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  • Bees Wax for sewing,  Hand-Sewing,  Materials

    …bees wax for sewing – my self-made bees wax beauties for sewing… :D

    2014/05/01

    …and finally another U.F.O.* finished! *happydance* (*= UnFinished Object) Two years ago I got some raw bees wax from a friend of mine in the states. He was so nice to share some of his raw bees wax with me because I was starting to run out of bees wax for sewing. Already one year ago I managed to clear the bees wax. Due to all my other projects I didn’t get to work any further with it till now. Currently my “old” and rather small piece of bees wax for sewing “died” – it became unusable. That was like a “wake up call”. Especially when I was holding the cleared wax in my hands while I was packing…

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  • 12th century projects,  12th century Saint Michael and the Dragon,  Embroidery,  Materials,  Medieval Art,  Medieval Embroidery,  Museum,  Museums - Germany,  Projects,  Split Stitch,  Wool-Silk Thread

    12th century embroidery – Saint Michael and the Dragon

    2014/04/30

    At the moment I am working at the next posting for the current Craft with Racaire project – the “fast & easy pouch tutorial“. I will post it soon but it’s not finished yet… 😀 Therefore I decided to tell you more about my newest project and to show you some sneak peeks of it – of my new: 12th century embroidery project “Saint Michael and the Dragon” During my Mission “Medieval Berlin” I saw a beautiful embroidered wallhanging from the 12th century on display in one of the museums. This period wallhanging inspired me to try a “new” medieval embroidery technique. But first things first – here are the first photos of my new medieval embroidery project – enjoy! 😀 Above you…

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  • #1 Needle Roll,  14th century projects,  Adornments,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Accessories,  German Brick Stitch,  German Brick Stitch Pattern #2,  Hand-Sewing,  Lazy Daisy Stitch,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval finishing technique for borders,  Needle Rolls,  Projects,  Stem Stitch,  Tassels,  Travel & Largesse Fund,  Wool-Silk Thread

    More German Brick Stitch embroidery – Needle Roll 2 & 3 finished :D

    2014/04/27

    You maybe remember my first “Craft with Racaire” project #1. The needle roll tutorial with German Brick Stitch embroidery which I recently posted. I was very pleased with my new German Brick Stitch pattern and the finished embroidery for the first needle roll. Furthermore I also tremendously enjoyed working with the beautiful new silk/wool thread I just got from the yarn shop. Like always, this are more then enough great reasons for me to became playful and creative. This time I decided to play around with my German Brick Stitch pattern #2 and to try out two new pattern ideas I had on my mind. The German Brick Stitch pattern #2 is already a simplified version of my German Brick Stitch pattern #1 and both new…

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

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .22 – the silk for the back side :)

    2014/04/25

    I tell you, one of the best feelings I know, is the feeling when I just finished another embroidery. 😀 There is still some finishing work left but that doesn’t really count as embroidery for me. Anyway, I really love and always enjoy this “Endspurt” time. *grins* …and writing about finishing work – today I found the perfect silk for the back side of the pouch. …but take a look yourself at the sneak peek photo of the fabric and the embroidery – this color is lovely, isn’t it… 😀

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

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .21 – last embroidery added :)

    2014/04/24

    Woooohooooo! The last embroidery added! The new and also last embroidered section of my 14th century French pouch is finished! What shall I say – I love it! Tomorrow I can get the silk fabric for the back side, wash it and then start with the finishing – pinning, sewing, finger braiding, tassels,… …but until then – please enjoy the new progress pic of my recent embroidery progress! 😀 …and some of my personal thoughts concerning this new embroidery section: As you can see on the picture above, I added an extra embroidered blue section above the basic embroidery design. This section was actually not planned from the beginning. First I wanted to put…

