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This was originally going to be a modification of one of those large fans that you can find at asian trinket shops, but I completely didn't trust it to hold up the rigors of cosplaying.
An 11th hour idea that came to me to use slats from a set of window blinds.
Since the ones i got were faux wood (plastic), i added some spokes that were wooden molding for support. I stacked them up and drilled a hole through the set of spokes.
after bolting it, I laid out the curve onto paper.
I mounted fabric to the front of paper, to give it strength
The purple dots were added by ironing on pieces of purple fabric with some heat & bond sheets.
made sure to measure out the spacing carefully, then used a straight edge to fold the fabric.
After tapering the spokes to ensure that the fan can close, I used double sided adhesive tape to secure the spokes to the fan.
aand thats about it! One really big fan!
After taking this photo, I had to let the gal who commissioned know that it would be unwise to open it outside. There was a slight breeze outside, and it was a challenge trying to make sure that the wind didn't take off with it...
