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DIY Spaghetti & Meatball Costume: Easy 40-Min Build

DIY spaghetti & meatball costume built from white t-shirt or sweatshirt, yellow or cream yarn, and brown pom-poms
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Time40 minEffortEasy

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Yarn spaghetti glued onto a white shirt, with brown pom-pom meatballs. The yarn is the pasta, obviously. Forty minutes, easy: a white t-shirt or sweatshirt, yellow or cream yarn, and brown pom-poms. Glue the yarn in loose swirls, not straight lines; straight yarn reads as hay.

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Tip: glue a few small white pom-poms in the yarn as parmesan.

Steps

  1. Lay the white shirt flat.
  2. Lay the yarn strands on the shirt first, with no glue.
  3. Check the wavy rows.
  4. Cut the yarn into 12-inch strands.
  5. Glue them across the shirt in wavy rows like spaghetti.
  6. Glue 3 to 4 brown pom-poms on top as meatballs.
  7. Let it dry completely before wearing.
  8. Optional pro finish: glue a few small white pom-poms in the yarn as parmesan.

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Common questions

Can you wash the shirt after?

No. The glued yarn does not survive the washing machine. Treat it as a single-use costume shirt, so use a thrifted one you do not mind retiring.

How long does the glue need to dry?

Let it dry completely before wearing, at least 1 hour for fabric glue. Lay it flat while drying so the yarn rows do not slide.

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