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Making Ahsoka Tano's Lekku Headpiece

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  Photo by benderlens I started an Ahsoka cosplay back in March of 2021. I knew I wanted to make the headpiece, but I had no idea how to even attempt something like that. I had made a few cosplays before Ahsoka, but this seemed very complicated to me. Fortunately, lots of Ahsoka cosplayers out there in the galaxy have shared tons of resources, patterns, and tutorials that I was able to reference. One resource in particular that I found super helpful was the  Team Tano Facebook group , which is all about cosplaying Ahsoka! I took a dive into that group and looked up other cosplayers on Instagram and YouTube to find as many ideas as I could. Making The Base Headpiece I ended up settling on purchasing a base pattern from  CommanderPoptartShop  over on Etsy which was super helpful and had great instructions to guide me through the process. I think the specific version I purchased is no longer available due to some updates from the creator, but that shop has several diffe...

My Cosplay Beginnings

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  Photo by Kenton M Pryor Photography Hello, fellow cosplayers, creators, and friends! Welcome to my personal cosplay blog. I wanted to create this blog as a time capsule for myself to document my cosplay experiences. I have fallen in love with cosplay over the past few years and am excited to share my love of cosplay with you all in a new format. I have been active on a cosplay social media pages for a few years now (@JediVariantCosplay if you want to look for me other places), but with some recent changes in the social media realm I decided I wanted to start compiling my experiences in a slightly more permanent format. And maybe my little blog will be of help or inspiration to some of you out there looking for tips and tricks or just a place to share in our joint love of fandoms, characters, and all things cosplay and crafting.  I thought I would use this introductory post to share about my first ever "cosplay." I don't really know where I was first introduced to the te...