Running Stitch Archives - Racaire's Workshop

12th century projects, 12th century white silk underdress, Embroidery, Hand-Sewing, Medieval Embroidery, Projects, Running Stitch, Trapunto

My 12th century white silk underdress .2 – revisited – Trapunto for the win :)

2015/11/09

And now it’s definitely time for the second part of my posting about my “12th century white silk underdress project” revisited. Today I am going to show you more progress pictures of my “12th century white silk underdress” with a focus on some of my details for this project like the keyhole neckline, the Trapunto work at the keyhole neckline and my Trapunto sleeve cuffs.

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#2 Fast & easy Pouch, 14th century projects, Back Stitch, Craft with Racaire, Hand-Sewing, Pouch for my 14th century inspired Backgammon Game, Projects, Running Stitch

Craft with Racaire – Project 2 – fast and easy pouch tutorial – Step 2 – hand sewing the sides

2014/04/18

I know, after my recent posting about the “forgotten 14th century queen from France“, you are impatiently waiting for my other finds from my Mission “Medieval Berlin”. Well, I have indeed many beautiful things to share with you. I have new photos of lovely medieval embroidery, “bling bling”, new 14th century museum catalogues and many more other lovely medieval things I found… …but we also have a “Craft with Racaire” project to finish. I admit it, I neglected this project a little but there was so much I wanted to post about instead. Now I am definitely determined to finish this project as soon as possible. Especially because I already have so many new ideas for…

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#2 Fast & easy Pouch, 14th century projects, Blackwork, Craft with Racaire, Hand-Sewing, Lagartera, Pouch for my 14th century inspired Backgammon Game, Projects, Running Stitch

Craft with Racaire – Project #2 – Step 1.1 – Hand sewing stitches: Running Stitch & more thoughts about hand sewing

2014/03/26

In my opinion it is important to know the basics to be good in something. To know the basics enables creativity and the ability to create lovely things. Even if the focus is on medieval hand embroidery, it doesn’t hurt to look into the basics of hand sewing if you don’t want to spend the rest of your life creating wallhangings… but well, even for that you would need some basic hand sewing techniques if you don’t want a wallhanging with untreated edges… 😉 But let me share a nice little secret with you – the stitches for hand sewing are rather easy and can be found in the same…

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