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  • #2 Fast & easy Pouch,  14th century projects,  Blackwork,  Craft with Racaire,  Hand-Sewing,  Lagartera,  Pouch for my 14th century inspired Backgammon Game,  Projects,  Running Stitch

    Craft with Racaire – Project #2 – Step 1.1 – Hand sewing stitches: Running Stitch & more thoughts about hand sewing

    2014/03/26

    In my opinion it is important to know the basics to be good in something. To know the basics enables creativity and the ability to create lovely things. Even if the focus is on medieval hand embroidery, it doesn’t hurt to look into the basics of hand sewing if you don’t want to spend the rest of your life creating wallhangings… but well, even for that you would need some basic hand sewing techniques if you don’t want a wallhanging with untreated edges… 😉 But let me share a nice little secret with you – the stitches for hand sewing are rather easy and can be found in the same…

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  • Embroidery,  FAQ,  Hand-Sewing

    Personal thoughts about hand-sewing and hand-embroidery…

    2014/03/25

    After my recent posting with which I started my new “fast and easy pouch tutorial (handsewn)“- I started working at the first step for the second  “Craft with Racaire” project. Thinking about the new project, about hand-sewing and hand-embroidery, I remembered the problems some people have when it comes to hand-sewing and/or hand-embroidery or when they are just thinking about trying it. I know that for many people just the thought of doing some hand-sewing or hand-embroidery is already scary and intimidating. In my opinionthis feeling is absolutely natural and I can tell from my experience that it is not limited to hand-sewing. It seems that especially newcomers seem to suffer from it.…

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Misc.,  Pouch,  Projects

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle… :D .2

    2014/03/25

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! -11 days! Just 11 days left till the 9th blog birthday and my very first raffle for my blog-members! …or, well, lets put it another way: I have still 10 days + 1 evening to finish the embroidery for the embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday! *grin* However, if you compare the picture underneath to yesterdays progress, I am on a good way to finish the pouch in time. See for yourself:  Cute, isn’t it… too bad I can’t keep if for myself when it is finished… 😉

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Misc.,  Pouch,  Projects

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle… :D

    2014/03/24

    Wow!!! The 9th birthday of my blog is coming up soon! I am so excited! …and I I already started working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the very first “birthday raffle”… *happydance* I thought I have still more than a month till the 9th birthday of my blog. Then I checked the date and realized that I have less then 3 weeks left… omg… *panic-mode-on*… 😉 Why I panic? Because I wanted to make the next birthday – the 9th birthday of my blog – a very special one by celebrating it with a gift and a raffle for my blog members. Well, I have to admit that…

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  • Impressions,  Misc.,  Photos,  Vienna

    Impressions from Vienna – the best panoramic view over Vienna

    2014/03/23

    Welcome to another embroidery-free-sunday. Today I have something special for you – I found the best panoramic view in Vienna. This week a friend of mine visited the “Haus des Meeres” and invited me to accompany him. I really like this “Aqua Terra Zoo”. It is a great example of how something as ugly and huge that belongs to WWII history can be turned into something good and useful. Well, who would expect an “Aqua Terra Zoo” in a WWII Flak tower in the middle of Vienna? …but on the other side – isn’t that the perfect solution, especially when you also think of the climbing wall at the outside of…

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  • 14th century French pouch 1,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .16 – Endspurt! :)

    2014/03/22

    …and the first outlines for my 14th century French pouch – enjoy! 😀 Though I don’t know yet with which color(s) my customer would like to see the hood filled and the figures outlined, I took the freedom to already start with some of the “not-so-important” outlines. In my opinion this “not-so-important” section is the small yellow section between the red and green sections and looks like a very slim cross. For this section in the middle I decided to use my white wool-silk thread for the outlines. The white thread nicely accentuates the section but does not distract from the embroidery as you can see on the following picture. I decided to…

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  • 14th century French pouch 1,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .15 – Endspurt! :)

    2014/03/20

    End-spurt! 😀 …I am very happy to say that I nearly finished the basic embroidery for my 14th century French pouch. Just a rather small section is still not embroidered but I hope to get the information I need to complete it soon. Nevertheless, I enjoy this moment very much and would like to celebrate it with you by sharing some progress pictures – enjoy! 😀   As you can see, the embroidery for the hood for the upper right section is still missing. Concerning this section and also concerning the outlines for the figures I am waiting for the decision of my customer concerning his preferred colors. Btw. this…

