Birmingham Museum of Art
HOW TO MAKE A TOGA

 

Toga! Toga!

Get ready to celebrate Vulcanalia on August 24 at Art on the Rocks by wearing a toga. Here is an easy how-to guide for making your own.

-    Buy five yards of cloth. (Cloth works better, plus it’s usually less expensive than a

     sheet. And, you get to choose from lots more colors and fabric designs.)

-    Take the width and fold it in half.

-    Pin one of the sheet at your waist and wrap around 1.5 times

-    Pin again and throw the remainder of cloth over shoulder to drape.

-    Bring fabric back to the waste and tie the two loose ends or pin in place.

-    Accessorize with sandals, a rope belt, gold jewelry, fake swords and laurels (Laurels

     are the leaves around your head. Make a circle with a coat hanger and glue fake-or

     real-leaves to it.)

For more toga inspiration, try these links!

www.novaroma.org/nr/Toga

www.howtomakeatoga.info/