The Original Reenactors Market
The One Stop Shop for Historically Accurate Goods.
Next TORM: 14, 15 & 16 March 2025
Sports Connexion CV8 3FL. Admission £5
Alison & Hugh’s Handmade Things
Alison and Hugh Milton are Handmakers of Things: we take raw materials, quality components and a fair chunk of time, effort and experience and turn them into museum-class replicas of historical objects.
Whether you want furniture, chests, boxes, textile tools, belt pouches, belts, penners, musical instrument cases, historic knitted caps, beeswax candles, polish, baskets or a wooden spoon, we are your people.
Hugh works in wood and basket willow, Alison works in wool, leather, beeswax, fabric and basket willow. Basically if it doesn't easily bend it's Hugh's work, if it's flexible Alison made it.
We provide high quality demonstrating of historic skills including (but not limited to):
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carpentry/woodwork/green woodworking,
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textiles/spinning/dyeing,
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leatherwork.
Andrew Kirkham
I have over 30 years experience making historically accurate tools and domestic ironwork and some decorative work too. Everything I make is produced from the appropriate grades of steel and made to be used! I undertake commissions from individuals and groups along with museums or companies. I can also provide “have a go” blacksmith days and I have a portable forge for demonstrating.
Find me on Facebook to see more photos and information.
Andy Burke
I am a shoemaker specialising in footwear for use in re-enactment, theatre, historical display, live role play and what ever else you can think of! I also make bespoke modern and weddings shoes.
Anvil Art
Armour Class
www.armourclass.co.uk
www.facebook.com/ArmourClassSwords
0141 951 2262
Iain Bowden is the Swordsmith and Armour Class was founded in Glasgow, Scotland over 30 years ago.
Makers of the finest quality re-enactment and sharp swords which are made of EN45 steel.
We also make scabbards and baldrics from high quality 3mm thick belting leather.
Everything covered from Roman, Dark Age through medieval and onto 17th and 18th Century swords.
Lots of products on official website and commissions undertaken.
You can also find us on Facebook.
Armour Services Historical
Badger Historic Costumes
www.historic-costumes.co.uk
www.facebook.com/jo.badger.18
07874 967211
Reproduction historical clothing of all eras for men women and children. For museums, historic sites, reenactors, interpreters and theatre. Previous clients include English Heritage, National Trust, National PortraitGallery, British Museum, many County and local museums and many many reenactors!
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I also provides talk and demonstrations about clothing from a number of eras including Tudor and Victorian.
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Barnacle Tree Jewellery
Barrhead Leather
barrheadleather@googlemail.com
http://www.barrheadtraditionalandhistoricalleather.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/barrheadtraditionalleathers
0771 5372860
Traditionally tanned leathers.
Deerskin leather, buckskin, smoke-tanned, raw-hide/velum
Bespoke Reenactment Bars/The Stagger Inn
Black Raven Crafts
info@blackravencrafts.ie
www.facebook.com/Black-Raven-Crafts-496307810741702
(00353) 830211842
Bodgers Farm Pottery
info@bodgersfarmpottery.co.uk
www.bodgersfarmpottery.co.uk
www.facebook.com/bodgersfarmpottery
01945 430880
Re-enactment and Historical Pottery by Kate Phillips
Over the past 20 years I have researched my love of ancient pottery, in particular the Anglo Saxon and Viking periods. Commissions have varied from bronze age beakers to Tudor candle sticks. I use various different clays to reflect different geographical areas and each pot has its own provenance. All my pottery supplied for re-enactment is designed to be used. I fire these to a much higher temperature than my potter ancestors were able to achieve resulting in far more hard-wearing pots. In addition I use modern food-safe glaze recipes and for hygienic purposes glaze the interior surfaces unless otherwise requested. Replica pottery for museum display is made as accurately as possible from historical reference research.
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Cloak'd & Dagger'd
Company of Artisans
Crossman Crafts
CrossmanCrafts make historic gifts and replicas for museums, interpreters and the media. We specialise in domestic wares, hygiene accessories and sewing and weaving items. We also welcome bespoke and unusual commissions covering a wide variety of historical periods and themes. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or at our website: www.crossmancrafts.co.uk
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Derbyshire Arms Ltd
Dixie Leathercraft
dixiedamsell@yahoo.co.uk
www.facebook.com/dixiedamsell
0116 240 3459
Dixie Leathercraft specialise in handstitched leather goods for discerning reenactors and archers. Our quality leather is sourced from Northampton and Frank stitches everything by hand using the traditional method, taking great pride in his work. We make a wide variety of goods, and also produce bespoke items for individuals. Please feel free to contact us with your request and we’ll help whenever we can.
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill is a professional company Established 1992. We are manufacturers of quality reproduction arms and armour .
We are also an entertainment business specialising in the medieval period.
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The Early Music Shop
earlymusicshop.com
(+44) 01274 288100
Wide selection of harps, lutes, symphonies, lyres, percussion and recorders
Elgar Shirts
We are fascinated by historical clothing and its construction. We love beautiful natural fabrics, and the functional detailing that fits each garment for its purpose.
