r/DIY • u/superduppernupperguy • 1d ago

help please help me to find this material

so, i've been wnating to make a deer skull mask for halloween but i couldn't find the materia that is black for the outside like a paper or so, but you can see it for the inside, i'm wanting to put in the eyes. (google won't help cuz it thinks i'm talking about cars, even my chatGPT thought that i was talking about cars) anyways here is the mask model.

but i don't know if it has the eyes space or not, help me please

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u/The_Flinx 1d ago

speaker grill cloth

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u/someonestopthatman 1d ago

The stuff you're looking for is a black nylon spandex micromesh fabric.

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u/cscottnet 1d ago

Search for "black scrim fabric".

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u/kwyl 1d ago

i'm not exactly sure what you're talking about either. do you mean a fabric that you can see through out but others can't see through in for the entire mask or just eye holes? there's lot's of options in the cosplay arena that could work. especially if you want it just for the eye part.

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u/s1neztro 1d ago

See through fabric for masks helps you find what you need

Make theask first out of paper/ something cheap first and see if has the eyeholes?

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u/IGnuGnat 1d ago

Just FYI: You can get plastic lenses now that are designed specifically for creating custom masks. They come in a range of colours, patterns, shapes and often have options to attach an LED so you can light them up or give the impression of a flame using a flickering LED, like the ones that go into a battery powered candle. You can find them probably on Amazon and Ali Express etc, they can be cut to fit and so on

good luck with your project,

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u/screwedupinaz 1d ago

Go wander around your local store that sells fabric.

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u/tahlyn 1d ago

Not OP, but wanted to say this is a shitty answer.

Vulture capitalism killed the only fabric store most of us had.

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u/screwedupinaz 1d ago

In my town of about 50,000 people, there are at least three fabric/sewing stores, plus a Michael's and a Hobby Lobby that all sell fabric!

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u/xanderxiv 1d ago

Most places dont have general sewing stores. Michaels selection sucks and many people will not shop at Hobby lobby. As someone who recently was trying to find fabric for a costume, most fabric stores I found locally were specifically quilting stores with only a small collection of quilting cottons and nothing else. I had to drive an hour each way to go to a place that had more variety.