Hamish’s Dreck Plunder for the Non-Discriminating Hordes As I have always said, the key to good garb is the accessories. If you don’t have the right accessories you are just some dofus in a poet shirt or a peasant blouse. Hamish’s Dreck is one of those places you can get all the accessories you need for that starter costume and do it on the cheap. Now, if you are up on your etymology, then you know that dreck is basically detritus. That flotsam and jetsam that seems to accumulate. At Hamish’s Dreck, they have accumulated LOTS of flotsam and the jetsam is taking over. From the selection of leather items to...
Atlanta Cutlery Corp
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Atlanta Cutlery Corp Delivering Cutlery Excellence Since 1971 I just got their catalog (#154) in the mail today. That has spurred me to give these guys a shout out. I love getting the Atlanta Cutlery Corp (ACC) catalog in the mail. I love the prospect of digging through the pages,...
RESCU Foundation
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RESCU Foundation Renaissance Entertainers Services and Crafters United The more I Learn about the Renaissance Festival community the more and more impressed I am. For instance take the RESCU Foundation. Here is the synopsis of their goal from their own website: The RESCU Foundation is a...
Leatherhelms
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Leatherhelms The Shape of Steel… the Warmth of Leather I am not an armor wearer at the faires I attend but I love looking at armor and I am a huge fan of the leather smith. Leatherhelms takes the leathersmith trade to another level. They replicate steel helms with leather versions...
Faire Isles Trading ...
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Faire Isles Trading Company Gifts Imported From and Inspired By the Celtic Nations As many of you now I am in search of a kilt. I think I would dig the freedom and this search led me to a company called the Faire Isles Trading Company. They are a purveyor of all things Celtic and they have...
Stronghold Leather A...
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Stronnghold Leather Item to be Auctioned for RESCU Foundation Unframed Dragon Tooling on leather This auction is being held on ebay and, here is the best part, 100% of the sell price will benefit the RESCU Foundation. The RESCU Foundation is a non-profit organization established to promote...
Honorable Company of...
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Honorable Company of Metalsmiths MADE BY NORMAN GREENE IN BERKELEY, CA If I am honest with myself, one of the merchants that got me hooked on the faires was the Puzzle Rings booth (Honorable Company of Metalsmiths – HCoM) at the Carolina Renaissance Festival. I am easily distracted by...
Twiggs & Berrie...
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Twiggs & Berries Royal and Jester Codpieces for the Masses Twiggs & Berries supply one of those ‘must need’ items for some Rennies and Playtrons at the Renaissance Festival: the Codpiece. The codpiece, for some outfits and costumes, is necessary or the garb just...
Hickory Arms
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Hickory Arms Wooden Wasters from Hickory and other Hardwoods. The wooden sword is a mainstay of every single Renaissance Festival that I have ever attended. The crafters at Hickory Arms make these weapons better then most and with a care and attention to detail that you will find hard to...
Fellowship Foundry
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Fellowship Foundry Renaissance Pewter Shaping and working with pewter is an age old process and has been forgotten by lots of modern artists as they seek different media to work in. The good people at Fellowship Foundry are not so quick to change from this traditional art form. They...
Excalibur Leather
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Excalibur Leather Creating handmade leather goods since 1971! Leather goods are a part of almost every costume that you will find at the Ren Faire. Whether it is a hat, a pair of bracers or a belt there is going to be leather somewhere on your person while you are in garb. To that end, you...
Quicksilver Mint
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Quicksilver Mint Mythical and Alchemical Medallions Several years ago I bought one of my favorite accessories, a piece of jewelry that I wear on a daily basis, whether I am in costume, going to church or just hanging around town. I am speaking of a stamped bronze medallion that I got from Quicksilver Mint at the Tennessee Renaissance Festival. I love this piece of jewelry! One side is a skull and crossbones (big surprise there, right) and the other is a Maltese Cross that is very similar to a Templar Cross, thus it fits my garb and gives me the ability to flip it if I want to be a pirate but not draw attention to myself. This is the...
Catskill Mountain Mo...
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Catskill Mountain Moccasins Custom Handmade Leather Moccasins I need new, and better, boots. I have a pair of cheap pirate boots that I wear to each and every fair (unless it is really hot then I break out the hemp sandals). This boots were cheap and they look OK but they are nothing...
Blackened Ruby
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Blackened Ruby Jewelry Addictive and Affordable Handmade Jewelry Blackened Ruby Jewelry takes the history and beauty of the cameo to a whole new punk rock level. The cameo has been a part of jewelry since around the 3rd century BC. This style of jewelry has found a renewed curiosity over the years, most notably during the Renaissance period. Is it any wonder then that Blackened Ruby has found a home with the folks that frequent the Renaissance Festival circuits around the country. Blackened Ruby carries the mainstays that you see in classic cameos but they also throw in the different and the macabre. In some sense Blackened Ruby has...
Alice the Cook
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Alice the Cook Cooking it Old School Alice the Cook is one of those entertainers that does a great job of educating you without even letting you know you have learned something, gotta love that. Alice the Cook is a performer at Renaissance Festivals across the nation. She educates about...