We base our patterns on historical styles but we design them to suit 21st century people, sourcing quality fabric to ensure our products will stand the test of time.
We make these unique garments ourselves, steadily adding to our range and continuing to develop the styles we sell.
Experience Ukraine
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FLB Westernwear
info@flbwesternwear.co.uk
www.flbwesternwear.co.uk
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009161165670
07740 205697
Foxblade Trading & Reenactment Shoes
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Glendon Forge
Glendon Forge is the home of the Iron Dwarf and the Copper Elf.
The Iron Dwarf is a leading UK maker of mobile solid fuel forges and fireboxes for re-enactment, bush craft and adventuring. The Iron Dwarf also supplies a wide range of specialist, antique and custom made tools for metalwork.
The Copper Elf is a brazier -maker of domestic copperware items- and a blacksmith specialising in historic reproductions of domestic wares for museums and re-enactors. The Copper Elf range covers eras from Roman to First World War.
Together the Dwarf and Elf can combine their fabricating and forging skills to make almost anything from metal.
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Herts Fabrics
Historical Haberdashers
Historic Enterprises
The Historic Games Shop
jon@thehistoricgamesshop.co.uk
www.thehistoricgamesshop.co.uk
www.facebook.com/thehistoricgamesshop
01591 610512
The Historic Games Shop specialises in European board games and dice from the Romans to the 18th century, and playing cards from the 15th century onwards. Our board games are hand-made using locally-sourced quarter sawn oak, with wooden or ceramic playing pieces, and are carefully researched to ensure accurate, playable rules and historic provenance. We specialise in reproduction chess, tables (backgammon) and hnefatafl, providing games for film, television and theatre, museums, schools and the re-enactor community. We also supply our most popular games on linen boards wholesale to shops, including to English Heritage and the National Trust. We welcome commissions and are always happy to discuss historic games at our stand at TORM or at any other time.
History in the Making
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Lionheart Replicas
enquiries@lionheartreplicas.co.uk
www.lionheartreplicas.co.uk
www.facebook.com/lionheartreplicas
01323 743352
Lionheart Replicas is a small family run business based in rural Sussex. For over 25 years we have been making replica historical pewter goods; specialising in medieval pilgrim & secular badges, dress accessories and other small items. We also carry out authentic demonstrations of medieval pilgrim badge making for heritage attractions and museums.
Lyon Leathers
Here at Lyon Leathers in Northampton, the historical town known for its handmade footwear, we are leather merchants of all types of leather hides- ranging from pigskins and goatskins all the way to natural vegetable tanned cow sides and full upholstery hides. We also offer other items closely associated with the leather world such as buckles, rivets and fittings.
On top of this, we also have a fully-operating manufacturing service, so once you've bought the leather we can help you bring your idea to life! We make orders both for small quantities and wholesale, including items such as buckle and strap sets, belts, small pouches, shoe soles and so on.
The Merchant Venturers
venturers@hotmail.co.uk
www.themerchantventurers.co.uk
www.facebook.com/MerchantVenturers
07734 005 135
Welcome to The Merchant Venturers (International) Ltd. We sell a range of interesting and authentic quality products. Arms and armour, Glassware, and various living history equipment.
Merchant Venturers started out as a hobby many years ago. From selling only glass we have expanded throughout the years into a range of interesting authentic and quality products.
We are proud to say we have possibly the largest selection of historical glass outside the Czech Republic!. All the glass we offer are copies of originals, all authenticated and all hand blown. We find the glassblowers on our trips to the Czech to personally get to know them and see the time, skill and work that goes into creating these little treasures of glass, true works of art.
We offer you high quality products and we strive to look for authenticity of each and every single one of these items.
Many of our glass and pewter goblets have been featured in movies like Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Snow white and the Huntsman, and Hit Series like Game Of Thrones, Outlander, The Vikings, Witcher.
Besides glass we sell arms, armour, tapestries, leather goods and forged items.
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We make use of a variety of natural materials to bring you our extensive collection of items. Our raw supplies are sourced ethically from renewable resources, often recycling a ’waste’ product from the meat industry and as a result preventing it from ending up in landfill. The majority of our finished products are biodegradable and/or recyclable, making a truly ecological product.
We use recycled or 100% recyclable packaging and re-use to reduce waste.
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Nash Woodcrafts - Reenactment
Mike runs an independent sawmill that processes quality native hardwoods for a variety of purposes, including wet, kiln dried and seasons woods. He says -
I’ll be bringing a selection of ‘make-it-yourself’ kits as well as more items for your reenactment needs.
I will be supplying the wood in kit form to enable people to make their own products rather than having to go and source and process the wood.
A sample list of products I will be bringing to my first The Original Reenactors Market
Shield blank kit (lime)
Sword scabbard (lime)
3 legged stool kit (ash)
4 legged stool kit (ash)
Spear handles (ash)
Axe and mace handles (ash)
Knife and sword handles ( beech,walnut,elm and yew)
Spoon and ladle blanks (lime, alder and beech)
Carving blanks (beech,alder and lime)
If you are after anything else drop me a message to discuss
Checkout my Facebook page for more information and any questions.
