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How to make postcards in the form of a jacket. How to make a men's suit out of paper using the origami technique with your own hands. What materials can be used

In this article we will tell you how to make a jacket out of paper. This decor is an excellent addition to a man’s postcard for any occasion: from February twenty-third to his birthday and even the New Year. All you need is a couple of sheets of paper, cardboard, a little free time and effort. So, let's look at several options for creating such crafts.

Method one

You will need:

  • Cardboard or plain white A4 paper. The most important thing is that it is tight.
  • Colored paper.
  • Scissors.
  • A simple pencil.
  • Ruler.
  • Markers.
  • Eraser.
  • Satin ribbon.
  • Glue gun.
  • Buttons.

How to proceed:

  1. Before you create a jacket out of paper with your own hands, you need to make a drawing. It will make the whole process much easier.
  2. In the middle of the sheet, draw a rectangle with sides of 16 and 11 centimeters. On either side of it are rectangles with parameters of 6 and 16 centimeters.
  3. Cut out the resulting shape. Bend along the drawn lines. The upper part of the main rectangle should be slightly rounded using scissors.
  4. Thus, you should end up with something like a book. Carefully fold the edges - this will be the collar of our jacket.
  5. The next step is to create a collar for the shirt. To design it, we make a drawing - draw a rectangle with sides of 14 and 4 centimeters. Let's cut it out.
  6. Draw a diagonal vertically and bend the figure along this line.
  7. Then you need to bend the edges, giving the shape of a collar. We attach it to our workpiece.
  8. Now take half of the A4 sheet and fold it in half. On one of the inside sides we write poems with congratulations, and then we glue the piece of paper inside the jacket - it will become a shirt.

That's all! Your card is almost ready - all that's left is the decor:

  1. We knit a tie from a satin ribbon and glue it to the collar of the shirt.
  2. We attach buttons and small pockets cut out of paper to the jacket.

Method two

First, prepare the items that you will need during the work. Among them:

  • Landscape sheets or white A4 paper.
  • Colored paper - in our case it's brown and red, but you can use any other colors of your choice.
  • Scissors.
  • Glue stick.
  • A simple pencil.
  • Threads.
  • Thin satin ribbon.

Master class on how to create a postcard-jacket with a tie yourself:

  • The first step is to write a congratulations text on a piece of A4 paper. Then roll it into a tube horizontally. In the middle, carefully secure with a small and thin piece of tape.
  • Now let's start creating the jacket. To do this, wrap the tube in brown paper, but leave a small space untouched (about ¼).
  • We cut out small triangles from red paper at an angle of ninety degrees and attach them firmly to the jacket - this will be the collar.

Important! You also need to cut out small pockets and buttons from red paper and glue them to the jacket.

  • The last point is to knit a tie from a satin ribbon and attach it to our structure.

Method three

The third idea, how to create a postcard in the form of a jacket with your own hands, is somewhat more complicated than the previous ones. However, the result is quite interesting. If you do everything carefully, you can even give such a gift to your boss.

First of all, of course, you need to prepare everything you need:

  • White cardboard.
  • Blue cardboard.
  • A4 sheets.
  • Blue colored paper.
  • Scissors.
  • Glue stick.

Your actions:

  1. Our postcard will consist of three parts - a shirt, a vest and a jacket.
  2. We'll start with the shirt. Take a sheet of A4, cut it into two parts horizontally. We only need one. Write your congratulations on it, then fold it in half and carefully secure it on the side with a small piece of tape.
  3. Cut out a rectangle from white cardboard with sides of 2.5 and 10 centimeters. Bend it along a vertical line and turn the edges slightly, simulating a collar. Glue it to our “shirt”.
  4. Now it's the vest's turn. First, it is recommended to make a template, according to which you can then cut out the parts from blue cardboard. Glue the vest onto the shirt. On top we sculpt buttons and pockets from a blue colored sheet.
  5. We also cut out a tie from colored paper, glue its beginning at the collar and tuck it into the vest.
  6. The line was only for the jacket. Cut a rectangle to the shape of the shirt and wrap it around it. At the top we imitate a collar. Cut a button from the same material and glue it on.
  7. The postcard is ready.

Important! To keep it from opening when not needed, place a small paperclip at the bottom. To make it invisible, its shade should be combined with the color scheme of the postcard itself.

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Every man should have at least one set of classic suit that can be worn for a holiday or other important event. So we suggest you make a man's suit out of paper that will decorate a postcard, invitation or your paper doll.


  • Two single-sided sheets of paper 12 x 12 cm.

Step-by-step photo lesson:

From the first square sheet we will fold a jacket. If you want it to be black, then place the sheet with the white side down on the work surface. To do this, we bend our sheet twice to obtain two auxiliary lines.


Now fold the sides to the vertical fold line. Our square became not white, but black.


Let's reveal.


Turn it over. Bend a small strip down from the top by 0.5 cm.


We turn the craft over again and bend the sides towards the center. So we already have a white collar worker.


Once again bend the sides towards the center line.


Bend the sides to the middle.


Turn it over.


Fold the sides in half to the first vertical fold line.


Fold the bottom side up. Create a fold line and unfold it. We bend the sides a little.


We fold it in half and the shoulders and sleeves are ready, just like the origami jacket itself.


Let's move on to the trousers. Place the square sheet with the black side down. Bend the right side to the left in half.


Open and bend the sides towards the center. However, they will be placed at a slight angle.


Fold the sides towards the center.


We divide the entire length of the workpiece into two parts. Then we take the upper part and again visually divide it equally. At this point we bend the paper down.


