Much easier and it still looks effective. One person skipped the step of adding the faux leather fabric and just made theirs from colored craft foam. It’s fun to go through the comments on the Instructable and see the pics of the masks that others have made. Because of this stitching, weight of the mask, etc, it’s best if you use the most lightweight material you can find. The hardest part of the project is likely having the patience to do lots of hand stitching. She has you do the extra step of taping up a paper test version of the mask to make sure that it fits your head, everything looks good, etc. You’re basically dealing with sewing together five pieces of craft foam and 5 pieces of faux leather cut from templates (that Kelly provides). The plague mask project doesn’t look that hard to make, especially given the seriously cool prop you get for your efforts. Oh, and if you were “lucky” and actually got a house call from the plague doctor, you were treated to such medical marvels of the time as bloodletting and having frogs and leeches put all over you to “re-balance your humors.” Can you imagine dying from the plague and the last thing you see is one of these terrifying figures looming over you? It was basically an early respirator/gas mask, filled with straw, herbs and spices, scented things to keep the stench of death from the good doctor’s nose. The strange beak was actually functional. The plague doctor’s uniform was basically an early version of a hazmat suit, with a great full-length thick leather coat, a mask with glass eye openings, and a big, broad hat. Plague doctors were employed in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries to treat patients of the bubonic plague and they actually wore the terrifying-looking costume you see in engravings and paintings. ![]() I have always been fascinated by the concept of the plague doctor, an actual historical figure, bird-beaked helmet and all. Special effects make-up artist and Instructable member, Kelly Zaks, has posted a tutorial on making this really cool, creepy-looking plague doctor’s mask. Subscribe to the premier DIY magazine todayĬommunity access, print, and digital Magazine, and moreĪ collection of projects from 2023's events Skill builder, project tutorials, and moreĪ podcast from Make: founder, Dale Dougherty Get hands-on with kits, books, and more from the Maker Shed ![]() Read about the latest maker projects, skills, tool reviews and more. Initiatives for the next generation of makers. This epic DIY Plague Doctor Costume has going to be a hit this Halloween It’s super effortless to create an authentic pestering doctor mask with this free pushable pattern.
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