Hi! I'm Mariska, and I am an avid larper and costume builder. I love to share my experiences, and help people get started in these amazing hobbies. Don't hesitate to ask questions in the comments, I love to chat and answer questions about the makes! (Or I would not be making these videos now, would I?) Do send me a mail if you have a cool collab idea.
I just found your video while trying to figure out how to make a cosplay. I followed the instructions and I love it. The instructions are so easy to follow and the end result is amazing. Thank you for sharing this.
What a great video. Thankyou. Not talked about enough. I think I have ADHD because I have so many craft projects on the go and some never get finished. It was good to hear your thoughts on this.
"I'm a country bumpkin and this is my first time I've left my village. This armor? I found it in my attic. I think it belonged to my grandfather. Do you know anything about him? I'd like to know more." Basically, invite your faction to help you develop your back story!
My son is really into making weapons. We have done the various rounds of duct tape + core before. How did you make these weapons, or are they from somewhere? I tried searching your older videos and didn't find it yet. It's also ok if you like sell them and don't want to share everything. I was considering possibly designing some type of mold, inserting a solid core and then using a industrial PE foam mix to create the exterior. However the issue I'm worried about is how to prevent a solid core from shearing away at the softer material on the exterior? I'm sure this is a common LARPing issue. Let me know your thoughts. I was wondering if I could: A. put some kind of Oobleck between the solid core and the foam B. cast a mold first with a denser foam, then a lighter foam on the exterior (not sure if they would bind to each other though)
I found a good local Larp and want to go to a Saturday event coming up, but don't know if I want to be involved in that event or just be there and take it all in. I do want to wear garb though (I have some, as I used to be in the SCA) - Is that weird to show up in garb but just be hanging around watching everything?
It depends a bit on the event, but in general, larp doesn't 'do' audience, everyone participates! But it would also be completely valid to join with a simple player character and take it all in that way, but who knows, maybe you end up getting sucked into the story~
My favoirte piece of advice I got was to make your own fun. People who are active and get out there generally get more out of an experience based event!
I've tended to prefer the welt method for making knife sheathes, basically it takes three pieces of leather not counting anything extra for mounting the entire thing, a front, back and an inner "welt" which is basically a rim around the majority of the edges (except for where the knife slots in, and it makes a very string and working pocket for the blade. Also the beveling isn't actually skiving, skiving is thinning the leather, the beveling is using an bevel on create an edge bevel. Skiving kind of skins the leather down in layers so that it's thinner in places.
Welts are still on my 'want to try' list some day! For this sheath I wanted to get a as sleek look as possible, so went for this option. And regarding the bevelling, yes, I should know that difference, but somehow I completely forgot that the word 'bevelling' was a thing when writing and recording the voiceover, woops. 😅
Bijenwas heb ik al lang eens willen proberen, alleen heb dat hier helaas niet liggen. En ik vergeet het steeds te vragen als ik bij een imkervriend over de vloer ben 😅
A very late comment but I'm new and binge watching the videos: regarding pocket access, something I loved about my Navy-issued raincoat is that both it and the removable winter liner allowed access to your pants pockets. The outer pocket had a slit just inside that let you stick your hand through, and the liner a corresponding hole. It made it easy to reach into your pants without needing to unzip it
That turned out great, I loved watching you craft this sheath. My 2 cents: • wrap your items in cling wrap so that they don't get wet while wet forming (especially if it's metal items or LARP weapons!) • that "revolver closure" is usually referred to as "Sam Browne studs" • get a 2-prongs stitching fork, it's going to be very useful! Cheers! 😁
Zoals de andere comment al aangaf is Boomsma een prima optie, woon er zelf wel wat ver weg dus ben er nog niet fysiek langsgeweest. Verder is er in de buurt van Rotterdam Strieder, en in Zwolle Eurolatino, beide fijne grote winkels met een hoop keuze in leer wat je kan voelen. Strieder heeft ook een hoop werktuig, eurolatino ook wel iets maar net wat minder, beide gerund door hele fijne mensen die graag meedenken. En in Amsterdam heb je PuurLeer, daar heb ik leer van gekocht via Elf fantasy Fair en Castlefest, die hebben echt een hoop keuze in leer maar weet niet hoe ze zitten in werktuig of hoe de winkel eruit ziet. Hopelijk heb je hier wat aan en success!
