Jasmine James loves cosplay! She's one of the few African-American women famous for her cosplay.

To get you ready for Dragon Con, she took 11Alive's Hope Ford through a step-by-step process of making an inexpensive fox tail. It takes about an hour or two, depending on the design and and your level of ability.

So let's get to it!

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Materials Needed

This adds up to about $10.

• poster board
• felt
• matching thread
• pillow stuffing

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Steps

1. Find an image. In this case, Jasmine used a reference image of Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog.

2. Draw the tail designs on poster board or paper and cut.

3. Outline design onto two pieces of orange felt with a marker. In this case, Jasmine used orange felt for the entire tail and white felt for the end of the tail.

4. Cut the felt

5. Outline the end of the tail on two pieces of white felt with a marker.

6. Cut the felt.

7. Take one piece of white felt, the end of the tail and pin it to the orange felt tail design.

8. Sew the two pieces together.

9. Repeat this with the other two pieces of felt.

10. Sew the two tail pieces together, leaving an opening for the stuffing.

11. Turn the tail inside-out and stuff it with poly filler.

12. Finish sewing the tail together.

Step back and enjoy your accomplishment!