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  • 14th century French pouch 1,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .14

    2014/03/19

    End-spurt! Well, it is not finished yet but I am very happy to say that I am rather close to finish the embroidery for my 14th century French pouch. …and I have another sneak peek photo of the embroidery for you – enjoy! 😀

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  • 14th century French pouch 1,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .13

    2014/03/18

    …another day and another progress picture of my 14th century French pouch for you – enjoy! Btw. I finally reached the point to declare that it is “End-spurt” time again… *happyadance* …you know, what that means, I am getting close to finish this embroidery… 😀 

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  • #2 Fast & easy Pouch,  14th century projects,  Basics,  Craft with Racaire,  Hand-Sewing,  How to work with rapports,  Pouch,  Pouch for my 14th century inspired Backgammon Game,  Projects

    Craft with Racaire – Project #2 – Pouch #1 – fast and easy pouch tutorial (handsewn) & how to work with “rapports”

    2014/03/17

    I know that many of you really have enjoyed my pouch-projects and I guess that some of you miss my “old” fast and easy pouch tutorial. Therefore I started a new project for you and also for my “Craft with Racaire” section: My fast and easy pouch tutorial Before I introduce you the more difficult techniques and we start with the embroidered and fancy pouches, I decided to show you a simple way how to make a hand-sewn pouch for yourself, for a gift, your favorite card game,… or whatever you want to store in it. Btw. this is a tutorial for a hand-sewn pouch which you can easily embroider and…

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Customer Reviews

  • positive review  Racaire is an amazing artist who’s work has taken our jousting troupe to the next level!! Highly recommended!

    Joe A Farley Avatar Joe A
    2019/07/29

    Fantastic communication and phenomenal craftspersonship. The beautiful octopus stamp work and high quality sewing for my pirate bandana was perfect. I recommend Racaire's Workshop, and I am already planning future purchases! May you have fair winds and following seas!

    Markland Griffith Avatar Markland Griffith
    2022/10/27

    positive review  She’s a very talented artist and sews beautifully! My custom bag was hand stamped with her own cut stamps in beautiful Gold paint, and the design looked perfect on the bag. If you need a bag for a purse or knapsack, and with any design you can think of, purchase it from this wonderful lady! ***** (5 stars)

    Dina Stinson Lawson Avatar Dina Stinson
    2020/03/26
  • I've been following the shop for a while, trying to decide what I would have commissioned. Instead I fell in love with and impulse-bought a gorgeous dragonfly scarf that will be perfect for one of my Ren Faire costumes. It arrived quickly and lovingly packaged, and it's even better than I could imagine! You can tell it was made with love and with soul. I'm already excited about my next purchase and I don't even know what it is yet!

    Merideth Plimley-Wiegand Avatar Merideth Plimley-Wiegand
    2023/06/08

    positive review  Fantastic quality and really awesome communication. Very much appreciate the beautiful stamp work and high quality sewing. The wool coif will be something he treasures for a long time!

    Libby Cripps Avatar Libby Cripps
    2020/03/24

    positive review  I just got my octobag and I love it. Recaire is fast and very responsive to requests and changes

    Ann Wisnieski Avatar Ann Wisnieski
    2019/11/10

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Belt pouch made from heavy white cotton fabric, completely lined with cotton fabric, hand printed with a hand carved Legion of the Bear / Legio Ursi stamp (fighting order in the SCA - Kingdom of Meridies). New, ready to use & machine washable! Belt Pouch with Legion of the Bear / Legio Ursi print - white/black $70.00
  • nalbinded cap - green & white - large Nalbinded cap with embroidery – green & white – large size $159.00
  • Lovely purple/magenta colored linen dragon face mask with long ties and premium gold 13th century dragon print. New, pre-washed fabric, ready to wear and machine washable! Face mask with 13th century dragon print - purple (magenta)/gold $34.00
  • A lovely set of 2 bright orange cotton denim place mats with purple octopus print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. The cotton denim for the place mats is new & pre-washed. They are ready to be used & machine washable! Place mat with octopus print (set of 2) - orange/purple - 19 x 13 inch $54.00
  • Medium black linen coif / arming cap made from lovely soft black linen. The fabric is already pre-washed, the linen coif is ready to wear & machine washable! Medium linen coif/arming cap - black - unprinted $30.00

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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