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  • 12th century belt,  12th century projects,  Embroidery,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearl embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects

    12th century belt for my 12th century wedding dress – pearl embroidery .4

    2016/03/24

    And today – last but not least – I will show you the final progress pictures of the pearl embroidery for my 12th century belt project! 🙂 Even though I was tremendously looking forward to finishing this quite important embellishment step for my project, I couldn’t help the feeling of a certain amount of sadness as soon as I attached the last pearls to the surface of my new 12th century belt.

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  • 12th century belt,  12th century projects,  Basics,  Embroidery,  How to do pearl embroidery,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearl embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects

    12th century belt for my 12th century wedding dress – pearl embroidery .3

    2016/03/08

    During the last weeks I was busy preparing for Gulf Wars and actually wanted to work on my “leg armor” for SCA “Heavy Fighting” today. Given the amount of layers and the thickness of the material I decided to do the sewing with the help of my sewing machine. But, well, after several hours facing a never ending fight with my sewing machine, I think I finally have to face the sad truth. My sewing machine really hates me and doesn’t want to cooperate with me at all. *sigh* But life is too precious to end the day feeling frustrated and defeated. Therefore I finally decided to stop fighting my sewing machine…

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  • 12th century belt,  12th century projects,  Embroidery,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearl embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects

    12th century belt for my 12th century wedding dress – pearl embroidery .2

    2016/02/27

    Last time I already added a good amount of pearls to my new 12th century belt but I was far from being done with my pearl embroidery at this point. The bezants with the additional pearl embroidery look really great but I had the feeling like I could add a little bit more and do better…

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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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  • 14th century projects,  14th century reliquary boxes,  Embroidery,  Hand-Sewing,  Klosterstich,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects,  Reliquary box - "Rose",  Surface Couching

    14th century inspired Klosterstich rose embroidery – now a lid for a reliquary box!

    2015/06/08

    It took a little but I finally managed to turn my 14th century inspired Klosterstich rose embroidery into a cute lid for a reliquary box. 🙂 Well, not that the rest of the box is finished yet but I consider a lid a very good beginning. At the moment I am anyway not quite sure if I want to create an embroidery for the sides of the box too. A plain silk cover for the side part seems like a very appealing idea at the moment. But… Well, you know me…

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century reliquary boxes,  Adornments,  Bead Embroidery,  Embroidery,  Finishing technique for borders,  Hand-Sewing,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects,  Reliquary box - "Rose",  Surface Couching

    14th century inspired Klosterstich rose – turning a medieval inspired embroidery into a lid for a reliquary box .3 – working at the border embellishment

    2015/06/08

    And today I will show you how I added the border embellishment to the lid of my reliquary box with the 14th century inspired Klosterstich embroidery. 🙂 So far we had several postings showing the progress of the 14th century inspired Klosterstich rose embroidery, one posting about how I mounted the Klosterstich embroidery on the base for the reliquary lid and also one posting of how I added the silk to the backside of the lid…

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century reliquary boxes,  Adornments,  Embroidery,  Finishing technique for borders,  Klosterstich,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects,  Reliquary box - "Rose"

    14th century inspired Klosterstich rose – turning a medieval inspired embroidery into a lid for a reliquary box .1

    2015/05/23

    I already prepared my rolling frame for a new medieval inspired embroidery project. But before I tell you more about my new project, I would like to show you the small side project at which I was working during the last days… 🙂 You might remember the 14th century inspired Klosterstich rose embroidery which I  recently finished. I started this small project in order to take pictures for my “Klosterstich hands on tutorial” which you can find here: – “…Part 1 – how to start your Klosterstich embroidery“ – “…Part 2 – how I do my Klosterstich embroidery”

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  • 12th century Agincourt Heart for Bella,  12th century projects,  Embroidery,  Hand-Sewing,  Herringbone stitch,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects,  Surface Couching,  Surface Couching 2:1

    Surface couching embroidery – how I made the 12th century Agincourt Heart for Bella’s elevation garment

    2015/05/06

    I will be very busy and away from my computer for the next days, therefore I thought that you might enjoy some of the progress pictures which I took while I was working at the 12th century Agincourt heart for Bella’s elevation garment. As some of you might have already noticed, I am very keen on medieval and especially 12th century surface couching embroidery. And today’s progress pictures will give you a nice glimpse at the “2:1 surface couching” embroidery technique which I used for Bella’s 12th century Agincourt heart.

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  • 12th century Agincourt Heart for Bella,  12th century projects,  Embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects,  SCA,  Surface Couching,  Surface Couching 2:1

    My 12th century embroidery for my sister Bella – an agincourt heart for her elevation garment

    2014/10/12

    Two days ago I already posted a sneak peek at the 12th century embroidery progress for Bella’s elevation garment. And today I have a picture of the finished 12th century agincourt heart embroidery for you. 😀 I am very happy that my sister Bella will be introduced to the SCA Order of the Laurel soon. Though I can’t attend the event where this will take place, sending her an 12th century embroidery – an agincourt heart – makes me feel like at least a part of me will be with her at this very special day…

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  • positive review  In 2017, I had the distinct pleasure of having Racaire work on my coronation dress. Her seamstress skills are unmatched and she was a joy to work with. She made me feel like a Queen. 👑👸👑

    Stephanie Burris Avatar Stephanie Burris
    2019/07/28

    I received my most recent order today and I just had to come on here to say that getting an order from this shop is second to none - it’s like Christmas every time. Racaire puts a ton of extra care into every order - each item is wrapped like a present, carefully folded, tied with ribbon, and includes care instructions. Getting to unwrap each item is such a joy. Beyond that, the work is spectacular, looks good, and wears well. You can wash and rewash and the prints look as good or better than they did on day one. I would give Racaire 10/10 stars every time.

    Elizabeth Leino Avatar Elizabeth Leino
    2024/03/12

    I’ve admired Racaire’s work for months and recently had a chance to purchase one of her scarves. So delighted with my purchase! The phoenix print on the scarf is so crisp and such a lovely, unique design. The fabric is soft and just the right color to complement the design. Shipping was swift, communication was excellent, and I just really enjoy wearing something that has so much creativity poured into it. I look forward to shopping from Racaire’s Workshop again!

    Heather B. Monson Avatar Heather B.
    2023/07/19
  • positive review  hangearbeitete mittelalterlich Stoffdrucke. Aber auch H.P.Lovecraft Fans könnten auf ihre Kosten kommen,, Squirts in Sight

    Steffen Quaer Avatar Steffen Quaer
    2019/11/07

    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

    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

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • 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
  • Pilgrim crusader bag with red cross print - made from heavy cotton fabric, lined, printed with hand carved cross stamp in red. Machine washable! Bag with crusader cross print - white/red - 11.5 x 12 inch $70.00
  • Blue linen fabric patch with white dragonfly print. Hand printed with my own hand carved Art Nouveau inspired dragonfly stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with dragonfly print - blue/white $7.00
  • Raw wool from local sheep from the panhandle of Florida, handcarded with green & brown wool which I got from a friend, 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 .12 $35.00
  • Medium size red linen coif / arming cap made from red linen, printed by hand in white with a handcut 12th century inspired stamp. Pre-washed fabric, ready to wear & machine washable! Medium linen coif/arming cap in red/white with 12th century print $30.00

Most recent top posts:

  • Feb 21, 2025 Let’s call it an update…
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  • 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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