Marcella Clinard braided her long hair into an epic beard that any Gimli cosplayer would be proud of. She also took a pile of pictures and made her beardy adventure into a step-by-step tutorial for others, too.

“I’m a female middle-school English teacher. For Teen Read Week last week, I braided my long hair into an epic Gimli dwarf beard.

I made a tutorial showing how to do it! It would be a great Halloween costume for women with long hair who know how to braid!”

Check out her illustrated step-by-step instructions below.

gimli beard tutorial