Muskhalat by own hands: a detailed master-class

The most famous camouflage apparel for a hunter is the costume of Leshoi or Kikimora. Such apparel names are associated with the external similarity of fairy-tale heroes. So why are camouflage masks so popular among hunters?

History of camouflage

Leshy and Kikimora are some kind of masters of the forest. They are similar to humans and animals. Both heroes merge with nature due to their appearance, so they can hide unnoticed. Like Kikimora, and Leshy, a person strives to become "his" in nature. Therefore, he creates a mask with his own hands, which helps to hide in the space of the forest. Such garments bear a certain meaning: the hunter wants to take on the appearance of a fairy-tale creature and become part of the ancient beliefs.

Such camouflage has long been popular in the hunting environment. Fortunately, it can be made with your own hands from improvised means. Each person does this kind of costume in his own way. The materials used to create a camouflage are various: from cloth rags to grass. Of course, such a process has a significant disadvantage: labor intensity, duration of creation, very short service life.

Description of camouflage suit

Camouflage suits of Kikimora and Leszno come in several types, depending on the terrain in which hunting will take place.

• Forest . In this dress brown, green colors predominate. This garment will help to disguise itself in the forest.
• The desert . Here the main colors are gray-green and beige. Thanks to such a suit, you can ideally hide in a desert area.
• Wormwood . It is dominated by gray and light green colors. Without such a suit, you can not do in the steppe, on a rocky surface.
• The snow . The main colors in the apparel are light gray and white. Such camouflage hats are able to disguise the hunter in the winter forest or on snow-covered terrain.

Recommendations for the creation of camouflage

When creating a camouflage, you need to consider that the sight of many animals is not monochrome, so the masqualade, made by hand, must be multi-colored. In addition, you can not erase the created garment with the help of bleach, as animals will see a luminous spot, and naturally, hunting will fail.

So, it is desirable to create the most realistic in color and pattern masks, which guarantees an excellent process of hunting. If you can not do it yourself, you can buy ready-made clothes. Fortunately, domestic manufacturers have created several models with various realistic images. For example, you can see the drawings "Bittern", "Polar Owl", "Woodcock".

If you need to learn how to make a masked coat yourself, you need to study a lot of literature to achieve an amazing result. The costumes of Leshoy and Kikimora become more popular, although they are rather bulky. But they work even better than the spotted costumes.

Creating a mask with your own hands: the subtleties of the process

Many may need a masqualade of "Kikimora", and there is no time and opportunity to purchase such clothing on the eve of hunting. In this case, you need to use improvised tools.

There are 3 variants of camouflage:

• Jacket, pants, hat;
• A poncho cape;
• Jacket-hoodie.

Of course, the easiest solution is to create a poncho that has such qualities as versatility, multifunctionality, ease of use.

Materials for the creation of camouflage "Kikimora"

So, thinking about how to make a mask of "Kikimora" with your own hands, you need to determine what material the suit will be made of. You can take a fishing net 1.5 to 3-4 meters in size. The size of the cell in this case should be 1-2.5 cm. The color of the grid used does not matter, because it will be "camouflaged" on top of it.

Next, you need a jute thread, which is used in ordinary bags. You can buy a coil of such a thread, but it is advisable to use 6-7 bags. Specialists from this area are advised to choose the second option, since the yarn from the bag is softer, more elastic, thinner.

The third thing you'll need is dyes. Their selection is a very important matter. The dye must be taken in such a way that it is suitable for cotton and synthetic fabrics. The colors and shades should be several: 2-3 shades of green, black, brown, olive, yellow.

You will also need a nylon thread with a length of 100 meters and a thickness of 1 mm. You need to buy one skein. The color should be within white, brown or black shades. This thread is necessary for joining the parts. Without a nylon cord length of 25 meters and a thickness of 3-4 mm can not do. It is necessary to strengthen the edges of clothing and create ties.

Creation of camouflage gown Kikimory

So, all the materials are ready. For example, here will be shown a process that allows you to create a mask with your own hands in the form of a jack-hoodie.

It is necessary to prepare patterns for the back, the front part, the hood and the sleeves. The front and back are made in the form of two identical parts. Their shape should be rectangular. Width - within 1 meter, length - from the shoulder to the knees. These parts are sewn in such a way as to leave a hole for the head.

Since camouflage hunts can not do without sleeves, you need to prepare two pieces of rectangular shape. The length of the patterns should be within the range of 60-70 cm. The width should be 40 cm. The sleeve should be large enough, since the mascara, created by itself, is put on top of other clothes.

The hood is created from 4 parts. It will be necessary to cut 4 elements:

• Part number 1 - 20 x 20 cm;
• Details № 2-4 - 20 х 40 cm.

Then they need to be sewn, as shown in the picture.

In principle, the jacket is ready. It remains to "decorate" with colored threads.

Painting of threads and their fastening on camouflage

First, you need to paint small sections of the threads to make sure the resulting color. After reading the instructions, you can begin to color the threads in a dark green color. This shade is the base for the masks of Kikimora and Leshoy. In this color it is necessary to paint 2-3 hanks made from bags; Thread kapron and cord; Details of a sewn suit.

After staining everything must be rinsed and dried. This process is allotted about a day. It is better to dry filaments from bags away from sources of fire and direct sunlight.

After drying, you need to make bundles of 4-5 threads. They need to be doubled and expanded for convenient operation. When creating the so-called "rags", one should take into account that one thread should be about 40-55 cm long. The filaments folded in two are able to form a blurred silhouette of an arrow.

To make a camouflage with your own hands, you need to properly fix the cooked beams. The first method is called a "checkerboard". The essence of the method is that you first need to fix the threads with the base color in checkerboard order. Then bunches with additional shades are fixed.

The second method assumes fastening of "shaggy" at once all shades which form camouflage. We need to weave according to the following scheme.

It is worth considering that we need to weave threads from the bottom up.

Dangers that lie in wait for hunting

Masking clothes, no matter how well she worked in the hunt, can add her spoonful of tar. A man dressed in camouflage, whose photo can be seen in the article, will be hidden from animals and birds, as well as from his neighbors. Therefore, there is an unspoken rule: it is forbidden to shoot on a blurred target, on sound or movement, in the dark or twilight.

An experienced hunter in camouflage can disguise himself so that he will not be heard or seen. And the newcomers can be seen a mile away. Therefore, the former are at a disadvantage. Disguised, the hunter must follow the game and behind what is happening around. If the scarecrows are placed, other hunters can take them for game and shoot towards the hidden person. Therefore, you need to exercise maximum vigilance.

So, the suit is ready. It's time to go hunting. The main thing is vigilance and caution.