Harness for Cosplay Wings

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https://youtu.be/Kxwuze5_Xxc This is a harness I designed for use with cosplay wings, originally for a Suigintou cosplay but can probably used for any character with wings (of a reasonable size). There are 4 holes that go through the harness horizontally, where a wire hanger which becomes the "skeleton" of the wing can slide all the way through. Then the hanger is bent back around and inserted into one of the other holes to fix the wing into place. See images for an example. This was intended for traveling, as the hanger can be unbent and removed, allowing the wings to pack down to nearly half the size after disassembly, and re-assembled whenever needed. The wire hangers I used were measured to be about 1.9mm in thickness and were a tight fit. I suggest sanding the hangers if they have been painted, since the paint can scratch off inside the holes and cause them to get stuck. See links below for the hangers I used. It has mounting points on each corner for up to 1/2" straps, which can be attached to any matching set of adjustable rings and a buckle, similar to a backpack strap. For larger or heavier sets of wings you may need to scale up. See links below for the straps and rings (the buckles I bought locally at Jo-Ann) The wings are created by cutting adhesive crafting felt in the shape of the wing and attaching it to a wire hanger that's bent into a frame to support it. If it's a bat wing you could just be done after attaching the felt to both hangers and inserting the wire into the harness. For wings with feathers, you can hot glue feathers to the felt, starting at the wing's tip and layering the fluffy parts of additional feathers in a way that hides the quills and hot glue. I printed this on my DLP/SLA printer... I do not have an FDM printer, so don't know how easily it will print on those. I have included a version with heavy supports, which fits in the build area for the Anycubic Photon. I used Siraya Blu resin, which has a higher strength than typical UV resins, and it held up fine and showed no wear after two long flights and two days of cosplay use, even in large crowds and when bumping into doors/obstacles occasionally. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YYZS04/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FI8X848/ https://www.amazon.com/Dritz-Lightweight-Elastic-8-Inch-5-Yard/dp/B002XNQLBO