What are some ways to create wings for a costume?

Question

I am making an angel costume with huge wings. What might be a way to create these wings?

Answer 1

Coat hangers and fabric mesh covered with glitter, use a hot glue gun to affix the mesh to the wire!

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Answer 2

Wire hangers and aluminum foil.... or if you are able to sew, hangers with white material like from a white sheet or something.. aluminum foil is better because it is light weight..

Answer 3

All the Angel costumes I have seen close up use a craft wire from a Craft Store.  It is then shaped to fit the wings and hemmed into the wings.  If the wings are huge huge then you may need to run the wire in one piece around the rim of the wing, but loop it back and forth from the body to give it strength.

Consider craft glue to fix it in place to save you some time instead of sewing.

good luck!

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Swimmerbabe