Timestamped link to the stitching instructions mentioned in the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6MJNqXDtVuU.htmlsi=lU1wUVY-D3kx69c4&t=641
Question. I may have just missed this, but how much ease is built in? I tend to sit cross-legged on the ground a lot, and I need space for a food babies.
This is such a beautifully accessible tutorial for multiple sewing levels! I'm an experienced home sewist, but I found LOTS of helpful ideas for making my renfaire tunic. It's one thing to know how to make this. It's quite another to be able to clearly and effectively communicate to OTHERS how to make this. You are an excellent teacher! Thank you, thank you!!!
A major tip that can break apart entire groups or individual friendships is if you get pissed off at someone in character, don’t take it out of character! There are a few characters that my character doesn't get along with, but don’t bring it out of game. The last event I was at, some Druid stuff happened which was new to our town and us as a town screwed up and the Druid character who was doing there own major personal plot that we screwed up was pissed off at all of us and screaming. To the point a couple people pulled her off to the side to make sure she was good out of game, which she was, just good at rp. And as soon as game ended we were laughing about the whole thing and joking. Another example is there is one character who is a absolute prick who thinks he's the best thing since sliced bread and his personality pisses me off out of game, but I have to be sure that I'm getting pissed of at the character and not the player, because the player has a much different personality, just excels at that type of role.
When he speaks about silhouettes and videogames, I can't help but think of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, where NPC's clothes would pop up as you approach. See this guy on the road? A simple peasant? A wayfarer? Well, hello there, sir! *armor suddenly appears" Ooooh, shhhhhh...
@@MarisArmoury I'm sorry, that was a joke, but thanks for the reply! I really did very much enjoy the guide! However I did get a little confused as to how it happened when you've sewn two cylinders together and yet the waist seemed to taper out, I feel like I'm missing some step
2:06 not the smallest! waist is where you get the bend. it matters a lot for example my smallest point is about inch higher that the point where i bend because of asymmetry
love your videos about sewing and stuff, but actually getting more lore and character details is so cool, and i hope you share more of your characters' stories in the future. both as separate videos like this one but also maybe sprinkled into your regular videos.
Not really, as it is watered down quite a bit it doesn't. If you use it without watering it down it might make the fabric stiffer, however, in a way that is also realistic ;)
Im pretty excited to try these, They look cozy! How would you recommend adding pockets? Im thinking i cut the upper legs into four skinnier rectangles (adding extra length for the new seam allowance) and then sewing two of them together, leaving a hole for a pocket on the new seam.
That would be a way, however, this type of pants isn't really suited for pockets. Once you put stuff in the pockets it can't be as poofy anymore and will sit a bit awkwardly.
This is the one instance where packingcway more underwear, is not dumb at all. I fell in a mud puddle on the second day, and spilled my drink all over my lap on the third day. Its also nice to have fresh socks after the battle, when sitting in the tavern. So yeah, pack double the amount of undies and socks!
aaaahh I did not expect Amersfoort to show up in your videos! So fun! I have lived there for five years (moved not too far away but man its not the same) and absolutely loved it there. I went to your channel for stays and chemises, so this was a fun surprise! Belhadi is still there and it's lovely to see them show up here. Real bummer that Sikkes went under though, I almost landed a job there during college. Ten Hagen also has a cool collection of fournituren, by the way! They are in the fork in the road that does NOT lead to the Hema if that makes any sense.
I absolutely still love it here, it was a good decision to move here :). Belhadi has only gotten a larger selection since this video, it is pretty much my default fabric store now I even prefer it above the convenience of shopping online. I didn't know Ten Hagen also had haberdashery (fournituren)! I recently had my sewing machine serviced but I opted to go for the other service shop around the corner. But the next time I'm there I'll hop in and take a look, thanks for the tip :)
@@MarisArmoury Yeah, it's a really fun city to live in, I always felt like it had everything you need and then some, but still with a really chill atmosphere. Haberdashery is such a fun word, TIL! But yeah, they do have a ton of cool stuff, and the people running it are also always very nice and knowledgable, def recommend swinging by them the next time you need something!
