Material used - Felt (cocoa/ brown and tan color)
Wire - for tail
Cotton - stuffing the tail
Needle and thread
Measure the length from shoulder to knee.
Measure the shoulder width and keep 2 inches more
Cut the brown color cloth shoulder width and double the length.
Fold it into half and cut the neck in the middle.
Cut a long brown color band for the belt.
And stitch the belt on top of the front side.
Stitch the belt to the front side.
Cut a circle with tan color felt and stitch it on top of the belt.
Cut a rectangle brown felt. Fold and stitch the open side together. Leave one side open. Turn inside out and stuff it with cotton. Put the wire in it and bend it accordingly.
Wire
Tail with stuffing and wire
Stitch the end together to close the opening
Stitch the tail to the back side
This is how it will look from back.
From front
Now for ears. Fold the brown felt in half and draw the shape of an ear. Cut and stitch the open ends.
Cut a slit
Turn it inside out.
Cut tan color felt ears and stitch it on the brown ears.
Put your finger in so that you stitch just one layer of brown felt.
Take a small rubber band.
Put it inside the slit of the ear
And stitch
Now stitch both the ends together closing the slit.
Make the other ear too!!
Put it on.
Back view of the full monkey costume.
Wear a brown shirt and pant under the costume and paint the face and the little monkey is ready!!
