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Kotoko from Chobits

Kotoko

Chobits

Status: 100% finished | Debuted: Katsucon 12, February 2006

First Uploaded: 03-07-2006 | Last Update: 03-14-2006

Description

Kimomo was purchased from yinyincs closet on ebay.

Opaque, thigh-high stockings purchased from daapeegoo on ebay. I used two pairs because it looked better than one. To make the stockings tabi-style, I treated the toe area with Fray Stop, let dry, then drew a line after the big toe area with Fabric Tac fabric glue, mashing it as it dryed so it would glue the top and bottom together. After the glue dryed, I cut after the big toe area, making the big toe area separate from the rest of the toe area :) Then I sewed it. The stockings were very uncomfortable after several hours, so I later used a pair of unmodifyed thigh-highs and white ballet slippers that I purchased from 2spoiledkidsmom on ebay. The slippers are very high quality, comfortable, and a great price ($12.00 including shipping.)

The wig is made of two wigs purchased from Amphigory.com: Enchantment and China Doll, both in Pixel. I dyed them with Katie Bair's Twilight Purple wig dye, hoping to create a dark eggplant color, but you could barely tell the wigs were dyed. Brown wigs may have worked better. To make the wig, I hung the long Enchantment wig upside down on a wig-head, and made two high ponytails. I put the short China Doll wig on the long wig, poked holes it it for the ponytails, pulled the ponytails through the holes, then I sewed and glued the wigs (with Fabric Tac) together. I glued medium, black banana-type hair clips on the base of ponytails to make them stick out (the clips where hidden by combing pieces of the shorter wig over them.) The metal hair bells were sent to me as a gift from yinyincs closet. I removed the metal ball inside them to make them lighter and less noisy. They came on black elastic bands, so I just wound them around the base of the ponytails and glued them with Fabric Tac. This wig was very comfortable to wear, and one of my favorite wigs to make!

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