DIY mummy costume

Halloween celebrations are usually held in a warm and friendly company of a variety of monster masks. At such parties, the costume of the Egyptian mummy is always popular. It is made quickly, does not require special skills and high cash costs.

We’ll tell you how to make such an outfit with your own hands.

How to make a mummy costume yourself

The material for dressing the mummy for Halloween can serve as old fabric and bandages, as well as ordinary toilet paper. True, in the latter version, there’s no need to flaunt a carnival new thing for long.

From toilet paper

This is the most affordable version of the costume . Unless, of course, you use pipipax from the Japanese company Hanebisho as a material, costing up to $ 17 per roll. A costume is made in a matter of minutes, and, having played its part, also quickly becomes worthless. Another minus of fabulous vestments is to avoid getting water on it, otherwise instead of the original outfit, you can get a pile of wet paper.

  • As a basis, we take 2-3 rolls of dull gray toilet paper . So that the material does not unwind and lasts at least a few minutes, you can prepare several clips.
  • Making a mummy begins with the legs . Wrap the paper around the ankle several times, fix it on the bottom with a paper clip, which will prevent the paper from unwinding immediately. But you can do without improvised means.
  • We draw both legs in turn, and then smoothly switch to the torso .
  • Hands wound from hands .
  • Lastly, create a paper hat on the head .

Now you can show yourself to the guests. But you should walk slowly, trying to carefully bend your legs and arms. Excluded and squats. Another disadvantage of such a quick suit - after its removal, there are many pieces of paper. Therefore, you have to arm yourself with a broom and dustpan to remove everything.

Of bandages

For the suit, ordinary medical gauze bandages are suitable . But first, they should be given a dirty brown color, otherwise the mummy will more remind the patient of the department of traumatology.

Help For staining, it will be enough to pour hot water into the basin and put a few tea bags or add thick tea leaves.

You can also use paints by dissolving them in water until a gray liquid is obtained.

The rolls of bandages are placed in water, held for several minutes and squeezed. Dry the blanks on batteries.

A suit will require approximately 60 packs of bandages . Therefore, you can paint a ready-made suit. To do this, take a wide brush, dip it in the prepared gray or brown solution and apply it over the entire surface of the dress.

Bandages are wound on the body in the same manner as toilet paper, but more carefully and in several layers, leaving no gaps . Gauze rolls can be simply tied together, hiding the nodes between the layers. In the classic version, the head is also bandaged, leaving a narrow gap for the eyes.

From fabric

The most laborious process is the creation of a mummy costume from fabric with its fastening on the basis. Such an outfit can be used more than once, striking others with its inanimate look.

Instead of bandages, old sheets or duvet covers are taken . In the absence of those, you will have to buy several meters of natural material.

Such types of fabrics are suitable for work.

  • Flax . Due to its weaving, the fabric looks like ancient bandages. It is better to buy unpainted linen, it is gray or beige.
  • Clap . At its core, it is a more dense and inexpensive fabric. Good at staining.
  • Calico Another kind of dense natural fabric. As strips for a suit, an untreated calico of milky beige is well suited.

The fabric is cut into strips 5–7 cm wide. It can also be torn manually, then the edges will look more natural. If the selected material is white, it is worth it to “stain” it a little. To do this, the prepared strips are placed in boiling water with a dye, which can serve as strong solutions of tea, coffee or onion husks.

As a basis for a suit, a turtleneck and sweatpants, thermal underwear are suitable .

Strips of fabric are sewn onto the base, starting from the bottom. Each subsequent layer is attached so that with its lower edge to hide trace lines. In the same way, sleeves and legs are sheathed.

The fabric can also be sewn manually.

Important ! Safety pins are not recommended for fastening strips.

They can open. In this case, the suit will be spoiled, but you can still hurt yourself.

Makeup and attributes

So that the mummy does not look too implausible, makeup can be applied to all exposed parts of the body. The foundation is also suitable.

Particular attention to the face . It should look pale gray, bloodless. To do this, the face is covered with white makeup.

It is desirable to highlight the cheekbones with a dark tone, which will create a thin and haggard look. Eyes are drawn in black pencil, and around them, capturing the eyebrow zone, dark or yellow-green shadows are applied.

If the face remains open, you can draw a small cobweb on the cheek or forehead using a black or silver pencil.

Costume Tips

Even the new mummy costume, which is called "with a needle", should look like it was sewn more than a century ago. Therefore, some good tips will help bring the chosen image to perfection.

  • When stitching strips of fabric, leave the long ends loose and. This will create the appearance of shabby and dilapidated.
  • Apply a few strokes of red paint to the suit . Our mummy is not only scary, but also bloodthirsty.
  • For the female version of the mummy, you can make out only a short tunic . White soiled stockings will complement the suit.