BattleGuide Report post Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) Ok, so I attended by first Renaissance fair and LOVED IT! I want to be able to fashion some items to wear the next time I attend a Renaissance fair, but I have NO IDEA what I am doing :-) I would love to be able to create some authentic looking items (mug, mug strap, belt, bracers, shoes and even armor perhaps) I am a fast learner, but this is all new to me. Anyone willing to help a newb get started... Edited October 9, 2010 by BattleGuide Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denise Report post Posted October 9, 2010 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showforum=26 BattleGuide - there is a whole section on Historical Reinactment on here (link above) including some tutorials on making bottles and mugs.Take a look around there for a while, decide on a project and then start a thread asking quesions. I'm sure you will get people ready and willing to answer them. We have some incrediable makers on here. Be prepared for your jaw to drop! And welcome to the forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terrahyd Report post Posted October 9, 2010 HI Battle guide Dito , on what Denise said....you will find many friendly and skilled folks on L.W.net....and the most info any where in the world ( I think anyway)... please be welcome and ask when you need help ,, we may be slow ,due to day jobs and work loads,but we will find time to help you. regards ...Doc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BattleGuide Report post Posted October 12, 2010 Thank you both. I actually poked around the Historical Reinactment portion which inspired me to join the forums and reach out to people who OBVIOUSLY know what they are doing. Some of the work is AMAZING and I don't even think AMZING really does the work justice as it is so beyond that. I have a feeling that type of work is only produced after YEARS and YEARS of practice. I think I want to try making the mugs first. I saw these at the fair and they were asking $75 and more for them. I thought to myself, this can probably be made for much less then that. That notion is why and how I found this site. After looking at the mugs on this site I decided it would be fun to learn the art of leatherworking. Then I saw the armor, the bags, belts and many other things that I would love to learn to make. Anyway, because I have never done any of this, I thought huh... I will probably need training before purchasing a bunch of leather and ripping it apart (that could get costly). Thank you all for the warm welcome. I would really like to find a place around me to take some training on leatherworking. If anyone knows of any locations near West Grove PA or DE, please let me know. Thank you all!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
celticleather Report post Posted October 13, 2010 If you've got a couple of weeks to spare, try reading through the tutorials at http://www.bowstock.co.uk/tutorials.html and all the pages at the foot of http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/ There's enough information to fill several books! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
