Tag Archives: LARP kit

Beauty, etc.

Posted on 6 April 2016 by Craft (Alchemy)

Several years ago, Wizards of the Coast released shiny new corrected editions of the core Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks. This prompted the GM of my weekly D&D group to, having bought the new copies, generously pass his old 2003 copies … Continue reading →

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Tales out of Anchor

Posted on 2 March 2016 by Craft (Alchemy)

The preceding three costume posts were all for the same game, Tales out of Anchor Event 2, held at YHA Langdale in the first week of February. Here you see the finished outfit. My entire character, never mind the outfit, started with the tailcoat, which … Continue reading →

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A fancy waistcoat

Posted on 23 February 2016 by Craft (Alchemy)

I made this for Tales out of Anchor, an indoor LARP for which the kit brief is approximately Regency with touches of 1930s China. Other pieces in the same costume: frilly shirt, knee breeches. * This is the Harlots & Angels … Continue reading →

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Knee breeches

Posted on 19 February 2016 by Craft (Alchemy)

I made these for Tales out of Anchor, an indoor LARP for which the kit brief is approximately Regency with touches of 1930s China. For the same costume: frilly shirt. * The ultimate ancestor of this pattern is the Sewaholic … Continue reading →

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A frilly shirt

Posted on 16 February 2016 by Craft (Alchemy)

Every LARPer should own one! I made this for Tales out of Anchor, an indoor LARP for which the kit brief is approximately Regency with touches of 1930s China. Links to other kit pieces for this event to go here … Continue reading →

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My oldest UFO, in numbers

Posted on 1 June 2015 by Craft (Alchemy)

  I have a stash. I am seriously crunched for storage space. What I need to do is use some of it, but an interim palliative is reorganisation. In particular, I recently got fixated on one shelf that had remained quietly undisturbed … Continue reading →

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Top to bottom: Jerkin

Posted on 20 October 2014 by Craft (Alchemy)

After two years of demon-haunted mayhem, the current campaign for my once-a-month LARP club came to an end in July. On September 21st we kicked off an all-new sword-and-sorcery adventure, which means new characters, which means NEW KIT! My ambition for my … Continue reading →

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Top to bottom: Equipment

Posted on 27 September 2014 by Craft (Alchemy)

After two years of demon-haunted mayhem, the current campaign for my once-a-month LARP club came to an end in July. On September 21st we kicked off an all-new sword-and-sorcery adventure, which means new characters, which means NEW KIT! My ambition for my … Continue reading →

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Top to bottom: Trousers

Posted on 19 June 2014 by Craft (Alchemy)

After two years of demon-haunted mayhem, the current campaign for my once-a-month LARP club is coming to an end. Come September, we’re kicking off an all-new sword-and-sorcery adventure, which means new characters, which means NEW KIT! My ambition for my new character … Continue reading →

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A kyrtill for #ShieldmaidenMarch

Posted on 9 March 2014 by Craft (Alchemy)

It’s March. This is still a little mind-boggling. But yes, it’s daylight when I leave work now, and the weather’s picking up, and the park up the road is covered in crocuses; it’s spring. (Finally.) This means it’s time for … Continue reading →

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