You’ll be cutting these up, obviously – so if you need more than one, that’s not a problem (as long as you have it!). Linen is recommended, but you can actually use any fabric with an off-white, yellowish color.
Again, if they don’t rip perfectly, don’t freak out. If you absolutely must, grab a pair of scissors and start “redirecting” the rip; then, resume tearing as normal.
Get out a large pot. Fill it 2/3 full with water and bring it to a boil. Add in a handful of teabags. Presumably, the larger the costume wearer, the more fabric you’ll be using, and the more teabags you’ll need. For a child, a few is good. For an adult, kick it up to a handful. If you don’t have teabags, use watered down coffee. Stir in the material and steep for about 30 minutes to an hour. Take the material out and let it dry. If you’d like, take some black face paint and haphazardly brush some on at random intervals. To speed up the process, throw it all in a pillowcase, tie it up, and toss it in the dryer. The pillowcase is necessary to avoid getting a mess all over your dryer. Don’t skip this part if you choose to do it!
Thermal underwear is probably preferable to your shirt and pants combo, looks-wise, at least. But if you don’t have it around, don’t want to spend the extra money, and want a two-piece outfit, this is the way to go.
So do just that! Lay the t-shirt down flat. Cut some pieces of the bandage material to make them the appropriate length for the sleeves and sew them on, layer by layer by layer. Continue sewing the rest of the strips once you have completed both sleeves.
Don’t forget those thick wool socks!
With material from one leg, wrap around the pelvis. This can be your first or second leg. But don’t wrap above the waistline of the pants – those glasses of Halloween punch will be no match for even the steeliest of bladders. What a nightmare.
Rope a friend into doing this part for you. You’ll be able to get it on, but tying it securely will prove a task, especially if you have limited vision. If you have a ski mask and want your entire face covered, you can use it as a base for your head wrap. A safety pin, bobby pin, or other securing device may prove useful. Just tuck it into a different layer to keep it from being exposed.
Use gel around a stain or on your face to make your mummy globby and rotting-looking. Pull some hair out from a place or two and mess it up to look truly nightmarish. [1] X Research source
