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Two circlets I made for magicians in Empire LRP.
These are examples; many colours, shapes, finishes etc are possible. The brown circlet has a fake gemstone in the centre, also available in a variety of colours and sizes. ...
Circlets
Accessories, Leatherwork

Lightweight vambraces, decorated with machine embroidered flower and leaf designs for my Empire character in Navarr. Made of 1mm suede and embroidered with viscose thread.
To commission a similar pair of vambraces would ...
Embroidered Vambraces
Embroidery, Leatherwork

This corset was made for me, for a character in Odyssey larp who became a priest of Tanit, mother goddess of Carthage.
Here, in stages, is how I made it...
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Building a custom fit leather corset
Corsetry, Featured, Leatherwork

These are two scabbards I have made to fit swords provided by customers, although in the case of the brown one it has been made to fit any narrow-to-medium 36" blade.
The black scabbard is made from black split cowhide ...
Scabbards
Accessories, Leatherwork

AI was given a very precise drawing for this one, which I really enjoyed. Heavy leather plates are riveted onto a medium weight suede backing to make a versatile piece of torso armour suitable for many characters.
To ...
Armoured Tabard
Leatherwork

This board and pieces was made for an Odyssey character to explain planned battle tactics in visual format. The design was pyrographed onto veg-tan leather, with each piece representing a different weapon combination used by ...
Tactics Board
Accessories, Leatherwork

A plain and simple warskirt to be worn by an Ancient Egyptian warrior at Odyssey LARP.
To commission a similar item would cost around £40.
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Warskirt
Leatherwork

These gauntlets were made as a copy of a very old and worn out pair that were barely usable any more.
The leather is black split cowhide but they could easily be made of veg-tan leather and given a custom dye job. The ...
Leather Gauntlets
Leatherwork