As a Black Creator Why Did I Make a Chainmail Headdress Kit?

1. Take Up Space –  And Crown yourself

 "When I put on a headdress, the world shifts. I step out, and the audience falls silent—not because they were told to, but because they can’t look away. For those few minutes, I am undeniable."

Headdresses have always been symbols of presence, power, and authority—worn by rulers, warriors, and performers.
In a world that tries to make us small, adorning ourselves is an act of defiance. It says, “I belong here. I will not shrink.” You don’t need to wear a literal headdress every day (though, honestly, why not?).

I want everyone who creates with my craft kit to carry that feeling with you in how you move, how you take up space, how you demand to be seen. I want everyone who creates with my craft kit

2. Step Into Your Myth – You Are the Main Character

Across history, the most powerful figures—gods, rulers, warriors—wore something on their heads that marked them as different, as legendary.
Put on a headdress, and you feel it. You move with purpose. You are step into something larger than yourself. You are embodying a version of you that is bolder, untouchable, mythic.

But what happens when we start creating new myths—where we are the heroes? Ones where our stories, our aesthetics, our presence shape the worlds we step into? This is the power of creating your own legend, and moving beyond consuming stories made by others.

3. We Can Be Nerds Too – Claiming Space in Fantasy, LARP, and Re-Enactment

So many of the fantasy spaces I love—LARP, cosplay, historical re-enactment—are overwhelmingly white. But history, and storytelling, belong to all of us.
Yasuke was a samurai. He wore armor, he fought, he shaped history. The idea that armoured warriors only looked one way is a lie.  And when Assassin’s Creed put Yasuke’s story front and center, people whined—but guess what? It became one of the best-performing games of the year.

When we show up in these spaces, we don’t just add diversity—we bring depth, richness, and stories that have been missing. We don’t need permission to be here. We always belonged.

4. To Reclaim History – And boldly take part

Slavery, colonization, and forced migration scattered our histories across the world, but we are rarely represented in those shared histories.. Reclaiming those stories isn’t passive—it’s action. It’s stepping into those roles, claiming them, making them visible again.
It’s why Yasuke is in Assassin’s Creed. It’s why we show up at re-enactments, at LARP events, at cosplay conventions, dressed as the warriors and rulers that history tried to erase. We reclaim history by boldly taking part.

5. Crafting For No-one But Ourselves

Historically, people of color were often the skilled crafters—but crafting for someone else’s wealth, someone else’s benefit. Now, we make for ourselves. The headdress I created a craft kit wasn’t commissioned by someone else—it’s mine. It’s my vision, my hands, my story.

Scale mail and chain weaving are meditative, powerful, and precise. But they also feel like defiance—because these techniques, these skills, weren’t “meant” for us to claim.
When we craft our own symbols of power, we aren’t just makers —we are architects of our own legacy. We can craft for our own joy. especially now.