Coolest Adult Sheep Costume 4

by Stephanie
(Ohio)

Sheep Costume

Sheep Costume

I wanted to be Little Bo Peep and I asked my wonderful boyfriend to dress up as my sheep! To my surprise, he agreed, however, on one condition; I had to make the adult sheep costume.

I started off with a white hooded sweatshirt, 4 bags of cotton balls and fabric glue...8 more bags of cotton balls and 4 hours of gluing later, my masterpiece was almost complete! I bought white and pink fabric and made the ears (sewed them together inside out and stuffed them with cotton balls for extra fluffiness) then attached them to the hood of the sweatshirt.

He was the hit of the party! Sadly, I ran out of time and had to buy my Bo Peep costume, but were still had the best costumes at the party!

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Coolest Adult Sheep Costume 4

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Oct 28, 2008
 fabric glue?
by: Anonymous

about how much and what kind of glue did you use?
Nov 08, 2008
 Sheep Costume
by: Robyn

I did this for Halloween 08! It turned out great and was very warm for when i went outside haha. I used 1 white hoody and 1 pair or white sweatpants. 1,150 cotton balls and about 10-15 bottles of fabric glue. I got the fabric glue that remains "flexible" because if you don't your fluffy sheep costume will be hard as a rock! I did the cotton balls one by one. it does get tedious but it turns out great! I was that close to winner most original costume I was the hit of the party!
Feb 19, 2009
 pants
by: Anonymous

what did you do about legs/pants..did you cover it by cotton balls..did he
Sep 03, 2009
 glue
by: Creator of the sheep!

I used Aleene'sŪ Tacky Glue
you can get it at any fabric store- i used 2 bottles!
Sep 13, 2009
 thanks for saving Halloween!
by: Susan W.

My heart sank when my son Liam told me he wanted to be a sheep for Halloween this year. I can barely sew a button, let alone a sheep suit! But now that Liam and I have seen your inspired idea, we can't wait to get the tracksuit and start gluing! Thanks for sharing your idea!
Sep 21, 2009
 cotton ball sheep
by: Anonymous

I am doing this for my boyfriend this year, and am using a hot glue gun because it dries more quickly. Hopefully it turns out okay - so far so good, but it is very time consuming. I recommend a good head start!
Sep 22, 2009
 What kind of glue
by: Robyn

I used 10-15 bottles of fabric glue that I got at my local Walmart
Sep 29, 2009
 Ears and Shoes
by: Anonymous

What did you do for ears and shoes?
Oct 12, 2009
 very cool
by: Anonymous

this is perfect for me. I'm going in NYC for Halloween and I hate the cold so much. I'm off to the world of glueing cottonballs. thank you! awesome costume!!
Oct 19, 2009
 dangerous
by: Anonymous

just be aware cottonballs and glue are highly flammable
Oct 20, 2009
 LOVE IT
by: Anonymous

so going to do this this year for our Christmas program
Oct 21, 2009
 creator of the awesome sheep!
by: Anonymous

the ears are made of out white fabric (whatever was the cheapest! and pink felt, I hand sewed them together (inside out, then turn after sewing, leaving a small hole to stuff) and stuffed them with cotton balls to make them fluffy! then hand sewed on the hood.
I also made a tail using the same white fabric and stuffed it as well.
He wore white b-ball shorts, because it was really hot in the hoodie and black and white tennis shoes.
Good luck with the gluing!
PS I tried hot glue but it was melting the cotton balls, so I'd recommend the "tacky glue" see my comment below.
Oct 23, 2009
 great idea!!!
by: Alex

I'm doing it for Halloween '09. I'm going to a Halloween party in Las Vegas. So much work to get it done. I'm currently at 1600 cotton balls, and 10 bottles of fabric glue. I'm about 85% done with the top, and I still have to do the sweat pants. I think I am doing it the hard way. Hope everything comes out right.
Oct 23, 2009
 whats bo peep without her sheep!?
by: Anonymous

my friend scored a great Bo Peep costume and me not knowing what to be, agreed to be her sheep. I have yet to make the costume, but this idea has certainly inspired me! I'm going to try the same procedure, only using one of those white painter jump suits. Hope it looks as great as yours!
Oct 26, 2009
 easier sheep
by: Anonymous

I used a tyvek suit (disposable suit for cleaning chemicals, asbestos) then stretched cotton balls out and used spray adhesive glue.
Oct 28, 2009
 so puffy
by: Anonymous

How did you get your costume so fluffy? Did you do layers of cotton balls? I love the idea and that is what my boyfriend is going as this year. Thanks for posting this for all to see.
Oct 29, 2009
 What glue to use?
by: Anonymous

I am being little bo peep this year and I am making my boyfriend into a sheep! Thanks so much for your idea! but i am making it the day before halloween (i know a little late) if I use fabric glue, will it be dry in time for halloween night? or should I just use a hot glue gun? thanks!
Oct 30, 2009
 spray adhesive does wonders!
by: Anonymous

i'm in the process of making this right now! i'm using elmer's multi purpose spray adhesive (from hobby lobby) and it keeps the cotton balls soft and saves tons of time since you can spray a large area! can't wait till its finished, thanks for the inspiration!
Oct 30, 2009
 Holy Cow - That Was a Lot of Work!
by: Anonymous

Finally finished my own sheep costume - which I made out of white sweat pants and a white long sleeve t-shirt. I also glued the cotton balls one by one - and ended up using 21 bags of 200 jumbo cotton balls - and about 4 bottles of the large size of Aleene's Tacky Glue.

It definitely needs 24 hours for the glue to dry.

Tip: Put wax paper inside the garment to keep one layer from sticking to the other. Also, pour the glue out onto a piece of wax paper, then just dip the cotton ball in it. This makes the gluing go a lot faster...
Oct 30, 2009
 answers
by: Stephanie, maker of the sheep

it took multiple days to finish this and i only did the top, i didnt cotton ball his shorts- he wore plain white basketball shorts. i didnt glue multiple layers, but i did put tons of cotton balls on, there was not a blank space!

the fabric glue will probably not dry in one day, so dont wait til the last minute! (or you can always use a hairdryer to help speed up the process)
i did the front first and put cardboard inside the shirt so the front and back didnt stick together. from my experience, hot glue melted the cotton and it didnt stick as well.

ps by the end of the night there were cotton ball EVERYWHERE! but he still looks fluffy! so put more cotton ball then you think are necessary!

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