#LRCrafts brings together tutorials, historical research, creative projects and practical tools for makers around the world.
Find carefully curated resources to help you along your creative journey.
Search for inspiration for your next project, research information on vintage sewing machines, use tools designed to help crafters with their projects, learn the lucet or other textile craft techniques, look for embroidery shops, plan your next craft trip, and so much more.
This website shares tools, guides, research and inspiration for the crafting community.
Here you’ll find:
Resources about vintage sewing machines: serial number lookup, manuals, decals database and identification guide, factories, history and more.
Discover the history of the lucet, learn how to use it, explore archaeological research, browse modern projects, and find books, tutorials and workshops.
Mainly used in living history events to make laces or cords, it’s super easy to learn and fun to use.
The book “The Lucet Compendium. A historical exploration and practical guide”, by Sara Rossi and Daniel Phelps, is a handy guide to discover the tool.
The first part showcases the archaeological researches, conducted by Rici, about the history of the lucet. It goes from the first evidences in the Middle Ages to modern examples, with a glimpse on the first written record of the word “lucet”.
The second part presents different lucetting techniques, developed by the author of “The Lucette Book“. This guidance for modern crafters is accompanied by the illustrations by E.C. “Stan” Field, to help the reader follow the instructions step-by-step.
Travel can be awesome to inspire new crafts!
Find our not-to-miss for fellow crafters: local traditions, artisans’ shops, hidden gems, awesome museums and exhibits, events, all the places we loved visiting.
Plus, the special “Meet the Crafter“ to know awesome crafters and artists from all over the world.
String art is one of our favorite techniques.
Discover our experiments with nails and thread, how-tos, FAQ and tips. , and we also developed our own weaving technique using a special helper tool: a hole punch for leather inherited by Locutus’s grandfather.
Discover our projects, how-tos, FAQ and tips.
We are the proud owners of a few vintage sewing machines.
We have both Singer machines and other brands, full-sized ones and small toy-sized machines. Even our daughter has one of her own!
Discover their restoration, sewing tests, comparisons, also the manufacturer’s history.
As a family, we share a passion for crafting in all its forms.
Our name, #LRCrafts, comes from our web nicknames: Locutus & Rici Crafts.
We create using a variety of techniques and materials – sometimes for decoration, sometimes to solve problems and add functionality where needed.
Here, we share our projects, experiments, and lessons learned along the way. Join us on our creative journey!