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

    Update – 9th blog birthday gift – embroidered 14th century pouch…

    2014/04/23

    Btw. do you remember the postings about the small embroidered 14th century pouch? …the small pouch I made for my 9th blog-birthday raffle which was inspired by an extant 14th century French pouch… Well, I am very glad to say that the pouch arrived save in the hands of its new owner – Jennifer in Dallas, Texas. …and she likes it! *happydance* I was so excited that I nearly forgot to tell you. 😀 All my projects are more then just projects therefore I tend to call them my “babies”. Every time I send one of my “babies” per mail on its way, the uncertainty if the package arrives or not is the most painful…

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

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .20 – 4th embroidered section finished :)

    2014/04/22

    I think you already know that I love sneak peeks. …and today I have again another sneak peek at the new embroidery progress of my 14th century French pouch. Yes, I just finished another embroidered section! Endspurt! 😀 Today I finished the outlines of the bottom right section. It is such a lovely little unicorn – Enjoy! 😀

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

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .19 – 3rd embroidered section finished :)

    2014/04/21

    …and another sneak peek at the new embroidery progress of my 14th century French pouch. I just finished the next section! 😀 This time I finished the outlines of the upper left section. I really like how the deer looks like with the outlines. Enjoy! 😀

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  • #2 Fast & easy Pouch,  Craft with Racaire,  Hand-Sewing,  How to start a new thread

    Craft with Racaire – Project 2 – fast and easy pouch tutorial – Step 2.2 – hand sewing – how to start a new thread & hide it…

    2014/04/20

    Some time ago I learned from some of my friends that several of my hand sewing & embroidery steps are rather new and unknown to others. Even if I consider this techniques very basic and elemental. I always try to keep that in mind while I am working at my projects. This is the main reason why I also try to document my “very basic” steps by taking as many useful photos as possible for you. Recently I took some detail photos of a very basic hand sewing technique I use very often. This detail photos will show you how to start a new thread and how to hide it in a seam. This posting is especially devoted to…

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

    14th century French Pouch .1 – sneak peek progress .18 – 2nd embroidered section finished :)

    2014/04/18

    …and again some embroidery progress concerning my 14th century French pouch. I just finished another section! 🙂 This time I finished the outlines of the left bottom section. Great! That means that the red sections are finished by now and only the outlines of the green sections of my 14th century French pouch are left now…. …and here are the new photos of the recent progress for you. Enjoy! 😀 

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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

    Racaire made me an absolutely gorgeous custom scarf based on my heraldry!! I got updates throughout the whole process and it was completed and shipped super fast too ❤️❤️❤️

    Mem Lily Barnett Avatar Mem Lily
    2022/12/04
  • 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

    positive review  I ordered an octopus printed bag on October 27th. By the next day, the bag was finished, packaged up, and shipped to me. It arrived today, October 31st. Included in the package was a hand-written note detailing how to clean the bag as-needed, and a few extra small pieces of stamped fabric. The seller was very responsive to questions, and gave me some great tips as I'm going to start getting into doing fabric painting myself. I would definitely recommend purchasing from Racaire's Workshop.

    Joe Sites Avatar Joe Sites
    2019/11/01

    positive review  Words cannot describe how amazing and awesome my experiences have been with Racaire's Workshop, without a doubt would recommend them.

    Sandy Zintz Avatar Sandy Zintz
    2020/08/05

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Bag made from white cotton fabric, lined with white cotton fabric & hand printed in red, magenta & green with a hand carved 13th century dragon and other medieval inspired stamps. Bag with 13th century dragon print - white / red, purple (magenta) & green - 12 x 12.5 inch $70.00
  • 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
  • Dark blue cotton canvas patch with a red 13th century fleur-de-lis print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Cotton patch with 13th century fleur-de-lis print - blue (dark)/red $2.00
  • XXLarge black linen coif/arming cap made from lovely 100% linen fabric, handprinted with a hand carved 13th century inspired griffin stamp in premium gold print. Ready to wear, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! XXLarge linen coif/arming cap in black/gold with 13th century griffin print $36.00
  • Purple 100% mid-weight linen fabric patch with yellow 16th century bee print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with 16th century bee print - purple/yellow $4.00

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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