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    Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Misc.,  Racaire

    …and I am back again…

    2019/12/25

    When I decided to take my break last year, I really didn’t anticipate that it would be such a long one. To call the last months interesting, would be definitely an understatement. We moved from Kentucky to Florida, I started my very own little business, we found our very own home and moved again and my website went through quite a change, as you can see. The move from Kentucky to Florida was probably the most demanding part. Like with every move we had to decide which pieces were really worth taking and what to leave behind. Therefore we decided to donate a lot of things as a moving truck…

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    Merry Christmas!

    2019/12/25

    Merry Christmas! Happy Hog watch! Fröhliche Weihnachten!Feliz Navidad! Happy Hanukkah! We wish you all a wonderful Christmas!From our small family to yours! Furthermore many thanks for all the support for my little workshopyou all showed throughout the first year as all beginning is hard!Thank you all very much! Conrad & Racaire  

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    Blog update & Maintenance

    2018/06/19

    Dear visitors and readers, At the moment we are doing some maintenance work as well as a complete update of the blog system and therefore apologize for any inconvenience.  We hope that the new and updated system will soon be up as I can’t wait to write some new postings… Thank you very much for your understanding! 😀

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  • 12th century crusader kit,  12th century projects,  12th century sideless fighting surcote / tunic,  Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Misc.,  Photos,  Projects,  Racaire,  SCA,  SCA - Heavy Fighting,  sideless fighting surcote / tunic

    Racaire is now also on Instagram… :D

    2017/05/24

    Yes, it’s true, now you can find me on Instagram too! And after taking a look at my rather new account, I just can’t believe how many pics I already posted there… *lol* One morning I woke up and simply decided to go with the time which meant to embrace yet another app. And to my utter amazement Instagram seems to be quite amusing despite its simplicity. Or maybe it’s just so nice to handle because it is such a rather simple app…

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    Merry Christmas and a happy new year! :D

    2016/12/24

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    Update of my “Medieval embroidery techniques” page

    2016/04/23

    Just a short note to let you know that I just updated my page Medieval embroidery techniques in order to include some more techniques and to add some further postings and links which might be helpful on your journey into the fabulous world of medieval embroidery… 😀 I hope that you’ll find my personal collection of links and postings about medieval embroidery helpful and inspiring. I wish you a lot of fun with your medieval inspired embroidery projects!

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    Bad news concerning my husband and Gulf Wars but also some good news…

    2015/03/10

    As we all know, life is not really predictable and can change completely due to what happens in just a short moment. And well, my husbands massive heart attack last week was such a moment. I can’t express how glad I am that my sweetheart survived his massive heart attack with nearly no damage but I think it will take some time until I processed what happened completely. However, this moment has several impacts on our immediate as well as our our future plans. For his health and safety we decided to call off our Gulf Wars plans and especially the planned 12th century wedding. Though we both greatly regret that we aren’t able to attend this years Gulf…

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    Merry Christmas!

    2014/12/24

    I wish all of you a beautiful and merry christmas! Love, Racaire

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  • Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Christmas Tournament,  Kingdom of Midrealm,  Misc.,  Photos,  Racaire,  SCA,  SCA Events

    My photos – Midrealm Christmas Tournament :)

    2014/12/16

    I know, I’ve been rather silent recently but unfortunately a mean head cold was holding my brain captive during the last days. But finally I am feeling much better and find myself in a condition that I can think clearly enough to start posting again. 🙂 Recently many interesting things have happened in my life and I am determined to do my best to post about all of them. I visited a nice Christmas Tournament in the mighty SCA Kingdom of Midrealm, started working at my very first male 13th century tunic for my sweetheart as well as a secret nailbinding project (aka christmas present) for a friend…. But let’s start with the pictures from the Christmas Tournament…

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  • 13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Hand-Sewing,  Misc.,  Projects,  Racaire

    Posting #200 since I restarted my blog… Some thoughts about the past, the presence and future…

    2014/12/09

    When I recently took a look at the stats of my blog, I nearly couldn’t believe it. I was just some postings away from another lovely round number of postings. And with today’s posting I finally get to complete my round number. Can you believe it?  With this posting I posted 200 postings since I “restarted” my blog at Valentine’s day this year. Well, blogging for already more than 10 years and after far more than 200 postings, it shouldn’t have been difficult for me to write another one. But somehow this round number caused me to take a short break and to examine the past, the presence and the future.

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Customer Reviews

  • positive review  Racaire made and appliqué and embroidered Rose hood for me as a commissioned present. It is stunning, the skill and attention to detail are superb. It is one of the most beautiful things I own. Wool with silk and gold work.

    Talina Davis Avatar Talina Davis
    2021/01/12

    positive review  Just received the most darling pair of handmade earrings from her and I love them. Quick shipping, excellent communication and customer service, excellent and professional craftsmanship and just all around delightful to deal with. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for that perfect item or gift!

    Lexie Huselton Avatar Lexie Huselton
    2019/10/23

    positive review  I have admired Racaire’s Workshop for a while. The examples of period style and the detail put into the finished work always looks great. I ordered some linen coifs for my kit and was asked important question that made my experience a good one. Besides size, color and intended use. I am happy with my purchase.

    John Reuter Norman Armoury Avatar John Reuter
    2020/01/13
  • Have purchased two items so far from Racaire. Both items are high quality, superb communication from Racaire with design, what was needed fabric wise and pricing. Everything was straight up and done to my exact specifications. She does beautiful work, extremely well made and is truly an artist above the rest. Purchase with confidence and rest assured that what you get will definitely bring the oohs and ahhhs.

    Todd Bennett Avatar Todd Bennett
    2022/08/30

    I've been following the shop for a while, trying to decide what I would have commissioned. Instead I fell in love with and impulse-bought a gorgeous dragonfly scarf that will be perfect for one of my Ren Faire costumes. It arrived quickly and lovingly packaged, and it's even better than I could imagine! You can tell it was made with love and with soul. I'm already excited about my next purchase and I don't even know what it is yet!

    Merideth Plimley-Wiegand Avatar Merideth Plimley-Wiegand
    2023/06/08

    positive review  I just received my Skull earring. Shipping was quick (quicker than anticipated) and very personal. And they made it just in time to wear for Halloween. LOVE THEM!!!! Thank you..❤️

    Melissa Hannon Avatar Melissa Hannon
    2019/10/24

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Art for your table in form of a cup/bowl cover with white octopus print! Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. The mid-weight 100% linen for the cup/bowl cover is new, pre-washed & ready to be used! Due to the added beads I recommend hand-washing. Cup/bowl cover with octopus print - red/white - 10.5 x 10.5 inch $30.00
  • Large purple linen coif/arming cap made from lovely purple linen fabric, handprinted in gold premium print with a hand carved 13th century inspired dragon stamp. Ready to wear, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! Large linen coif/arming cap in purple/gold with 13th century dragon print $36.00
  • Soft lightweight white 100% linen gauze scarf with horse & star print for a special experience all year long! Hand printed with my own hand carved horse & star stamps. New lightweight linen gauze scarf, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf with horse & star print - white/black - light weight linen gauze $79.00
  • This necklace was carefully crafted by hand in the viking wire knit technique from jewelry wire. Small white glass beads were added during the working process. With a wire wrapped ring with glass beads at one end and a stone pendant, wire wrapped copper ring with a pearl and glass beards added to the other end. Viking wire knit & wire wrap necklace $240.00
  • Small/Medium size linen coif / arming cap made from black linen fabric and hand printed with a hand carved 12th century inspired lion stamp. Machine washable! Small/Medium linen coif/arming cap in black/yellow with 12th century lion 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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