These bat wings are a fun and really easy to make addition to any dress up box. They only took me around ten minutes to whip up with some black lycra fabric I had laying about in m sewing room. Only one seam is required which you can do by hand if you don’t have a sewing machine.
These wings can be made for a child or adult if you adjust your measurements accordingly. Only a little maths is required to work out how much fabric you will need to start off with.
How To:
1. You will need, black stretchy fabric (lycra/spandex is best as it doesn’t fray), scissors, measuring tape, needle and black thread or sewing machine.
Amount of fabric required:
Width = arm span from wrist to wrist (or Ax2)
Length = back of neck to waist (B) + half circumference around widest part of arm(C)
2. fold fabric in half to halve the width, (folded over sleeve allowance C is just to give you an idea of what to measure) .
3. Cut out semicircle, D is the measurement from center back to shoulders. ( the bottom of the semicircle should be the length B.
4. Fold over your sleeve again and cut out scallops for edges.
5. This is how it should look when the whole thing is unfolded
6 + 6a. Fold over the sleeve allowance C and sew where indicated. If machine sewing I recommend zig zag stitch to allow the fabric to stretch.
Wear the wings like a shrug over some black clothing and get ready to scare the neighbours. Boo!
I love it! Now my wheels are turning for other costume ideas.
This is a fab idea Cinti – love it!!
Great project, Cinti! Will be keeping an eye out for black lycra when next in the shops. And I wanted you to know that I've done a quick video that includes putting a zip in a cushion back that was based on your made-of-cloth tutorial. Have credited you all the way through and just wanted to say thank you!
PINNED! Thank you! Gorgeous spot you've got too!
brilliant!!!! this is much better than the plan i had for my son's bat costume. i'm so happy i saw this (on oneprettything.com)
thank you!
I've been thinking about making a bat wing for my 4yo and your tutorial is perfect for my little project. Thanks for sharing!
Rowena
so simple! great idea! I may have to try it out
doh! I just finished a bat wing costume for my son that was way more involved and not as cute as this…luckily, my daughter also wants to be a bat so I will be using your help, thanks!
I featured this tutorial in my “Top Ten CRAFTS I loved this week #3″.
It's an awesome tutorial!!!
Thanks!
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PS:It is also a linking party, so you can link up another craft!!
I'm making this for myself right now! Thanks
so simple! great idea, thanks for sharing this tutorial. happy hallowe'en!
thanks for the great tutorial , I used it to make 3 pairs of batwings for Halloween costumes, you can see here
http://2girls1orca1pukeko.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-party.html and here
http://2girls1orca1pukeko.blogspot.com/2011/11/because-we-were-not-quite-ready-for.html
Thank you so much My kids will love it!
Haaa this the the cutest thing I've ever seen! The facials are awesome.
I'm making this for a 4 month baby who loves to flap their arms, they will look cute on halloween!
Awesome, sounds like the perfect costume!
adorable!!!! thanks for sharing!
Just made this for my 4 year old nephew. He wouldn't take it off for 3 days, including sleep. Thank you so much.
Making this for my 2 year old daughter who is obsessed with vampire bats! I've seen a bunch of wing tuts that attach to a shirt, but this one is better, being in new england a shirt is never warm enough to trick or treat in, this will go right over her coat! And will be a great addition to our dress up box after halloween! Thanks for posting!
what a great idea, it's still cold in october down here too.
tip for readers:
To adjust this pattern fit over a coat, just make sure you measure C with the coat on.
happy sewing
This must only be easy for people who are good at sewing because I have tried over and over and the thread is just not working right for me as I try to do the very last part. My last resort is a plea for help from my friend who can sew much better than me.
Oh I hope you manage to work it out Lisa. Sometimes changing the needle can help with skipped stitches on stretch fabric.
tell me how you go
I stumbled upon your tutorial when looking for ways to make bat wings… it is so easy and very well explained! Thanks for posting, my daughter is having a blast in her wings and will continue to after Halloween has passed, I'm sure!
Oh that's lovely to here. Emma wore hers to the supermarket the other day
really cool!
I linked to your tutorial on my blog – thanks for sharing!
doro K.
Super awesome! Thanks for sharing this. If I wasn't actually on schedule for homemade costumes this year (first time EVER!) I would definitely be trying to convince one of my kids to be a bat for Halloween…. Maybe I need to be a bat….
You saved the day in our house!!! We made these…and succeeded!! Thanks so much – she has a Halloween costume now!
Glad I could help! Have a great Halloween
Thanks for sharing! After I mastered the first set, I popped off another two in less than an hour. Brilliant!!
That's great, would love to see how they turned out.
x cinti
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