EZ-EL Wire Michael Jackson Costume! Step-By-Step Tutorial

This project is a Michael Jackson Costume decorated with yellow EZ-EL wire. Perfect for Halloween or the next costume party you attend!

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Materials:

Michael Jackson Costume
Two 25' Yellow EL Wire Kits
Wire Stripper
Translucent Thread
Needle Pack
Dritz Safety Pins (Sizes 1 & 2)
Six 5" Black Zip Ties
X-Acto Knife

Step 1: Attach Inverter and Wire to Shoulder Pad

For this project you are going to need two 25' Yellow EL Wire Kits, one for each side of the jacket. You're going to want to place the inverters under the shoulder pad because it keeps them out of sight. Just clip them to the wire on the inside of the shoulder. Following my design, I created four X’s on the shoulder pad. I used 11 zip ties to keep the wires in a specific shape, and I used safety pins to temporarily attach the wire onto the suit.

However, feel free to take creative license in terms of what type of Michael Jackson costume you use, and what designs you make with the EL Wire.

Comments

[jvl856]

awesome jacket. can you tell me what MJ jacket or video this was based from?

[ezelwire]

Thanks! I actually got the MJ jacket online. You can google MJ jacket and you'll find a few jackets similar to this one. As for the design with the EZ-EL Wire, that came from just playing around with the jacket and wire together.

[Notquitepinoy]

nice idea, I just bought some EL wire and I was thinking about making a halloween costume... you're MJ costume is awesome, good job

[ezelwire]

Thanks, glad you like the costume!