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The Old Book Shop
We sell books covering a range of topics across fashion and costume (including fashion biographies, jewellery and accessories), plus those on the textile arts (including knitting, lace, embroidery and beading). We also have a limited stock of Social History books.
We have a bookshop in Enfield, North London that you can arrange to visit, but please contact us for details as opening hours are varied.
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Packing Iron
nsinclair@rocketmail.com
www.packingiron.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/packingiron
07941042988
We at Packing Iron are all about western guns, the belts and holsters that carried them and the accessories you need to go with them.
Period Glasses
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Quinn's Workshop
Hey there, my name is Cian, the face behind QuinnsWorkshop. We specialise in the traditional craft of leather-working, though we also love to change things up and feature other crafts as part of our offering.
Our passion for history is endless, and our goal is to bring traditional craftsmanship and authenticity to every piece we create!
Each item is meticulously handcrafted with the best raw materials available, ensuring that they not only serve their purpose but also as standalone works of art.
We are delighted with the opportunity to display our leatherwork, and we invite you to join us for our first ever TORM!
If you would like to see more of our works, please feel free to connect with me through our Facebook page.
Quiverstock
www.quiverstock.co.uk
www.facebook.com/Quiverstock
07506 432671
Scotland’s premier manufacturer of products for re-enactment, buhurt, LARP, HEMA, museums and film/TV productions. Providing an extensive range of historical archery, quilted armour and arming products, historical clothing, maille and accessories across a range of periods and disciplines.
We also offer a range of custom screen printed, embroidered and sublimation printed garments and lifestyle accessories created for you by our in-house team. We are specialists in reproduction of heraldic designs in embroidery for use in today’s world.
We ship worldwide.
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Reddog Forge
Rebound in History
Books and journals bound in historical styles
reboundinhistory@hotmail.com
07710 335673
Roving Apothecary
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Sally Green Historical Costumes
silkewoman.medievalneedle@gmail .comthe-silkewoman.company.site
facebook.com/Medieval.Needle.Kent.UK/
instagram.com/sue_the_silkewoman
www.eventbrite.com/o/29261322419
Demos and talks, workshops and teaching and maker of historic silkwork: hairnets, narrow-ware including tablet weave, fingerloop braids, and embroidered textiles.
The Silkewoman
Slightly Warped
info@slightlywarped.co.uk
facebook.com/slightlywarpedlooms
slightlywarped.co.uk(Still under development)
Slightly Warped Looms. I am selling hand built warp weighted looms, as well as other historic weaving related goodies. As a new business my range will be increasing over time, we already offer warp-weighted looms of any size made to order, plus a few to buy on the day. this TORM we will have 1/6 scale model looms (As toys or for teaching) weaving swords, a few loom weights, plus books and leaflets (assuming I get them finished!), and beginners kits. The most popular loom is our half-sized historically plausible warp-weighted loom, suitable for demonstration, teaching and re-enactment (Iron age through to 12th Century), but without the space needs of a full size loom.
My name is Jalea Ward, and I have just finished a Masters degree in Experimental Archaeology, specialising in ancient weaving technologies, and have started this business to fill a gap in the re-enactment market for decent looms, share what I've learned, and learn lots of new things myself! My husband Chris has taught me the basics of woodworking and supporting me as I develop this new skillset.
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Stagman Creations
Steve Wagstaff Roman Trader
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Tillerman Beads
Each of the handmade glass reproduction beads from Tillerman Beads is as accurately reproduced as true to the original source material as possible. Each bead we offer is referenced with information about the original source material. Every bead offered has been handmade by me here in the UK using the finest glass from Murano. All the provenance for the beads is based on documented material such as archaeological reports and museum finds.
We also offer commission work based on your requirements - enquiries to beadmaker@btinternet.com.
Trinity Court Potteries
The Unfound Door
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Victor James Tents
victortents@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/victorjamestents
01283 510285
Victor James as been making a broad range of re enactment equipment for over 30 years, specialising in tents for most periods up until the 20th century. From standard designs to alterations and 'one offs', also spares and repairs of existing tentage.
He also sells leather work, woodwork, camping equipment, and whatever he puts his hand to.
Waffle & Wood
Waffle and Wood makes reproduction wooden and textile artefacts based on archaeological finds. We are happy to make finds from any period of time so long as we have enough detail to be able to work from. We work to a high standard making finds for, reenactors, museums and others. We are always happy to take commissions.
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Wieland Forge
I’m Jason Green an historical Blacksmith and re-enactor. I make ironwork for re-enactment, living history, museums and film and TV. I mainly make items from Early Saxon to late medieval period and 18thC. I make combat weapons, shield bosses, cooking equipment, knives, hinges, keys, brooches and much more. For more information in what I make have a look at my Facebook page.