Chicken wire ghost halloween how to#
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Create and Shape the Armsįorm the arms one at a time. Create the thighs by snipping the wire vertically in the center front and back, along the “inseam” bend and fasten each side into thighs. Attach this to the base of the shoulders snip the wire on the edges if needed to fasten the two pieces together.Įyeball your ghost to decide where the waist should be, and shape the wire by hand to form it. Form the Torso and Thighsįorm the wire piece into a cylinder, overlapping the ends by about 3 inches to make the torso and thighs. Overlap the flaps to form the shoulders and the top of the torso, and secure them using the prongs of the cut wire. Make the snips close to the corners of the hexes, which will create longer prongs on the cut sides that can be used for attaching pieces later. With the head facing you, snip the wire on each side, where the shoulders will go, to about 6 inches from the head. You’ll now have a head and neck “emerging” from a somewhat flat base of chicken wire. Continue shaping the wire with your fingers to form the nose, lips, chin, and neck. Use the wire snips as needed to clip the wire in a curve roughly following the jawline, so that you can fold and overlap the wire underneath to define the chin and neck.įor the back of the head and the nape of the neck, clip the wire vertically and overlap the pieces slightly to form a seam to contour and narrow this area. To form the chin, neck, and face, start by pinching the hexes to form the pointy part of the chin. Pinch the Wire to Create the Chin, Neck, and Face

Keep going until you’ve got a bell-shaped form that extends to just below the nose. Using your hands, press and pinch the wire into a convex shape for the top of the head.Īs you work your way down, cinch the hexes more tightly and permanently together where needed, using needle-nose pliers to crimp the wire. Start by Forming the HeadĬenter the wire piece over your wig form, bowl, or vase to form the head.

Chicken wire ghost halloween how to#

How to Make a Ghost Out of Chicken Wire in 9 Steps 1. Ax and feet: three at 12 inches by 12 inches.Right arm and calves: four at 12 inches by 18 inches.

Left arm: one at 12 inches by 36 inches.

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Torso and thighs: one at 36 inches by cut to fit (circumference of the shoulders, plus 3 inches).

Head and shoulders: one at 36 inches by 36 inches.

All pieces are cut from a 36-inch wide, 25-foot-long roll of chicken wire.