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Passionate fiber artist, blockprinter, stampcutter, seamstress & more. One of a kind wearable art handmade with love in Florida.

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  • Bead Embroidery,  Blackwork,  Books,  Books - Embroidery,  Books - Handsewing,  Crewelwork,  Embroidery,  Essential Stitch Guides,  Hand-Sewing,  Royal School of Needlework,  Stumpwork,  White Work

    Useful Embroidery Books for Beginners

    2014/02/14

    Now I have this lovely and nearly empty “virgin” blog in front of me and the blog postings of more than 8.5 years – about 2.300 postings “behind me”. This count includes many book reviews as you can imagine. I can really draw on plentiful resources and I am willing to do take advantage of it. 😉 During the last 14 years I bought many books about embroidery, historical costuming, medieval art, calligraphy, museum catalogues,… – just to mention a few. And since I started blogging in April 2005, I reviewed several of them.

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  • 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 had a question about creating fabric stamps. She took time out to answer my questions and give me pointers and encouragement. A big thank you!

    Ruth Thorson Avatar Ruth Thorson
    2019/11/11

    positive review  Amazing work, love the stamp created for me. The details are amazing. You just kind find anything their equal for quality and artistic design. Def

    Robert de Bray Avatar Robert de
    2019/09/04
  • had the lovely experience of wandering into this pop-up shop at an EMP event. not only is the seller one of the absolute sweetest people (and extremely historically knowledgeable!) but her items are also all extremely high quality and more than worth the cost. i bought two coifs and was very pleased with how comfortable they were while also remaining steadfast on my head without needing any sort of pins.

    Emilia Sunderland Avatar Emilia Sunderland
    2022/09/22

    positive review  I recently bought a run of octopus print fabric from Racaire’s Workshop. The piece is beautiful and it’s always a pleasure to business with a fellow artist. Anna’s attention to detail is amazing.

    Deborah Yegerlehner Sweeney Avatar Deborah Yegerlehner
    2019/09/26

    positive review  The quality of her work is excellent. And the designs!

    Christine Brunner Avatar Christine Brunner
    2019/10/22

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Coif for sale - side view Large cotton/linen coif/arming cap - black/grey weave - unprinted $30.00
  • A beautiful set of 2 black place mats with squirrel 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 squirrel print (set of 2) - black/yellow - 19 x 13 inch $54.00
  • Light weight blue 100% cotton gauze scarf with white 16th century Tudor rose & medieval rose print for a special experience all year long! Hand printed with my own hand carved rose stamps. New cotton gauze scarf, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf with 16th century Tudor rose print - blue/white - light weight cotton gauze (long) $79.00
  • Large blue linen coif/arming cap made from lovely blue linen fabric, handprinted in white with a hand carved triskele stamp. Large linen coif/arming cap in blue/white with triskele print $30.00
  • Lioness belt pouch made from lovely and durable red cotton canvas, completely lined with red cotton fabric, hand printed with a hand carved 11th century middle eastern lioness stamp. New, ready to use & machine washable! Belt Pouch with 11th century lioness print - red/yellow $80.00

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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....and a little fun project for myself again...There will be a vampire ball nearby in about a month and I got challenged to make something fun for myself so I started playing around a little....🖤🖤🖤🌹🖤🖤🖤I always wanted to make a shoulder cape with a high collar - took me one night to work out the pattern, one night to cut and sew the decorative lining and today the outer layer...I love the progress so far 😁 #racaire #racairesworkshop #sewing #goth #vampire #vampireball #gothic #gothgirl #goth #gothclothing #cape #shouldercape #collar #highcollar #sewingworkshop #sewingforfun #sewingfun ... See MoreSee Less

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Textile artist, artisan, blockprinter, stamp cutter, medieval geek, seamstress, embroiderer, painter, calligrapher,... Learning something new every & I love it!

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After such a long time, I finished another #viking #wirewrap #necklace ! ❤️🤗❤️
#steampunk #vibe for the win!

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