DIY Festival Butterfly Wings – Free Template
For the last few years I’ve been making bits and pieces to wear to festivals, and one of my favourite things I’ve made has to be these butterfly wings. They’re fun, a bit dramatic, and they light up when it gets dark which makes them perfect for evening sets.
I originally made them using some offcuts from a wedding dress, which worked really well because the fabric had a lovely bit of structure and shimmer.
The wings are attached to your arms so when you lift them up they spread out like butterfly wings. They’re great for dancing around at festivals and they always get lots of comments.
I’ve shared more about how I made them in my Festival Edition – What I Wore video, including some clips of them in action.
If you’d like to make your own, you can download the free butterfly wings template below.
⬇️ Download the template:
Watch the Video
You can see the wings in action and the other festival outfits I’ve made in this video:
If you do make a pair I’d love to see them! Feel free to tag me so I can see your creations.
The wedding-dress offcuts sound perfect for making the wings the centre of the outfit. I’d keep the garment underneath fairly simple and let that structure and shimmer stand out. For the separately sewn part of an adult costume, our costume collection at Sewlore offers base shapes to explore. I’d use your template for the wings and try both pieces together before adding trims, especially with arms raised. It would be a shame to finish the outfit and only then discover that a sleeve gets in the way.