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Hi Cosplay Thread! I'm dipping into reenacting (late iron age, early medieval scandi), and I can't seem to find a proper hand sewing or reenactor thread on the forums. Anyone knows if there is one? Otherwise I'll be posting here. tia!
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May 31, 2018 13:33
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You're an absolute treasure! My search function yielded nothing for some reason. Okay, I will.
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May 31, 2018 13:58
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Not a con, strictly speaking, but I went to a new heathen religious event yesterday! The "long night" or "run of the yule goats", inspired by the krampus run, wild hunt and other long night traditions where the forces of darkness run into town to bring back the light. I went as your run-of-the-mill krampus/horned god demonic figure, which I was somewhat content with (considering I threw a headpiece and runic staff amulets together in hours, and used leftover fantasy stuff for accessories). However, my date showed as a huge gently caress-off night moth, and I just had to show you guys:  (she was even going to walk on stilts, but the ice sheets prevented her  )
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Dec 19, 2022 08:57
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She thought about developing the character next year as "mother moth", carrying smaller offspring about her.
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Dec 19, 2022 18:26
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I got you: https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/listing/211062125/viking-raven-ring-bronze-adjustable Although, as a viking reenactor, I gotta say this isn't necessarily a good interpretation of mammen style like the storefront claims.
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Dec 20, 2022 08:58
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So I'm going to a warhammer fantasy LARP in may, and I can't really pull my costume together. Short context: It's a military LARP, in which all players belong to units fighting a number of set-piece battles, drinking, brawling and having a good time in camp between the battles. My "faction" is Averland, a part of the Old World Empire. So the theme is landsknechts/early modern, but I'm part of a new skirmish unit who are not classic warhammer soldiers, instead being RIVER PIRATES    I haven't made an outfit from scratch before, but I want to at least embellish a base set of pants and shirt with a really good hat, thematic purity seals and a good finish for my pistol. Averlands colours are black and yellow, and our primary squad uses red as a complementary colour.. However, being forced soldiers with a criminal/irregular background, they might not have to use the strict colour scheme. So, I guess I'm looking for: good tips for a beginner on how to pull an outfit together ideas for looking like a mean authentic early modern river pirate good ideas for hat decoration
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Jan 22, 2024 17:35
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Amazing advice, thanks! I could definitely go for the skaven tails. Pirates have been around forever, but Warhammer Fantasys human empire is heavily influenced by the 30 yr war and early modern period, which means fancy costumes, plate armour and firearms. However, we're a non-armoured unit with pistols, swords and whatever we decide is a "river pirate" uniform, so any kind of inspiration and feedback is welcome. It's a lot of running and swordfighting (using rigid latex weapons) so I'll definitely err on the side of practical wear. Tias fucked around with this message at 20:06 on Jan 22, 2024 |
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Jan 22, 2024 20:04
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Amazing feedback, thanks! I'll definitely consider a doublet and perhaps some inner fabric. Last time (when I went as a pikeman) I just had my thermal underpants below the actual custome pants which was fine - sometimes I'd even dispense with it, because running in plate armour in the Danish spring turned out to be plenty hot enough. Also great point in the pistol accessories. Current ideas are a thong with a rabbit's foot and a charm with an "X" on it (as these guys obviously also worship Ranald the outlaw), but I'm beginning to understand how wide my options are..
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Jan 23, 2024 11:55
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