A LARP Bag of Mending

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  @SkillTree · 3 years ago · pinned

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• JE

  @jetblack337 · 3 years ago

  For the little leather hole punched parts you could make a throwable “bean bag” that looks like a fire bolt or some other small spell with a wizards book that holds them. Just a cool idea I think would be cool.

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• PO

  @poecraven8666 · 3 years ago

  For anyone who wants to know, the leather thymbole also works for fabric sewing projects. The only difference is you want to use the measurments of you middle finger not your thumb(because of how you typically hold the needle and fabric) and you want to close up the top, not leave it open as is done in the video. This is because your usually pushing with the tip of your finger, not the pad, and leaving it open would lead to stabbed fingers.

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• TH

  @thymewizard · 3 years ago

  The roll on the bottom would also be a great spot for some pieces of extra leather and/or fabric so you could make a quick patch or something like that!

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• TA

  @taylorv1097 · 3 years ago

  Might have to try a healer version of this! Needles, thread, small blades…it’s all the same 😝

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• HI

  @historical.isolde7918 · 3 years ago

  If you haven&apos;t heard of them, look up images of historical housewifes, or sometime huiswif, huisif (lots of spelling variations there). They were small sewing repair kits, designed to be portable or used for travel. Usually in a roll (because a cloth roll was easier to stuff in a pocket or back than a box), they were made of scrap fabrics. They could be plain, or highly decorated and embroidered. In both World Wars, many countries issued ones that were in khaki. <br><br>The other major fact about a huiswif is that they were gender neutral- they were made, carried and used by everyone. A soldier in the Napoleonic Wars might carry one that was very decorated and feminine, made by his wife, as a token. Given that for centuries, soldiers have always been responsible for maintaining their own kit, it makes sense they carried one that was individual and a love token from their sweetheart. Meanwhile a woman would often take it everywhere, to mend the torn apron strap or reattach a popped button when round a friend&apos;s house for afternoon tea.<br><br>The moral of this story? You don&apos;t need leather to make a portable sewing kit manly!

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• CA

  @CalliopePony · 3 years ago

  For storing the needles it&apos;s very effective to use magnets! You can put a strip of magnetic tape on the back of the lining, and it will keep the needles secure. Also, if your primary use for the kit will be repair work you might want to add a seam ripper and a darning egg to the kit. Both are very useful tools for doing repair work since popped seams and small holes are such common mishaps.

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• BR

  @BrokenSoul79x · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ6T3gMd9Fg&amp;t=1078">17:58</a> should have left your main piece longer and folded up the bottom part to make the tool slots, that way they have a bottom instead of hoping tools don&apos;t cut the couple stitches..

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• MI

  @MitchellDowns · 3 years ago

  Loved this project. It reminds me of the toolbox that an apprentice carpenter would make to become a journeyman. Proper layout is as important as craftsmanship and this shows a lot of forethought. Great work!

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• LA

  @LaineyBug2020 · 3 years ago

  For the nubbins: You could dye them and use them to make a pointillism or mosaic wall hanging. If they&apos;re big enough for threading, or coring through the center, you could use them as beading for decorating a garment. Use them as stuffing for &apos;poppets&apos; for a mage character. Use them is a rattle or other type of ceremonial noise maker...

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• US

  @user-qx3lm4vw6e · 3 years ago

  A great use for the leather nubs is to place them into a rock tumbler to give a high polish to brass, copper, bronze, and bone items.

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• JU

  @justaminuteie6586 · 3 years ago

  Awesome project. Totally useful for sewing, but could be transformed to hold so many types of things. Herbs, teas, spices, any bits and bobs really.

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