Category: sew
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9 Reasons To Do Me Made May In 2019
#1 To sew. More. Always. Everything. It’s a similar feeling to the hunger for writing, larping, and – most of all, because it’s also related – cosplaying. I want it all. Right now. And I want it next month and the month after and the one after that. Luckily, I have a few novels to […]
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Awards, Deadlines and Cosplay, Oh My!
Since I’ve put the blog on hiatus for an innumerable amount of months (can you even use that phrase in this manner?), do excuse me for having forgotten how to write a blog post altogether and do enjoy yet another listicle composed of deeply personal impressions which may have nothing to do with the real […]
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11 Tips for Group Cosplay
So, you want to start a cosplay group? Let’s take a look at a few things you might want think about first… #1 Teamup, teamup, teamup! First time I’ve ever worn a sci-fi costume in public was in 2007. First time I’ve ever cosplayed as a part of a cosplay group (personal definition – more […]
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Timetraveling Writer Wolf
Those coming to the blog for the first time in 2017 might be a tiny bit suprised to see all the old content here – after all, I’ve been larping irregularly at best through the last few years – and those coming back after the two-year break might be a bit puzzled when new posts […]
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Making Your First Larp Outfit (5×5 #13)
You’ve already been larping for a while, you’ve had your fill of improvised larping outfits, you’re ready for something more… something bigger… handmade outfits! Made by you, of course. What are you waiting for? One / The bare necessities #1 Dare, time and patience While starting out in making your larp outfits yourself, a step […]
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Let Your Outfit Collection Grow (5×5 #6)
Outfit collections for larping need love, lots and lots of love, and not a small amount of storage space. Once you’re slowly going to more events, and your first outfit doesn’t fit the characters you play any more, what are you going to do..? The approach to fantasy outdoor larping, or costume genre larping overall is as […]
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Don’t Smoke Your Claws Off (Safe & Sane Cosplay Tips)
There are a few things which we keep coming back to, which we can’t – and don’t want to – get rid of. For me, high among them, rank cosplay and costuming. So, while I’m trying to squeeze vest-sewing time in the middle of intense Astra planning, enjoy this roundup of the sanest cosplay advice […]
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Five by Five #2 – The Seams of Destiny a.k.a. Your First Larp Outfit
Recently there’s been a new influx of newbie players in the Croatian larp scene – or, to be honest, the influx has taken up again. There are things that new players think of that more experienced ones would never even imagine – more on the good than on the bad side, but still… One of […]
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The Alderaan Glitch (Larp in a Familiar Setting Part #2)
Remember the Star Wars larp I went to last weekend? As it turns out, I was right to have my doubts – but for totally different reasons. The thing is – people are passionate beings (hurray!). And familiar settings are a thing of passion. Which, in the end, means the same for fandoms as for […]
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What is the Color of Bacta, Again? (Larp in a Familiar Setting Part #1)
Disclaimer: I claim no connection or ownership of any sort on any name you recognize. I’m just a simple geek, trying to make my way in the larpverse. Photos by A. S., map by Zeph. I’m in the middle of getting ready for a larp set in a rather familiar setting – Star Wars, to […]
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