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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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  • 14th century hood with roses for Elisenda de Luna,  14th century projects,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Gold embroidery / gold work,  Gold Thread,  How to start a new thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Misc. step by step embroidery tutorials,  Projects,  Rose,  Rose embroidery for Elisenda's 14th century hood,  Silk Thread,  Surface Couching

    More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .5.2 – some gold thread embellishment for the border of the rose leaf :)

    2017/01/26

    Woohoo! I am working on a super secret project at the moment! 😀 …and though I can’t really share any information or progress pictures concerning the new project until it’s finished and the recipient got it, you really don’t need to worry that I might take a break from posting until the project is finished. On the contrary! I took so many pictures of my recent embroidery and sewing projects that I can keep you quite busy until I can finally reveal my new, super secret project. 🙂 Which brings me right to the topic of todays posting. In my last two postings I showed you my two work steps concerning the silk shading embroidery for the rose…

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  • 14th century hood with roses for Elisenda de Luna,  14th century projects,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Long and short Stitch,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Misc. step by step embroidery tutorials,  Projects,  Silk Shading,  Silk Thread

    More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .5.1 – the rose leaf embroidery or my first “silk shading” :)

    2017/01/12

    In my last posting “More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .5 – the rose leaf embroidery or my first “silk shading” 🙂” I showed you how I established the foundation for the silk shading technique by creating an initial layer along the outer border of one of my rose leaves. And today we are going to take a look at the second step concerning the rose leaf and the above mentioned silk shading technique.

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  • 14th century hood with roses for Elisenda de Luna,  14th century projects,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Gold embroidery / gold work,  Gold Thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery Hands On Tutorials,  Misc.,  Misc. step by step embroidery tutorials,  Projects,  Racaire,  Rose,  Rose embroidery for Elisenda's 14th century hood,  Silk Thread,  Surface Couching

    More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .3 – my surface couching embroidery for the center of the roses…

    2016/10/27

    It took some time but today I finally have my third part of my rose embroidery tutorial ready for you. Todays posting will show you how I used Surface Couching to embroider the central section of the roses for my friends 14th century hood. 😀 But before we get to the embroidery tutorial, I would like to write a little about the last days and weeks as they were quite a journey for me. As some of you might recall from my recent postings, I was taking one test after another to qualify for my GED diploma. And though all these tests drained me mentally, I am excited to tell that all the hard work and concentration finally…

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  • 14th century hood with roses for Elisenda de Luna,  14th century projects,  Basics,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Gold embroidery / gold work,  Gold Thread,  How to start a new thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery Hands On Tutorials,  Misc. step by step embroidery tutorials,  Projects,  Rose embroidery for Elisenda's 14th century hood,  Silk Thread,  Surface Couching

    More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .2 – starting the surface couching

    2016/10/03

    Wow! What a week! During the last days I was struggling with fighting off a head cold as well as finally facing my driving test. As easy as embroidery and some other things might come to me, I really struggle a lot when it comes to taking any kind of tests. And the driving test, which took place yesterday, was definitely no difference. I was a complete wreck before, during and after the test and not even my dear husband was able to calm me down…

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  • 14th century hood with roses for Elisenda de Luna,  14th century projects,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Gold embroidery / gold work,  Gold Thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery Hands On Tutorials,  Misc. step by step embroidery tutorials,  Projects,  Rose,  Rose embroidery for Elisenda's 14th century hood,  Surface Couching

    More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .1 – the preparatory work

    2016/08/30

    And finally a posting about what might interest you the most: A step-by-step tutorial of how I created the rose embroidery for my friends 14th century hood. Though the rose embroidery for my friends 14th century hood might appear quite simple at first sight, it is definitely much more complex than it looks like. Well, there is quite some work involved to make it appear so simple, proper and effortless.

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  • 12th century belt,  12th century projects,  Basics,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  How to do pearl embroidery,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery Hands On Tutorials,  Pearl embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects

    12th century belt for my 12th century wedding dress – pearl embroidery .1

    2016/02/20

    And today let’s talk about one of my other favorite topics besides Klosterstich and surface couching – pearl embroidery! 😀 Well, pearls per se were and still are something very special. Their availability is quite limited and their price is rather high due to the natural production process. Besides the beautiful appearance and shine pearls possess naturally, their rather restricted availability as well as their quite high monetary value might have added to their great appeal in the medieval age. I think that the usage of pearls for jewelry or pearl embroidery used to reflected the wealth of the person who could actually afford to use them in either high quality (large, round and with a perfect surface appearance)…

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  • 12th century grey light-wool tunic,  12th century projects,  12th century tunic - blue & yellow silk,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Craft with Racaire,  Hand-Sewing,  Projects,  Sewing Patterns

