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At the Kansas City Renaissance Fair and beyond, you can explore historic arts and heritage crafts — including blacksmithing, armor and chainmail making, basket weaving and more — with local artisans, classes, and clubs.

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Not so long ago, if you needed something for your home, work, or body, you made it yourself.

Just a few generations ago, many people wove their own fabric, made their own clothes, grew their own food, fixed their own machinery, made their own bags, baskets, and dining ware, and while

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