Child/Toddler Cowl
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Costume making, prop building and other '66 Bat-related arts and crafts. Great place for info and helpful tips. Proudly display your latest creation. Please keep it '66 Batman related otherwise it will be moved to OFF-TOPIC.
(NO SOLICITATION). If you're looking to BUY or SELL something, go to the MERCHANDISE SECTION. Even if you're trying to assemble a costume by buying or acquiring different crafted items rather than constructing or customizing them yourself, then it belongs in the MERCHANDISE SECTION. Don't even ask somebody if they're planning on selling something within this section.
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- floatinjoe
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Child/Toddler Cowl
I have a three-year-old who loves Batman. He wears a "Bat Utility Belt" to school/day care almost every day. It's actually just a nylon web belt, but he loves it. We're thinking about having him be Batman for Halloween. The hardest part of the costume will be the cowl. Does anyone have any thoughts? The cowl doesn't necessarily need to have a shell, it could just be a fabric "stunt cowl". I have Chuck's patterns, so I know what the pieces are all supposed to look like and how they go together. Obviously they are too large. Any thoughts on scaling them down?
I'm open to any and all recommendations. This doesn't need to be authentic, just in the spirit of the character (though authenticity is always better).
Mike
I'm open to any and all recommendations. This doesn't need to be authentic, just in the spirit of the character (though authenticity is always better).
Mike
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Have you thought about Chuck and Lynne's "Baby Cowl" pattern?floatinjoe wrote:I have a three-year-old who loves Batman. He wears a "Bat Utility Belt" to school/day care almost every day. It's actually just a nylon web belt, but he loves it. We're thinking about having him be Batman for Halloween. The hardest part of the costume will be the cowl. Does anyone have any thoughts? The cowl doesn't necessarily need to have a shell, it could just be a fabric "stunt cowl". I have Chuck's patterns, so I know what the pieces are all supposed to look like and how they go together. Obviously they are too large. Any thoughts on scaling them down?
I'm open to any and all recommendations. This doesn't need to be authentic, just in the spirit of the character (though authenticity is always better).
Mike
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- floatinjoe
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Ben,
I've wanted that for awhile, but unfortunately, I didn't discover it until after his head was too big for the pattern.
Mike
I've wanted that for awhile, but unfortunately, I didn't discover it until after his head was too big for the pattern.
Mike
- Chuck Williams
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Yeah, I would just "eyeball" the cowl pattern pieces to approximate your childs head size and sew it up.
At that scale a shell isn't really necessary and if you want to tighten it up , do what Todd did and use a face mask.
Man I love that shot Todd! Also the laughing/happy baby shot taken at the same time.
At that scale a shell isn't really necessary and if you want to tighten it up , do what Todd did and use a face mask.
Man I love that shot Todd! Also the laughing/happy baby shot taken at the same time.
Quick, Everyone, Flee for your lives, into the street!!!!
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
That's the one!!! Makes me smile every time!!!
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Me too Chuck the photo is in our entry way, I smile every time I look at itChuck Williams wrote:That's the one!!! Makes me smile every time!!!
Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
That's a great job so far on the little guy's suit. He is going to remember being Batman for years to come.
- floatinjoe
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Absolutely amazing! I don't dare show these pictures to Jack because he wouldn't stop bugging me about it until he is in full costume.
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Finally got around to doing some work on this. I previously scaled the pattern down for Jack's head. This week, I cut the pieces, and started sewing it together. I attached the cowl sides to the cowl center. Didn't get any further than that. We tried it on Jack's head, and it was way too small. Good learning experience for how it is put together, but I'll be starting over this week. Might try doing gloves as a change of pace.
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Best. Dad. Ever.
And the Father of the Year Award goes to...
And the Father of the Year Award goes to...
- floatinjoe
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Thought I'd post a couple of "in progress" pics. This is my second attempt. As noted above, my first version didn't even fit on his head. The cowl sides have been attached to the cowl center. The ears have been made and attached. At this point, I need to figure out if I'm going to put some sort of shell inside of it (probably just fuse in some interfacing to give it some shape). I also need to attach the neck closures and banana, along with paint and cut out the eyes.
Thank you to Chuck for all of his assistance offline. Your advice is always appreciated and valued.
Of course, I will post pics once it is finally finished, but here it is for now. Not sure why they are sideways, but if you click on them, they are oriented correctly.
Mike
Thank you to Chuck for all of his assistance offline. Your advice is always appreciated and valued.
Of course, I will post pics once it is finally finished, but here it is for now. Not sure why they are sideways, but if you click on them, they are oriented correctly.
Mike
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
Looking great Mike!! Happy to help my friend!
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Re: Child/Toddler Cowl
That looks awesome so far. He is going to be so excited when it is finished. And yes, Chuck is absolutely a class act (as if you guys didn't already know that)..lol