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

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

• Easy leather scale armour

• Tips for making banners for LARP

• Body-moulded leather armour

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

• Spinning Jenny: A Complete Outfit for an Industrial Revolutionary

• Bliaut

• Surcote

Odyssey

Odyssey £30 Kit Challenge

•  Egypt

•  Greece

•  Rome

•  Carthage

•  Persia

Keeping warm at Odyssey

• • Long-sleeved T tunic - very easy

  • Warm over-tunic - ridiculously easy

  • Furry cloak - quite easy

• Multi-purpose toga

• Furry legs

• Furry bracers

  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.