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    Misc.,  Racaire

    Let’s call it an update…

    2025/02/21

    Oh my, now that I think about it, I haven’t posted for a very long time – definitely some months if not years. I really don’t want to check the time stamp on my last posting but I know that I took quite a hiatus from writing. To sum it all up – I got so frustrated with people just taking my photos of my work or my museum photos without asking and any reference back to me that the whole thing became a big frustration – if you see parts of your handouts simply copied and used in other handouts, your own image appears on other blogs and you…

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  • Count Tristan Greymane, KoSw. Photos courtesy Duchess Kat Nov. 2020.
    Amtgard,  Clothing commissions,  Kingdom of The Burning Lands,  Lazarus,  Mi-parti,  Tunic

    Lazarus mi-parti linen tunic for Count Tristan Greymane – King of The Burning Lands (Amtgard)

    2020/11/15

    Now that it was presented to the public I am very excited to reveal my most recent, very special creation: A Lazarus mi-parti linen tunic for Count Tristan Greymane, King of the Burning Lands (Amtgard). I was very honored to be entrusted with this special creation and absolutely thrilled how lovely it turned out. But enough about me, please let me present to you Count Tristan Greymane & some great garb pictures taken by his beautiful and very talented lady Duchess Kat!

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  • Basics,  Books,  Books - Embroidery,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Accessories,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Museum

    Thoughts on mastering medieval embroidery

    2020/08/30

    Some people once told me that if I wasn't so nice, they would have to hate me because of my talent. I agree, talent is nice but talent is just one thing and it only gets you to a certain point. To understand a craft fully, one has to allow oneself to imerge into the desired field completely. But what does that really mean?

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  • 12th century inspired Lion pattern
    12th century Block Print,  12th century projects,  12th century tunic - printed yellow raw silk,  12th/13th century stamps (misc),  12th/13th century teardrop stamps,  Hand-Sewing,  Misc.,  Projects,  Projects - Block Printing,  Projects - Tablet weaving,  Racaire,  romanesque teardrop stamp,  SCA,  Tablet woven bands

    Blockprinting & stamp cutting – my new obsessions…

    2020/01/14

    Some of you might be wondering what else I was up to besides my move from Kentucky to Florida and then our final move into our new home. Well, I would say that I embraced two new art forms completely – blockprinting & stamp cutting. And if I may say so, I think I got pretty good at it.

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  • 7th - 9th century doll tunic
    7th century art,  8th century art,  9th century art,  Berlin,  Exhibitions,  Hand-Sewing,  Medieval Art,  Middle Ages,  Misc.,  Museum,  Museum Photos,  Museums - Germany,  Photos,  Racaire

    …a little 7th to 9th century doll tunic…

    2019/12/28

    Have you ever wondered what kids played with centuries ago? Pictures of toys from the very last centuries are available in quite an abundance but they get more and more rare the further you go back in time. Therefore you might very well imagine my great joy when I found this lovely little doll tunic from the 7th to 9th century on display at the Bode Museum.

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  • Exhibitions,  Medieval Art,  Middle Ages,  Misc.,  Museum,  Museum Photos,  Museums - Austria,  Photos

    …and more museums and photos…

    2019/12/26

    Apropos photos – I uploaded some of my photos to facebook and thought you might enjoy them: Special guided tour through the Landeszeughaus/Armory Graz, Austria 2004

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  • Sprang hairnet - Bode Museum
    5th century art,  Berlin,  Exhibitions,  Museum,  Museum Photos,  Museums - Germany,  Photos,  Sprang

    Bode Museum – Sprang hairnet from the 5th century

    2019/12/26

    Sprang is an old technique that got several of my friends very excited recently. And as I have a certain love for interesting and rare things, I remembered a wonderful example from the 5th century on display at the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany. I had the great pleasure to get to see and photograph this beautiful piece during my visit in 2014 and hope you’ll enjoy it too:

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  • Racaire at work
    Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Misc.,  Racaire

    …and I am back again…

    2019/12/25

    When I decided to take my break last year, I really didn’t anticipate that it would be such a long one. To call the last months interesting, would be definitely an understatement. We moved from Kentucky to Florida, I started my very own little business, we found our very own home and moved again and my website went through quite a change, as you can see. The move from Kentucky to Florida was probably the most demanding part. Like with every move we had to decide which pieces were really worth taking and what to leave behind. Therefore we decided to donate a lot of things as a moving truck…

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  • merry christmas
    Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Misc.,  Racaire

    Merry Christmas!

