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  • Misc.,  Projects,  Projects - Block Printing,  Racaire

    Preparations for my next block printing project…

    2018/03/07

    After taking a look at the beautiful yellow and blue raw silk fabric which I wanted to use for my next block printing project, I realized that the pre-washed fabric wasn’t as smooth as I liked it to be. Well, after all this years of minimal use of the ironing board and the iron, I had to admit to myself that this lovely time had to come to an end. I had to iron my fabric for my project and I definitely didn’t enjoy the thought of it.

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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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  • Calligraphy,  Gulf Wars,  Inspiration for Scrolls - 14th century,  Misc.,  Misc. Scrolls,  Photos,  Racaire,  Rose Tournament,  SCA,  SCA - Heavy Fighting,  SCA Events,  Scriptorium,  Scrolls for Tournaments

    Scriptorium – …and the “Rose Tournament” scroll goes to Louis LeCoffrier.. :D

    2017/04/07

    …and the “Rose Tournament” scroll goes to: Louis LeCoffrier! He fought very skillful and chivalrous for Queen Kateryn from the Middle Kingdom in the Rose Tournament at Gulf Wars and won!  Hearty congratulation to Queen Kateryn & Louis, her victorious fighter! Louis, thank you very much, it was truly a pleasure to watch you fight! 😀

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  • Gulf Wars,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Misc.,  Photos,  Racaire,  SCA,  SCA - Heavy Fighting,  SCA Events

    Gulf Wars photos online… :D

    2017/03/29

    Wooohooo! My photos taken at Gulf Wars are online! 

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  • Gulf Wars,  Misc.,  Racaire,  SCA,  SCA Events

    Back from Gulf Wars!!!! :D

    2017/03/20

    *Wooohooo* I am back from Gulf Wars! As awesome as Gulf Wars was, it is indeed great to be back home. Several days of camping is always a good reminder how great the luxury of a modern bathroom is. A bathroom which one only has to share with ones sweetheart…  And after the cold snap during most of Gulf Wars, I now tremendously enjoy our modern heating system at home. Damn, that where some really cold nights but we made the best out of it. Garb layering was tested until it was deemed sufficient and it seemed like everyone pulled out their best furs in order to keep warm. And then there were all this wonderful camp fires around which we gathered. Many…

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  • Gulf Wars,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Misc.,  Racaire,  SCA,  SCA - Heavy Fighting,  SCA Events

    Gulf Wars preparation & great news for my husband… :D

    2017/02/15

    Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! My husband was asked to join the order of the chivalry during court at War college in Alabama! 😀 It already happened more than a week ago but – gosch – this awesome news still seems so amazing and unreal to me. Like it is just too good to be true. And being the natural skeptic that I am, I might actually not believe it until it really happens… We will see… And… Omg! Omg! Omg!  Well, sure, I hoped that this day would come eventually but when it finally happened, it completely blindsided me. I can not even imagine how surprised and excited my sweetheart was……

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

    Merry Christmas and a happy new year! :D

    2016/12/24

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  • Misc.,  Projects,  Projects - Jewelry,  Projects - Misc.,  Racaire,  Tree of Life,  Wire Jewelry

    …and playing around with wire – some new trees of life :)

    2016/12/19

    Woohoo! Just a few days are left till christmas! 😀 But before I show you what I made for my husband, I’d like to share with you some cute little wire projects at which I was working during the last days. Yeah, I was playing around with wire again and made some new trees of life… But don’t worry, I didn’t give up embroidery. The skin on my hands just got a little bit rough due to cold weather and work which prohibits me from working with my fine silk thread. However, I got some good, nurturing hand cream and hope that the skin of my hands will be nice and smooth…

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  • Hand painted christmas ornaments,  Handmade christmas presents,  Misc.,  Projects,  Projects - Misc.,  Racaire

    …special christmas gifts for family & friends – more hand painted christmas ornaments… :D

    2016/12/17

    Christmas is nearly upon us! But I don’t really worry about it anymore as I should have all christmas presents covered now! Yeah, I just managed to finish another three christmas ornaments! And if I didn’t miscount, I have all christmas presents for closest family and friends covered by now… 😀 Making the very first three hand painted christmas ornaments was so relaxing that I just couldn’t resist to make some more for family and friends. And though this kind of christmas gifts takes quite some time to make, they are such pleasant little projects. Especially as they help to also cover the friends and in-laws for which I wasn’t able to find a suitable christmas present throughout…

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  • Misc.,  Modern Nailbinding,  Projects,  Projects - Nailbinding,  Racaire

    Crazy nailbinding ideas – a nailbinded cover for my gear shifter… :)

    2016/12/15

    Wooohooo! It seems like my level of crazy just hit a new level! Believe it or not – I made a nailbinded cover for the gear shifter of my car! And I love it! *lol* Why? Well, it seemed so much easier than every other option. …and how come? Well, let’s see… As some of you might know, I really enjoy living in a quite rural neighborhood here in Kentucky. All the trees, grass and the fresh air make quite a huge difference after living in a big city like Vienna for nearly my whole life…

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  • Hand painted christmas ornaments,  Handmade christmas presents,  Misc.,  Projects - Misc.,  Racaire

    …special christmas gifts – some hand painted christmas ornaments… :D

    2016/12/10

    …and a sneak peek for you at my very first hand painted christmas ornaments… 😀 I have to admit that this posting was quite an inner struggle for me. Should I keep my special christmas gifts a secret or shall I post a picture of them to inspire other fellow crafters? Well, it’s quite obvious that the urge to inspire others finally got the upper hand. I am just too proud of the outcome to not share it! *giggle* Maybe you remember the short note about the glass ornaments which I found at a local crafting store in my recent “…christmas is coming…” posting. When I saw these glass ornaments for the very first…

