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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,  Crewelwork,  Embroidery,  Long and short Stitch,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Silk Shading,  Silk Thread

    More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .5 – the rose leaf embroidery or my first “silk shading” :)

    2017/01/01

    I wish you all a happy new year! And hope that you had a good and enjoyable “slide” from the old year into the new one, as we tend to say in Austria! 😀 Looking retrospectively at the last year, it amazes me how fast 2016 actually went by. The last year was very busy, as it was filled with many different projects, research, learning, a lot of laughter and love but also some tears as some of us had to say good bye to some dear friends and family members…

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  • Embroidery,  Embroidery Links,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Surface Couching,  Voided Work,  White Work

    Interesting links concerning medieval embroidery….

    2016/11/30

    After receiving a question from a good friend about books concerning 13th century embroidery and having some fun searching for academic papers related to embroidery, it seems like it is time again to share some interesting medieval embroidery related links with you. 🙂 First I would like to share a link which should be well known by now but just in case you are not aware of it yet – here it is again, my most favorite website about medieval embroidery: Historical Needlework Resources (http://medieval.webcon.net.au) This website is actually pretty old compared to many other websites but it is still one of the best ones when it comes to sources and pictures of medieval embroidery.…

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  • 14th century hood with roses for Elisenda de Luna,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Gold embroidery / gold work,  Gold Thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Padded Satin Stitch,  Projects,  Rose,  Satin Stitch,  Silk Thread,  Surface Couching

    14th century hood for a friend – 5th rose finished! :)

    2016/11/22

    Wooohooo! I am very glad to say that I just finished another embroidered rose for my friends 14th century hood project! Recently I was quite busy with other projects – like sewing a hood for our beautiful Queen Oda and painting a shield for my husband for the Meridian Crown Tournament – but whenever I found some idle time inbetween, I continued working on the roses for my friends 14th century hood. And it finally paid off – though it seemed to take forever, the 5th rose  is finally finished too! 

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  • 14th century hood with roses for Elisenda de Luna,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Gold Thread,  Materials,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pelicans,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    More about the rose embroidery for my friends hood .4 – a little pelican and the red silk embroidery around the middle…

    2016/11/07

    It’s time again for some embroidery. The focus of todays posting will be on some red silk embroidery and a tiny embroidered pelican. I hope you are just as excited as I am. Today I am going to show you the technique which I used to embroider the red embellishment along the border of the middle part of the roses.  And that’s not all – I also have a sneak peek at the little, very cute pelican which I added to the middle of one of the roses. 😀

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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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  • 12th century fillet - black with white silk embroidery,  12th century projects,  Chain Stitch,  Embroidery,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  SCA,  Silk Thread,  Stem Stitch

    My new black 12th century fillet with white silk embroidery! :D

    2016/10/16

    Gloria, my dear mother-in-law, took a lovely selfie of us both at the most recent SCA event – Coronation. This cute selfie allows me to finally show you my most recent 12th century project “in use”: My new black 12th century fillet with white silk embroidery! 😀 How come? Well, after completing my new grey/black 12th century dress, I longed for a slightly different 12th century headgear than my ‘normal’ red silk fillet with pearl embroidery. And as the making of a new fillet does not take very long, I decided to simply make a fillet that matched at least one of the colors of my new dress…

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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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  • Embroidery,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Meridian Grand Tournament,  My Order of the Velvet Owl,  my SCA - Awards,  SCA,  SCA - Heavy Fighting,  SCA Events,  Silver Thread,  Surface Couching

    Meridian Grand Tournament – the Order of the Velvet Owl and other great things…

    2016/09/15

    Seeing my scroll for the Armatura tournament go to a worthy and excited recipient was not my only highlight at the Meridian Grand Tournament this very last weekend. So many awesome and memorable things happened throughout the whole day. And being admitted into the Order of the Velvet Owl of my beloved home, the Kingdom of Meridies, was definitely the most amazing surprise for me on this day. Here a beautiful shot of this very special moment which I got to share with three other friends who were also admitted to the Order of the Velvet Owl: The picture above was taken by Becky Cullen. Becky, thank you very much for this lovely memory! …and if you would…

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  • 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

    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

    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  She was amazing to work with, flexible to my needs, answered all of my questions, and has been just incredible. Not only is she talented and interesting but is a genuinely kind person. I got a new bag with my heraldry, for which I have received many compliments, and block stamps for my household. I will commission from her again.

    Kassandra De Haas Avatar Kassandra De
    2019/07/29

    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  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
    2019/10/16

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Purple mid-weight linen fabric patch with purple dragonfly print. Hand printed with my own hand carved Art Nouveau inspired dragonfly stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with dragonfly print - purple/purple $7.00
  • Light weight black 100% cotton gauze Scarf/ Sarong/ Wrap/ Throw with yellow rampant lion print for a special experience all year long! Hand printed with my own hand carved rampant lion stamp. New cotton gauze scarf, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf/ Sarong/ Wrap with rampant lion print - black/yellow - light weight cotton gauze $119.00
  • Medium size 12th century lion coif / arming cap made from purple (magenta) colored 100% linen fabric. Hand printed with a hand carved 12th century inspired lion stamp in premium gold print. Pre-washed linen fabric, ready to wear & machine washable! Medium linen coif/arming cap in purple (magenta)/gold with 12th century lion print $36.00
  • 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
  • Medium black linen coif/arming cap made from lovely black linen fabric, handprinted in blue with a hand carved triple spiral stamp based on Neolithic artwork from the Newgrange site in Ireland. Ready to wear, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! Medium linen coif/arming cap in black/blue with Newgrange triple spiral print $30.00

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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