    2019/12/25

    Merry Christmas! Happy Hog watch! Fröhliche Weihnachten!Feliz Navidad! Happy Hanukkah! We wish you all a wonderful Christmas!From our small family to yours! Furthermore many thanks for all the support for my little workshopyou all showed throughout the first year as all beginning is hard!Thank you all very much! Conrad & Racaire  

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  • Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Misc.

    Blog update & Maintenance

    2018/06/19

    Dear visitors and readers, At the moment we are doing some maintenance work as well as a complete update of the blog system and therefore apologize for any inconvenience.  We hope that the new and updated system will soon be up as I can’t wait to write some new postings… Thank you very much for your understanding! 😀

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Customer Reviews

  • I ordered a custom nail bound hat in my groups colors. It came quicker than expected and was amazing quality. Now I look like a fancy viking merchant! would definitely buy from again!

    Nicholas Adrius Avatar Nicholas Adrius
    2023/05/18

    Racaire’s work is AMAZING!!!!! Professional, courteous, artistic, high quality - all the things. Every time I wear one of her pieces I get tons of compliments.

    Aria DeChatillon Avatar Aria DeChatillon
    2023/06/01

    positive review  Racaire's work is thoughtful, beautiful, historic and absolutely well made! There is care and pride in everything that comes out of her workshop, a craftmanship that you just don't get from mainstream markets! I have several items done by her hand and I am continually asked about them and who made them. Racaire's quality and artistic beauty shines through everytime.

    Brealthen De Raimes Avatar Brealthen De
    2019/09/12
  • positive review  Thank you so much for my beautiful Pelican. bag. The stamp is gorgeous. The bag is well made and I really look forward to using at an event soon. Wonderful work, highly recommended!

    Kathy Milne Whitaker Avatar Kathy Milne
    2019/10/09

    positive review  Rest assured I will do business with you again and spread how good your merchandise is. Your patterned coif was amazing in its fit. and quality.

    David Fordham Avatar David Fordham
    2020/05/30

    The patches I recieved are gorgeous, the service is amazing. Anna really goes above & beyond to make her customers feel happy & special.

    Sandra Barber Avatar Sandra Barber
    2023/11/13

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Dark red 100% mid-weight linen fabric patch with white 16th century bee print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with 16th century bee print - red (dark)/white $4.00
  • XXLarge size white linen coif/arming cap made from lovely midweight 100% linen fabric, handprinted with a hand carved phoenix stamp in red. Ready to wear, new, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! XXLarge linen coif/arming cap in white/red with phoenix print $30.00
  • Green cotton canvas patch with a red 13th century fleur-de-lis print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Cotton patch with 13th century fleur-de-lis print - green/red $2.00
  • Dark green mid-weight linen fabric patch with celtic inspired boar print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp in yellow. New and pre-washed linen fabric, machine washable! Linen patch with boar print - green (dark)/yellow $6.00
  • Black cotton canvas patch with 16/17th century inspired rampant lion print for your sewing & crafting projects. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Cotton patch with 16/17th century lion print - black/white $3.00

Most recent top posts:

  • Feb 21, 2025 Let’s call it an update…
  • Nov 15, 2020 Lazarus mi-parti linen tunic for Count Tristan Greymane – King of The Burning Lands (Amtgard)
  • Aug 30, 2020 Thoughts on mastering medieval embroidery
  • Jan 14, 2020 Blockprinting & stamp cutting – my new obsessions…
  • Dec 28, 2019 …a little 7th to 9th century doll tunic…

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