Cosplay Craft: How to Use Braiding Hair for Cosplay Wigs

Ready, set, cosplay! Wigs are hard to master, but cosplay expert Alex will show us how to create gravity-defying styles like those found in anime and video games. By using braiding techniques, we'll learn how to create corkscrew ponytails, big hair spikes and more!

For this program you will need:
- wig
- wig head
- braiding hair
- sewing needles and thread
- hair weft
- wire
- comb
- hairspray
- hair gel

This video is part of our Radical Fit Cosplay Craft series.

Radical Fit is a Chicago Public Library YOUmedia initiative dedicated to teen fashion-making with a special focus on gender identity and equity.

Alex Bell is a competitive cosplayer from Atlanta who has a degree in costume technology and a wig-making certification. They have been cosplaying since 2014. They won cosplay awards for best in show at Atlanta Comic Con and Best Journeyman Fabrication at Momocon for their Na'vi from Avatar cosplay. They are currently a graduate student working on research relating to traditional clothing and costume from East Asia with the intent to teach their research at the college level.

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