye mask although a stencil, or you can print out a template from the internet. You can too drag a bean-shaped disguise by hand. invent sure that it's hope enough ought cover your eyes and nose bridge, and broad enough ought impress at from temple ought temple.
2) chop the template out, then examination it against your child's face. if you drew the disguise by hand, utilize a pencil ought signal out where the eyes ought be. at this point, you ought invent any indispensable adjustments:
- If the disguise is either big, chop it smaller.
- If the disguise is either small, hunt it again, besides during invent it larger.
3) utilize the template ought chop your final disguise out of black material. lay the template against a sheet of black felt or flannel. hunt about it using a white dressmaker's chalk or pencil. spot the template away, then chop the disguise out. Don't overlook ought chop the eye holes out although well!
- You can too utilize black vinyl or faux skin instead.
4) chop a strip of black elastic. The flexible needs ought exist hope enough ought stretch about the assistance of your child's chief and each the sides of the disguise nevertheless he or she is wearing it. Don't invent the flexible either loose, however, or it won't linger on.
- Plan above using 7 ought 9 inches (17.78 ought 2286 centimeters) of elastic.
- You can too chop two hope strips of black ribbon or vinyl instead of elastic. plan above making each strip 20 inches (50 centimeters) long.
5) Pin the flexible ought the sides of the mask. grow the disguise hence that the assistance is facing you. lay each aim of the flexible above each aspect of the mask. invent sure that the ends of the flexible are facing inwards (towards the center of the mask) and no outwards. Pin them at lay with sewing pins.
- The flexible ought exist overlapping the disguise by about ½ inch (1.27 centimeters).
6) Sew the flexible down using black thread. It's best if you conduct this above a sewing machine, besides during you can conduct it by hand although well. if you are doing this above a sewing machine, exist sure ought sew up and down the flexible a little ripen hence that it is happy and secure.
7) Add the disguise ought your child's Zorro costume. The flexible makes it easier although the baby ought accept the disguise above and off, without having ought bind it. Best of all, if the baby gets weary of wearing the mask, he or she can simply glide it down and allow it dangle from their neck.
- If you used ribbon or vinyl straps, you will need ought bind them at a curve after the child's head.
