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Craft tutorials for LARP made by Daisy, with help from Jude (who can actually sew).

Contents

1 Simple tutorials for beginners
2 Better stuff
3 Big scary projects
4 High Quality Costume Tutorials by Jude
5 Odyssey
1. 5.1 Odyssey art resources
6 Other useful stuff
7 FAQs

Simple tutorials for beginners

Some of these tutorials were written years ago and I feel that the quality of larp props might have moved on a bit since then... still, here they are for noobs.

Really Simple Costume (Guides for Tabards, Trousers, and Tunics)
Hood - from Robin Hood to pixies to assassains, everyone needs a nice hood!
IC Backpack from an old coat. A bit crap.
Helms and headmasks from carrymats. Only if you can't afford better props.
Very easy pouch - a great way to make the most of your leftover fabric.
Having very little money is no excuse for not having reasonable kit! A tutorial in which Daisy and Jude make two entire outfits for under £5.
Bias tape. Jude waxes lyrical about a very easy way to make nicely trimmed edges.

Better stuff

Big scary projects

Stupidly Ambitious project no. 1: Scale armour
Stupidly Ambitious project no. 2: Medieval pavillion
Stupidly Ambitious project no. 3: Female armour from wonderflex

High Quality Costume Tutorials by Jude

Odyssey

Odyssey £30 Kit Challenge

Keeping warm at Odyssey

Odyssey art resources

How to make Odyssey banners
Daisy's sketches from various inspirations, arranged by culture, feel free to use.
Copyright-free inspiration images
Random other inspiration images (some indicate culture, some don't)
Odyssey shield design ideas

Other useful stuff

Fake blood reviews - a fantastic and frank discussion of the merits of different fake blood types by a mystery guest writer.
Bias Tape - a link so useful, it's in the contents list twice!

FAQs

Can I pay Jude to make me some kit?

Yes you can. She only makes things that are 'interesting' and likes to work to a high standard using good materials, so don't expect it to be cheap. It will be great though.

Email this site (see below for address) or speak to one of us face-to-face or if you know Daisy through teh Empire forums or facebook or something, I'll pass the message on.

Can I pay Daisy to paint me a banner?

Yes you can. It's cheaper to make your own though.

Can I pay Daisy to make me some cheap kit?

No. I can't be bothered.

Can I add a FAQ or send you some feedback?

Alright then. Yes. See the domain name for this page above? Get rid of the http stuff and after the word tutorials replace the dot with an @ sign. That's the email you should use. It should end at the uk, no backslash! Don't use it for anything not related to this site please.

Can I buy you a pint for being so helpful?

Why yes, yes you can. Glad you liked the tutorials.

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