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  • 10th to 15th century - medieval islamic inspired embroidery,  Applique,  Bayeux Stitch,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Gulf Wars,  Hand-Sewing,  Islamic,  Islamic laid and couched work,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  OvO - Order of the velvet Owl - pouch,  Projects,  Refilsaum,  SCA,  SCA Events,  Surface Couching,  Wool-Silk Thread

    my super secret project revealed: OvO pouch with medieval islamic inspired embroidery

    2017/05/03

    And finally a picture of the OvO pouch with the medieval islamic inspired embroidery which I put together for Gloria, my awesome mother-in-law. (OvO -> Order of the velvet Owl, Kingdom of Meridies, SCA) Yeah, this quite special piece of medieval islamic inspired embroidery was the super secret project on which I was working on from the first day of January until our favorite SCA event – Gulf Wars – in March. And at Gulf Wars Gloria finally got introduced into the Order of the velvet Owl. Just right before the knighting ceremony of her son, my dear husband. And not a moment too soon as keeping this project secret was killing me… 😉

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  • 12th century projects,  12th century Saint Michael and the Dragon,  Applique,  AppliquĂ© border embellishment,  Embroidery,  Gold Thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Split Stitch

    I finally finished my new 12th century “Saint Michael and the Dragon” banner!

    2016/05/14

    In my previous posting “Working at my 12th century “Saint Michael and the Dragon”“ banner I already showed you the very first steps needed to turn my finished 12th century inspired “Saint Michael and the Dragon” into a small banner for my living room. My last posting included information about how I chose the fabric and where I found the inspiration for the final shape for my banner project. Furthermore I also wrote about how I attached the embroidery to the surface and how I prepared the final shape of the banner…

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  • 12th century projects,  12th century Saint Michael and the Dragon,  Applique,  AppliquĂ© border embellishment,  Books,  Embroidery,  Gold Thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Zeitschrift fĂŒr christliche Kunst

    Working at my 12th century “Saint Michael and the Dragon” banner

    2016/05/10

    Some embroidery projects take more time than others until they finally get finished and my 12th century inspired “Saint Michael and the Dragon” embroidery was such an embroidery project. I already finished the 12th century inspired “Saint Michael and the Dragon” embroidery in the summer of 2014. Though I really liked the finished embroidery, it laid dormant in one of my project boxes ever since…

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  • 14th century Meridian Cross Cyclas / sideless surcote,  14th century projects,  Applique,  Embroidery,  Hand-Sewing,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    My new “Meridian Cross Cyclas” – a Manesse inspired 14th century cyclas / sideless surcote .2

    2015/12/22

    And today I have some pictures of my new 14th century cyclas / sideless surcote with the completed “Meridian Cross” appliquĂ© work for you. 🙂 I still didn’t find the time to put on my new 14th century cyclas / sideless surcote and to take pictures of me wearing it but I can assure you that I didn’t forget about it and that it is still on my to-do-list.

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  • 14th century Meridian Cross Cyclas / sideless surcote,  14th century projects,  Applique,  Chain Stitch,  Embroidery,  Hand-Sewing,  How to prepare patches for appliquĂ©,  How to use embroidery models / Schablonen,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    My new “Meridian Cross Cyclas” – a Manesse inspired 14th century cyclas / sideless surcote .1 – the appliquĂ© embroidery

    2015/11/20

    Yeah, it’s true and no typo – I made a 14th century cylas / sideless surcote for me! Or how I call the newest addition to my wardrobe: my 14th century “Meridian Cross Cyclas”! 😀 How come? Well, while I was living in the kingdom of Drachenwald – the SCA group covering Europe, the middle East and South Africa – I wasn’t able to make it to many SCA events. Not that I didn’t want to but quite many of the events were out of my budget due to the required travel to the location in a rather far away country like Sweden, Finland, UK,… Therefore my normal event count per year was about 1 to maximal…

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century XL hood for Pelican elevation,  Applique,  AppliquĂ© border embellishment,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Hand-Sewing,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Knight belts,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pelicans,  Projects,  Satin Stitch,  SCA,  Silver Thread,  Stem Stitch,  Surface Couching

    White 14th century hood for a friends Pelican elevation – finished! :D

    2015/10/29

    And after all my recent postings about the progress of my friends 14th century hood with pelican & knighthood embroidery, I can finally present to you the finished 14th century hood! The picture at the left was taken shortly after my friend – Sir Thomas Blackmoore (sorry but I don’t remember all the other proper SCA titles he has) –  was elevated to the Order of the Pelican.

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century XL hood for Pelican elevation,  Applique,  AppliquĂ© border embellishment,  Basics,  Embroidery,  How to prepare patches for appliquĂ©,  Knight belts,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pelicans

    White 14th century XL hood for a friends Pelican elevation – embroidery .4 – how I created the embroidered Pelican patches .2

    2015/10/21

    In my last posting – “White 14th century XL hood for a friends Pelican elevation – embroidery .4 – how I created the embroidered Pelican patches .1” – I showed you how I created the two different kinds of golden beaks for the embroidered pelicans. After this step and and after finishing the rest of the embroidery for the pelicans, I decided to add even more embroidery. Instead of removing the base fabric in-between the knighthood belt and the pelican embroidery, which didn’t have any appliquĂ© or other kind of embroidery, I made the decision to fill this empty space with lovely purple silk/wool thread.

