If you can think it, you can make it
We are Locutus and Rici, a family of crafters working with many techniques: from string art to embroidery, from woodworking to cement, from sewing to epoxy resin… We share our passion for anything do-it-yourself.
Our specialties?
Dive into our blog to discover step-by-step tutorials, behind-the-scenes, insights into our craft-making process, valuable resources for fellow crafters, and unique travel tips. Start exploring now!
Here you’ll find a lot about the lucet, from archaeological research to books, from modern projects to workshops…
Mainly used in living history events to make laces or cords, it’s super easy to learn.
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 or 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!
Explore our “Travelling Crafters” section!
Find our not-to-miss for fellow crafters: local traditions, awesome crafters or handmade projects, artisans’ shops, hidden gems, awesome museums and exhibits, events, all the places we loved visiting.
Plus, the special “Meet the crafter“ to know DIY artists from all over the world.
Special sections show posts and projects of a particular topic or season, regardless of the technique used.
There’s a section for historical reenactment, where you can find our journey through studying, improving and crafting for Medieval and Celtic reenactments. A particular topic is related to the lucet tool and lucetting techniques: it could seem a subsection of the reenactment stuff, but lucetting is more than braids for historical bags.
A super special page is the one in italian, especially created for our compatriots who prefer reading in their italian mothertongue.
String art is one of our main techniques.
We love experimenting with nails and thread, 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.
In our family we share a passion for DIY in all its forms.
Our name #LRCrafts comes from our web nicknames: Locutus & Rici Crafts.
Together we make crafts with several techniques and materials, for decorative purposes or to solve problems, adding functionality where we need it.
Here we tell what we do and how, the experiments we come up with, what we learn along the road, we show our projects.