    12th century tunic pattern for my husband

    2016/02/05

    After several days of drawing and re-drawing, I am finally able to present to you a new addition to my pattern collection – the (late) 12th century tunic pattern which I have been using so successfully for my husbands tunic projects till now: My very first “13th century male tunic” project My 12th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” My husbands christmas present – a “12th century grey light-wool tunic” Well, I admit it, my 12th century tunic pattern is actually based on a tunic found in a royal grave from the early 13th century. Though it can’t be said for sure, my personal opinion is that this pattern can also be counted towards the late 12th…

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century XL hood for Pelican elevation,  Applique,  Appliqué border embellishment,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Finishing technique for borders,  Knight belts,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery Hands On Tutorials,  Medieval Embroidery Technique Tutorials,  Medieval finishing technique for borders,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    White 14th century XL hood for a friends Pelican elevation – embroidery .3 – how I created the embroidered knight belt patches .1

    2015/10/07

    I hope you enjoyed yesterdays short calligraphy sidestep as I am now moving on to the next step of the embroidery for the 14th century XL hood project for my friends Pelican elevation at the Meridian Grand Tournament: How I created the embroidered knight belt patches Though the embroidered knight belts might look rather simple, as you can see them at the picture on the left, they still demanded a lot of thought, time and stitches. But well, you know, I like challenges and this combined Order of the Chivalry and Pelican patches were definitely a very interesting personal challenge for me as I normally rarely do appliqué embroidery.

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  • Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery Technique Tutorials,  Surface Couching

    Medieval embroidery techniques – my new Surface Couching technique handout

    2015/07/31

    Do you remember the sneak peek at my new technical tutorial for Surface Couching? Well, then I have some great news for you – the waiting time has paid off and my new Surface Couching technique handout is finally finished! 😀 It took a while to find some good pictures of extant examples of the basic Surface Couching embroidery technique which I cover in this handout. And it took even more time to put the whole handout together but it was totally worth it! I am mighty proud of my new handout. And as there are several different variations of Surface Couching, you maybe might even look forward to more handouts about this technique in the future.…

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Customer Reviews

  • positive review  Just received the most darling pair of handmade earrings from her and I love them. Quick shipping, excellent communication and customer service, excellent and professional craftsmanship and just all around delightful to deal with. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for that perfect item or gift!

    Lexie Huselton Avatar Lexie Huselton
    2019/10/23

    positive review  This woman is so amazingly talented and wonderful!!! She creates the most beautiful things!!! If you are looking for someone to create something for you - you have found her!!!

    Misty April Bushlow Avatar Misty April Bushlow
    2019/10/16

    positive review  Racaire makes beautiful and period pieces from A-Z! My little family proudly owns three of her bags, which are extremely durable and gorgeous! My daughter (5 years old) even has her own sized bag! They go to every event with us and often I use mine as my purse in mundane life. Racaire will only make and sell items which will stand the test of time and is extremely detailed in everything she does. I recommend 10/10!

    Katie Whipple Avatar Katie Whipple
    2019/07/28
  • positive review  Ordered the octopus stamped fabric. They were a dream to work with!! Patiently answered all my questions and when I finally made my decision the fabric was shipped and arrived very quickly!! I definitely recommend Racaire’s Workshop for any really cool custom stamped fabrics!!

    Betsy DeBottis Avatar Betsy DeBottis
    2019/09/15

    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

    I just bought a lovely warm printed scarf to give as a gift - now I want one for myself! Beautifully made and perfectly packaged.

    Marie la Fauconniere Avatar Marie la Fauconniere
    2022/12/09

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Limited edition medium linen coif/arming cap made from lovely teal linen fabric, handprinted in yellow with a handcut 11th century lioness print & 12th century decorative filling stamp. Medium linen coif/arming cap in teal/yellow with 11th century lioness print - limited edition $29.00
  • Bag made from red cotton canvas, lined with red cotton fabric & hand printed in white with a hand carved 13th century griffin & decorative border stamp. Bag with 13th century griffin & border print - red / white - 13 x 13 inch $70.00
  • Yellow 100% mid-weight linen fabric patch with black 16th century bee print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with 16th century bee print - yellow/black $4.00
  • Lovely purple table runner with a unique 16th century fleur-de-lis print based on artwork found in the palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy (Europe). Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. The cotton canvas for the table runner is new & pre-washed. The table runner is ready to be used & machine washable! Table runner with 16th century fleur-de-lis print - purple/white - 36 x 14 inch $59.00
  • Soft, cozy & warm bright orange scarf with purple 12th century print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamps. The scarf is new, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf with 12th century print - orange/purple (magenta) $59.00

Most recent top posts:

  • 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…
  • Dec 26, 2019 …and more museums and photos…

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