>>4398470The baaasic plan for the tail is, make 9 stuffed tails, which I'll then sew together. If I have to I'll put wire in them to keep their shape, but the calico mock ups I've made have held their shape without it.
I'll have a sort of harness type band under my dress, and I'll use fishing wire or something to attach the tails, go through the tabard and dress, and attach it to the band. I plan to have the tails pulled very close to my back, so you shouldn't be able to see them, especially if people only take photos from the front... I'll attach the bottom of the tails straight to another band at my hips, and I'll make it so it looks like the tails are actually attached to my arse.
This is a sketch I drew in the first stages of planning. It's gone through a few changes now, e.g. I don't need to have the entire wire structure as they hold up well enough by themselves.
In my head, and sort of on paper,Ii can get it to work. Describing it now, it probably sounds like a complete failure...
I fully expect this to be an absolute pig to get in and out of, and using my shitty machine to sew fake fur is going to cause me no end of trouble and rage.
I have a month, and patterns for EVERYTHING, so it shouldn't take too long to pull together. I just haven't had enough money recently for food AND cosplay, so I've been prioritising. Now student loan has come through, I can spend the money from my job on stupid amounts of fake fur... Because I'm doing a design course, I also have only 2 exams (both on the week of Expo), and I only work sundays, so I should have plenty of time to get this done :D