Do-It-Yourself:
Buny's
E-Fabrics: For those more interested in making costumes than purchasing them, this
online store based in California is an online wholsaler for fabrics.
Fabric Dragon: Another one for you craft-y types: a good resource for
ribbons and trims, craft supplies, costuming materials, gems and jewelry, and historical
re-creation goods
AlterYears:
Patterns, patterns and more patterns! For the consummate do-it-yourself-er, many different
styles of men's
costumes, women's costumes, and accessories.
SCA Juried Merchants List: Clothing & Fabric: A list of different
merchants which create/sell fantastical and medieval re-enactment clothing, fabric and
accessories.
Grannd Companies: We
have tons (literally if you consider the steel boning) of supplies for costume makers,
reenactors and role players.
Armor
Leather:
Eeldrytch Armouree: Housed in Salem, Massachusetts. Their focus is
leatherwork, studded and otherwise.
Chain Mail:
DeCordene WireWorks: A chainmail-only site, with a wide selection of
styles (and prices), as well as a huge selection of loose rings for sale (over 80 types!).
Mention the NERO Massachusetts website and recieve 5 percent off of your first order!
Plate and Miscellaneous:
Valentine Armouries:
Located in Alberta, Canada, Valentine Armouries has an awe-inspiring selection of
historical armor replicas from all different time periods (mostly plate mail, a small
amount of chain mail), as well as a wide selection of costumes, ranging from Ancient Roman togas, to 19th Century Napoleonic
uniforms! Check out their Medieval-inspired
Fantasy Wear section!
Christian
Fletcher Medieval Military: Based in Nampa, Indiana, Christian Fletcher has a lovely
selection of reasonably-priced chainmail and platemail, as well as a large section of
armor designed with the SCA safety rules in mind!
SCA Juried Merchants List: Armor & Weapons: A list of different
merchants which create/sell armor. Be warned that many of these links are SCA-based, so
this is mostly "real" armor, not just for show/costume purposes...
SwordsandArmor.com:
Primarily collector/show pieces.
Props and Accessories:
LARPware.com: Based in Manchester, Connecticut, they are for LARPers, by
LARPers: boffer weapons (as well as cores and foam), makeup and prosthetics, rogue's
tools...you need it, they have it!
Anything's Possible: Another LARPer shoppe, they specialize in boffer
weapons, leather-and-latex Fantasy Armor, latex masks (even custom work!), prostetics,
tusks and fangs, and some pretty darn kewl accessories!
Makeup and Special Effects:
Lyonshel Studio: Sarr and Scavengers, this is the place for facial
prosthetics! A wide selection of half-face facial prosthetics (including fuzzy ones!),
each including simple instructions, spirit gum, and makeup tips for a realistic look!
Mention the NERO Massachusetts website when you order for a 10 percent discount!
Star Design
Costumes: A wonderful store based out of Toledo, Ohio, they have a wide selection of
props, accessories, wigs and clothing,
but we were most impressed with their HUGE selection of makeup.
They carry colors, brands and types I have never heard of, like Mask Makeup,
designed for going over latex prosthetics! Mention the NERO Massachusetts website for 10
percent off your order!
Joker's Wild:
With two locations in North Reading and Danvers, Massachusetts, they are a favorite local
source for makeup and props/accessories. Their website is informational-only, but has good
directions to
their locations! Mention that you are from NERO for a discount!
Bad Planet's Halloween Mask and Props Site: Great name! Bad Planet has a
gigantic selection of all different types of masks and props, for the NPC in all of us!
Weapons (Boffer and Otherwise):
Boffer:
Gone With the Wind
Kites: (e)Mail-order from San Carlos, California: kite pole for Ultra-Light cores!
Hang-em
High Online Store: What a great name! Another wonderful online source for kite pole
and many colors of rip-stop tape for UltraLight weaponsmaking!
Otherwise:
Lundegaard Armoury: A
wickedly funny site, Lars and his Shoppe Trolls create lovely weapons of all types and
sizes, as well as being responsible for the many Guilds which anyone who spends entirely
too much time around Ren Faires will recognize!
Twilight Armory: A great mix of boffer weapon supplies and
reproduction weapons of all sorts. The site is still somewhat under construction, but you
can see Steve and Anne Marie (and a wide selection of their wares) at the Maine Renaissance Festival!
Angel Sword:
Angel Sword produces one-of-a-kind weapons of exquisite quality and strength. Their
catalog is somewhat sparce, but will give you an idea of the quality and type of work they
do. Better to visit them at one of the Ren Faires they attend, because they always have a
large amount of weapons on hand, which should be seen to be believed!
Mail us the URL of your
favorite link!
If you make Stuff, or know someone who makes Stuff, email us as well!
We are more than glad to have mail-only links!