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century XL hood for Pelican elevation,  Applique,  Embroidery,  Gold Thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Satin Stitch,  Stem Stitch,  Surface Couching

    White 14th century XL hood for a friends Pelican elevation – embroidery .4 – how I created the embroidered Pelican patches .1

    2015/10/19

    In my last posting about the “white 14th century XL hood for a friends Pelican elevation – how I created the embroidered Pelican patches” I wrote about the different steps of how I prepared the basic pelican appliquĂ©. Furthermore I also showed you several progress pictures of my embroidery work concerning this first steps. And today we take a close look at the very next step – of how I embroidered the two different kinds of golden beaks for the pelicans.

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century XL hood for Pelican elevation,  Applique,  AppliquĂ© border embellishment,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Gold Thread,  Medieval Embroidery,  Padded Satin Stitch,  Pelicans,  Projects,  Satin Stitch,  Stem Stitch,  Surface Couching

    White 14th century XL hood for a friends Pelican elevation – embroidery .4 – how I created the embroidered Pelican patches

    2015/10/15

    With this posting, after all the previous postings about the 14th century XL hood project for my friends Pelican elevation, I am finally reaching the last and major part of the embroidery for this hood project: …the pelican patches! In my last posting I already showed you the finished knight belt patches for the 14th century hood for my friends Pelican elevation. And as nice as the knight belt patches already looked like at this stage of the project, they all still looked quite empty, didn’t they – but no for long, that’s for sure… 😀

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century XL hood for Pelican elevation,  Applique,  AppliquĂ© border embellishment,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Knight belts,  Materials,  Padded Satin Stitch,  Projects,  Satin Stitch,  Wool-Silk Thread

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

    2015/10/10

    And finally, after part #1 & part #2 of “how I created the embroidered knight belt patches”, I am getting to the 3rd and last part of the knight belt patches creation process. Yes, today I am going to show you how I created the embroidered belt buckles with a certain special effect. An effect which makes the belt buckles look a little bit more like real ones. 😀

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  • 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  I commissioned a hand carved stamp for my husband's knighting ceremony clothes. Not only is it gorgeous, but I was given SO MUCH information on sources and instructional information on block printing. I now feel relatively confident I can do this. Perfection.

    Maegwynn Attewode Avatar Maegwynn Attewode
    2020/03/25

    positive review  Racaire's Workshop made me this custom X-Large Coif as seen at https://www.facebook.com/Racaires.Workshop/photos/a.148957655152826/2884613781587186/?type=3&theater The customer service including answering a ton of questions related to my'big head' and other unusual/unique requests that I made were absolutely SUPERB!!!! The only thing that surpassed my experience in ordering this coif was the pleasure I have received from wrapping it around my rather 'big head'....:) Looking forward to having the rest of my WARdrobe completed by Racaire's Worlshop!!! with Anna E. Dockery Experience was a 12 out of possible 10....... Boo McAfee

    Boo McAfee Avatar Boo McAfee
    2020/06/28
  • Fantastic, beautiful work. I have a stamped scarf that always gets compliments. And I also just had a small commission completed. Great work with a reasonable turnaround time. I look forward to doing business in the future.

    Sly Symmank Avatar Sly Symmank
    2023/10/05

    I have had such a joy watching my tunic be created by such a wonderful person! Extreme talent! Thank you so much for working on my tunic <3 I cannot wait to wear it out at events!

    Cody David Rusch Avatar Cody David
    2022/05/05

    I can't recommend Recaire's Workshop enough! Both orders I have made were absolutely amazing quality items, with outstanding customer service. Will absolutely be making more orders in the future.

    Ulfhildr's Black Sheep Crafts Workshop Avatar Ulfhildr's Black
    2024/02/16

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Large size fleur-de-lis linen coif/arming cap made from lovely black 100% linen fabric, handprinted with a hand carved fleur-de-lis in premium gold print. Ready to wear, new and pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! Large linen coif/arming cap in black/gold with fleur-de-lis print $36.00
  • Large purple linen coif/arming cap made from lovely purple/magenta colored 100% linen fabric, handprinted in premium gold print with a hand carved octopus stamp. Ready to wear, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! Large linen coif/arming cap in purple (magenta)/gold with octopus print $36.00
  • Raw wool from local sheep from the panhandle of Florida, handcarded with silk threads from Nepal, handspun with a drop spindle, 3 ply - "cable"-plied by hand with a drop spindle. The twist was set in a warm water bath and then treated with some thwacking. Handspun Wool Yarn .10 $35.00
  • Beautiful midweight blue 100% linen fabric scarf/wrap with a unique 13th century dragon & star print for a special experience all year long! Hand printed in white with my own hand carved stamps. New linen fabric, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf/ Wrap with 13th century dragon & star print - blue/white - midweight linen $86.00
  • This lovely print combination was inspired by a customer request. A set of 2 dark blue place mats with octopus print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. The cotton canvas for the place mats is new & pre-washed. They are ready to be used & machine washable! Place mat with octopus print (set of 2) - blue (dark)/white - 19 x 13 inch $54.00

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