Turn it over and get the finished trousers. We pair them with the jacket and get a finished black and white origami suit made of paper in a classic style.


Video lesson

Looking for new ideas for DIY souvenirs for men? Read the article, prepare materials. You will have a stylish DIY shirt card made. Step-by-step instructions will tell you how to make a paper base and tie in different ways. Either option won't take much time, however, if you need to make a lot of gifts, choose the simple method. In a single copy, the souvenir can be made according to a complex pattern - with additional decor.

Stylish gifts for men for any date

It doesn’t matter what holiday you are preparing for - February 23, a regular birthday or anniversary, the question always arises: what to write a congratulation on? The choice of printing products is now huge. Postcards in the form of shirts - with or without ties, with bow ties, vests and jackets - are stylish and perfectly suitable. A popular trend now is making. Even a beginner can prepare a nice gift from paper in the shape of a business suit. If you don't know how to make a shirt card, read on carefully.

What materials can be used

Most often they take paper or cardboard. In specialized stores you can find very beautiful design options in various colors and textures. Velvet, embossed, mother-of-pearl, metallized sheets are sold. Just use a pretty base. And even if you choose the simplest manufacturing method, you will still end up with an excellent DIY shirt card. The step-by-step instructions given in the article will become the basis for your work.

In addition to paper, fabric is used for decorating or sewing ties or bow ties. If you are making a souvenir for a guy in a youth style, denim patches, laces, stripes, and stickers will be quite appropriate, which are more suitable than a tie, especially when the young man prefers sportswear in life.

What techniques can you use to give such a gift?

As a rule, a card-shirt is made of paper; accordingly, you can work using the appliqué method, when the cut-out parts are connected together, or by folding origami. The second option is more complicated, but looks more impressive.

As for decoration, the most suitable technique is scrapbooking. This is how memorial albums with photographs were originally designed, but this is also a suitable method.

By the way, the shapes of the products may also differ. Use single options with a vertical or horizontal fold. The postcard is made directly in the form of a shirt or contains it as an additional element glued on top of a rectangular sheet.

A very complex souvenir - a suit package with a tie. You should start making it only after mastering the flat gift.

How to fold the base

If this is your first time doing something like this, it's better to use a template. The shirt card is made from the usual rectangular format, although the folding options still differ. The following photo shows the sequence of steps you need to follow to get a shirt with a collar and sleeves.

If you add another outer layer you get a jacket. Using the appliqué method you can glue on a vest or tie. Having mastered one template and folding method, you can easily make many different models, changing the color and texture of the paper, as well as the decor. You can easily make your own collection of samples, such as those shown in the first photo in the publication.

The most complex technique is origami. A shirt postcard made using this method turns out to be quite voluminous, and the paper can be folded so that the tie appears as one piece with the base.

This craft can be given as a stand-alone original souvenir, or can be used as a part of a postcard. By the way, it is quite acceptable to place several such elements of a paper wardrobe on the latter.

How to make a tie

The easiest way is appliqué. There are no difficulties here, and the sequence of actions will be as follows:

1. the base of the tie and the knot element.

2. To make a plain surface decorative, prepare many multi-colored pieces of paper. If you don’t have a designer one, pages from unnecessary magazines or catalogs will do just fine. A quick way is to use stickers.

3. After the pattern is distributed, cut off the excess parts along the contour of the workpiece.

4. Glue the top part of the product (trapezoid).

You can make a card-shirt with a tie in a complex way - so that the main element of the decor looks three-dimensional. This is done from a square blank in the sequence shown in the following photos.

A few more folds and the tie will be ready.

DIY shirt postcard: step-by-step instructions (simple option)

The base, as well as ties, are made by any of the indicated methods, and both objects can be made using either one technology or different ones. The simplest thing is an applique on a card without fold lines. Even a child can easily make this option. This idea is quite suitable as an art activity with the guys on the eve of the men's holiday.

You will need:

  • rectangular sheet of paper;
  • cut blanks of parts;
  • stickers for decoration.

We discussed how to make a tie in this way in the previous section. After this element is completed, you need to glue the parts to the base. All is ready.

So, you've seen how to make a shirt card using the appliqué method. Despite the fact that as an example we chose the option of using a white base rather than designer paper, the souvenir looks decent, especially if it was created by the hands of a child.

Postcard-shirt: master class on making

This option is much simpler than origami. This card can be either double or single. In the second case, the front part will be slightly higher than the back part, since an additional strip for the collar is required. Sometimes it is made from a separate paper tape, inserted into slots made in the appropriate places on the base. Choose what is most convenient for you.

Just a few simple folds and you have a stunning card-shirt. The master class clearly conveys the entire process in just a few illustrations. Notice how well they fit together. In many ways, the impression made by the gift depends on this. Try to use contrasts, but don't go overboard with the number of shades and patterns.

How to decorate and surprise

Even when you don't feel like doing origami, a shirt card can turn out stylish and impressive if you use additional decor. Three-dimensional parts are glued onto the finished product or, conversely, shapes or numbers are cut out using a stencil or with scissors. If you have handwritten inscriptions or use printed or printed cards with standard wishes or exclusive congratulations. Glued real buttons look original.

So, after a few simple manipulations with the available materials, you will have a postcard-shirt in front of you. It’s quite easy to make such an interesting souvenir with your own hands (step-by-step instructions will help you with this). Our master class is the basis for further creative research. When the manufacturing technology is clear, you can easily create your own versions of products. You will quickly cope with creating a gift for your brother, boss, or friend. Use the card to write nice wishes or as an envelope for a cash gift.