Escaflowne is my all-time favorite series, so after I got into cosplay I wanted to give it a shot. Hitomi’s jacket was a bit beyond my skill level at the time, though, so I decided to try something a bit easier. Merle was cute, energetic, and obnoxious, and a bit of a challenge given how many pieces she required, but overall fairly simple.

The original was a flannel dress, felt ears and tail, and a sculpey pendant. I kept the wig, but just about everything else changed over time: I upgraded the ears and tail to moleskin, revamped the puffs in higher-grade fur, remade the pendant out of resin, added a leotard and tights, and finally remade the dress entirely in upholstery suede with a painted pattern. I’ve pretty much retired the character, though every now and then I do get the itch to remake her again entirely, since there are areas I could improve.

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