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  • 12th century art,  12th century projects,  12th century Saint Michael and the Dragon,  Embroidery,  Medieval Art,  Medieval Embroidery,  Museum,  Museum Photos,  Museums - Germany,  Projects,  Split Stitch

    12th century embroidery – Saint Michaels 12th century face finished – sneak peek.10

    2014/05/14

    Yesterday I made again some good progress concerning my “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“. 😀 It was really a hard struggle with the thread, the needle and the fabric but finally Saint Michael got his 12th century face. I am very happy and also very proud of how it turned out. When you compare the original outlines at the picture at the top left with the embroidery underneath, you will see that the final embroidery looks really very different. Though the final shape of his face might look odd to our modern eyes, it is based on a period example which I found on a 12th century wallhanging.

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  • 12th century projects,  12th century Saint Michael and the Dragon,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Split Stitch

    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.9

    2014/05/12

    …and again some new progress concerning my “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“. As you can see at the picture underneath, I made some nice progress during the weekend. The feet of the dragon are now completely filled.  I also managed to get a part of the tail and of the outer border done. As expected, the feet really “pop out” in this outer border. I like this effect. 🙂 …and here a new progress picture for you – enjoy! 😀

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  • 12th century projects,  12th century Saint Michael and the Dragon,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Split Stitch

    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.8

    2014/05/10

    *Wow* I already spent about 60 hours embroidering at my “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“. I am very glad to say that about one third of the embroidery is already finished by now. Though this medieval embroidery technique is rather slow, I am really happy about the achieved progress. It seems to me that the longer I am working at this project, the faster I get. However, working at this embroidery is a great fun for me and I still consider this a fun project. 😀 …and here are some new progress pictures for you – enjoy! 😀

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  • 12th century projects,  12th century Saint Michael and the Dragon,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Split Stitch

    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.7 – Saint Michaels red shield :)

    2014/05/09

    …and again new embroidery progress concerning my current medieval embroidery project: “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“. The shield of Saint Michael is nearly finished and I also made very good progress concerning the background. I love how the red and purple of the shield work together. This colors also work well together with the outlines of the shield and the color of the background as you can see on the next pictures… …and before I bother you with more text of how Saint Michaels shield turned out, please take a look yourself at the new progress pictures I have for you – enjoy! 😀

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    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.6 – filling the shield outlines

    2014/05/08

    Today I have again some embroidery progress concerning my “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon” for you. I already started filling the outlines of Michaels shield and also continued working at the tail of the dragon. The effect of the purple and white for the shield is lovely and really “pops” and I am very happy about this color decision. I haven’t decided yet with which color I want to fill the small circles but I will definitely fill the main part of the shield with red. 🙂 …and finally, here the new progress picture for you – enjoy! 😀

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    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.5

    2014/05/07

    Today a look at the growing background of my “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“! I also started working at the shield of Saint Michael. …and I have pictures of yesterdays embroidery progress of the background as well as of the first shield outlines for you. I think it is very interesting how the added green background slightly alters the appearance of the dragon head – I really like the effect… but anyway, I love my little dragon. 😀 …and finally, here the new progress pictures for you – enjoy! 😀 …and again a close-up picture of my Split Stitch embroidery for you:

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    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.4 – the embroidered dragons head

    2014/05/06

    Wooohoooo! I am so excited! I finished the dragons head of my “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“ project! …and like always I took some nice progress pictures for you – enjoy! 😀 At the first picture you can see how the dragons head looks before I embroidered the eyes: …here a close-up picture of my Split Stitch embroidery for you:

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    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.3

    2014/05/05

    Again a new week started and I also have new photos of my progress concerning my new “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“ project for you. 😀 During the weekend I was again very busy working at my new 12th century embroidery project. It is lovely to see how the stitches fill up the head of the dragon and its neck, the dragon looks more and more complete with every stitch. …and here the promised progress pictures for you – enjoy! 😀

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    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.2

    2014/05/03

    Though this medieval embroidery technique is a rather slow one, I am very happy to say that I again made good progress concerning my new “12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon“ project. It took some hours but the wing of the dragon is completely finished now. I am looking forward to continue with the embroidery for the head and the neck of the dragon.

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    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – sneak peek.1 & news concerning my move to the states…

    2014/05/02

    Do you remember my last posting – 12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon – which I posted some days ago? I am very glad to say that I have some new progress for you. I tremendously enjoy working at this embroidery in my rather rare “spare time” at the moment. Like always it is a great pleasure to see my embroidery grow. 😀 A personal side note for all of you who are waiting for news concerning my move to the states: I am still very busy washing and packing my fabric stash, sorting out stuff and packing more and more boxes for my move to the states. During the last weeks…

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  • Bought a tunic and was not disappointed whatsoever. An extremely talented and kind woman who really knows her craft, will be buying again in the future.

    Elijah Smith Avatar Elijah Smith
    2022/08/30

    positive review  I've made 2 purchases from Racaire. both were of exceedingly high quality. She shipped fast and communicated quickly thru the whole process each time. I highly recommend her. I will go to her again when need arises without a doubt. Navah

    Aibinn Ingen Artain Avatar Aibinn Ingen
    2019/08/22

    An all around wonderful experience! I ordered a custom printed scarf with specific colors, material and design and she knocked it out of the park. Great communication, customer service and delivered it on time as estimated. I Will be buying more from Racaire’s Workshop!

    Paul Ghezzo Avatar Paul Ghezzo
    2022/11/04
  • 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

    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

    positive review  Friendly efficent service

    Gytha Ui Bhanain Avatar Gytha Ui
    2020/04/29

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Red soft scarf with ram & triskele print. Hand printed with hand carved stamps. The ram & triskele scarf is new, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf with ram & triskele (small) print - red/white $59.00
  • Medium dark green linen coif/arming cap made from lovely 100% linen fabric, handprinted in white with a hand carved 13th century inspired griffin stamp. Ready to wear, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! Medium linen coif/arming cap in green (dark)/white with 13th century griffin print $30.00
  • Blue midweight linen fabric patch with white 16th century Tudor rose print. Hand printed with my own hand carved 16th century Tudor rose stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with 16th century Tudor rose print - blue/white $4.00
  • Soft & cozy scarf with octopus print. Hand printed with a hand carved octopus stamp. The octopus scarf is new, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf with octopus print - blue/yellow $59.00
  • Purple/magenta colored linen octopus face mask with long ties and premium gold octopus print. New, pre-washed fabric, ready to wear and machine washable! Face mask with octopus print - purple (magenta)/gold $34.00

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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