HUGE feathers for costumes

[GermanKennhuhn]

Hello everyone,
I love making intricate costumes for Halloween, and this year I’m contemplating a winged costume. I’m hoping to do large articulated wings, but I have no idea where I would find large enough feathers. They’d probably need to be 2+ ft long. Does anyone have ideas on how I could make/buy these? I’m thinking this size.

 

[NanaK]

Ok thought this was going to be a joke about molt season.

Went out to the coop this morning I saw what looked like a pillow fight. You know all the BYCers could ship you the feathers.

I'd love to see what you come up with.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

PVA foam or a 120 lb bond or thicker cardstock. You're going to want something that will hold shape and not be floppy, but also not too heavy or expensive. PVA foam is what most cosplayers use for costuming. It's fairly inexpensive, can be shaped with heat and will hold shape, comes in a variety of colors, and can be easily painted to your finish color.

I think this is probably what I’ll end up doing. I am also considering glueing two sheets of fabric together, and putting some sort of dowl/wire in the middle for support.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Here is the frame for those interested.
Please ignore the disaster in the background.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Could you use cardstock or poster board and cut them out?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Could you use cardstock or poster board and cut them out?

Maybe foam? I don’t know… personally I think that some craft material is going to be cheaper than actual feathers. But I honestly have no idea.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Pretty sure those feathers are fake. Wing feathers would be the right shape for what your picture shows, but they're not that large

Yeah, I just wasn’t sure what material. I’ll probably need to find one and cut them myself.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Maybe foam? I don’t know… personally I think that some craft material is going to be cheaper than actual feathers. But I honestly have no idea.

Oh, that could work too. I was actually just doing some reading, and isolon seems like it could work.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Maybe something like this? https://www.amazon.com/40-45cm-Natural-Feathers-Decoration-Christmas/dp/B079NRTT31/ref=mp_s_a_1_18crid=2KB1VD88GC5WF&keywords=huge+feathers&qid=1661187790&sprefix=huge+feathers,aps,176&sr=8-18

Those are a little too droopy for what I’m going for, but the size isn’t bad.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How about Emu feathers?

They're the wrong shape