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  • Misc.,  Racaire

    …christmas is coming…

    2016/11/30

    Well, well, well,… As my husbands status reports on facebook remind me – christmas is just 25 shopping days away. *lol* But I have absolutely no reason to panic yet as my plans for christmas presents are already set. 😀 Like every year I will bake a huge amount of cookies for friends & family and make a new tunic for my sweetheart. And not only that – I found some glass ornaments at a local crafting store and might try to paint them. Yeah, just a little side project in case that the mood strikes me and I get bored… 😉 Yes, I admit it, I prefer to give away handmade gifts whenever it is possible. It seems like…

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  • Kingdom of Meridies,  Meridian Crown Tournament,  painted shield 2,  Projects,  Racaire,  SCA,  SCA - Heavy Fighting,  SCA Events

    A new shield for my husband for the Meridian Crown Tournament :)

    2016/11/15

    I am so tremendously excited! It took nearly a week but I finally managed to finish my husbands new shield for the Meridian Crown Tournament just in time. You should have seen his face whenever he talked about his new shield – like a kid with an awesome new toy. But we have a rule here at home, however awesome any new gear is, it’s not allowed to be brought to bed… Yeah, there is no snuggling with new gauntlets or shields in the bed… 😉 And well, my sweethearts new shield and the awesome Crown Tournament event were not the only highlights this very recent weekend. Thursday night someone suddenly knocked…

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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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  • Misc.,  Racaire

    Racaire… events, events, events and mundane life… working on my GED… :D

    2016/10/15

    Wow! What a week! Or well, to be more exact, what amazing but also a little bit stressful weeks we just had. There were three great events in a row which neither my husband nor I wanted to miss. And we ended up going to all of them. After the first event I actually forgot to unpack my clean cloths and just used the already packed bag for the next event. Yeah, that happens when a girl just can’t decide what to wear on the weekend and has a certain system to organize the clean clothing in one bag and all laundry in the her husbands bag after the event… Yeah, I…

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Instagram post 2194996410852449218_5455272668 Wooohooo! I am so excited! The new heavy fighting tabard with 12th century inspired handprinted fabric, printed with my own handcut stamps for my little workshop is finished! 🖤💛😍💛🖤 It took about 3 hours of printing and 10 hours of cutting, pinning & sewing but it was so totally worth it! All the felled and reinforced seams and borders will make sure that this fighting tabard will serve well for countless fights once it finds a good home! 🖤😍🖤 I have to admit that I am a little bit nervous to ask my sweetheart to model this fighting tabard for a picture as this are his favorite colors and he might not want to give it back... 🖤💛😉💛🖤 #racaire #racairesworkshop  #printedfabric #print #handprinting #printedtextiles #sca #mysca #societyforcreativeanachronism #medieval #medievalpattern #medievalinspired #reenactment #historicalfashion #historical #historicalclothing #handmade #artist #madeinusa #madeinamerica #creative #sewing #fighting #fightinggarb #12thcentury #13thcentury #sewingproject #scafighting #black #yellow
Instagram post 2194916584539834685_5455272668 After nearly 8hours of cutting, pinning and sewing I am finally working on the last seam at the bottom border of this printed heavy fighting tabard for my workshop - now it won't take hours anymore. Maybe one more or two... Yeah, proper felled and reinforced seams take their time but they are so worth it!
🖤💛😍💛🖤 #racaire #racairesworkshop  #printedfabric #print #handprinting #printedtextiles #sca #mysca #societyforcreativeanachronism #medieval #medievalinspired #reenactment #historicalfashion #historical #historicalclothing #handmade #artist #madeinusa #madeinamerica #madeinflorida #creative #sewing #fighting #fightinggarb #12thcentury #13thcentury #sewingproject #scagarb #black #yellow
Instagram post 2194202001462384193_5455272668 ...and I finally started working at the heavy fighting tabard with 12th century inspired print for my workshop - it is definitely a 2XL+ fighting tabard as I am trying to keep the pattern as complete and centered as possible. Therefore I decided to rather make it a little bit bigger to use the full roundels than cutting through them. 
I have to admit that my heart already breaks a little when I just think about cutting the gores for it... but it will be fine... I am sure the end result will be worth it... 🖤💛😍💛🖤 #racaire #racairesworkshop #printing #printedfabric #print #handprinting #printedtextiles #sca #mysca #societyforcreativeanachronism #medieval #medievalinspired #reenactment #historicalfashion #historical #historicalclothing #handmade #artist #madeinusa #madeinamerica #madeinflorida #creative #sewing #fighting #fightinggarb #12thcentury #13thcentury #sewingproject #black #yellow
Instagram post 2194077878845286941_5455272668 Wooohooo! By finishing another two new hand printed bags for my shop my work pile of printed fabric just got a good bit smaller! Which also means that I will have to cut and print more fabric soon! *happydance*

As my husband can tell you, I am normally not a big fan of the color yellow but I am very excited how great this yellow print looks on the black canvas!
💛🖤😍🤗🖤💛 #racaire #racairesworkshop #blockprinting #printing #sca #mysca #printedbags #medievalinspired #12thcentury #lion #octopus🐙
#octopus #handprinted #artist #madeinusa #madeinamerica #madeinflorida #creative  #craft  #cosplay #steampunk #medieval #reenactment  #bag #bags #handmade #gogreen #blackandyellow #black #yellow
Instagram post 2194054854305645429_5455272668 I nearly finished this black bag with the white print of a 15th century inspired pelican but I am not quite happy with it yet. I have the feeling like I should add some more printing to it. Well, as you can see I am pretty much torn between chains, roses, stars, Fleur-de-lis,... to bad I can't just do them all... *lol*

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Instagram post 2193306691965845362_5455272668 I am so excited! Another octopus bag in white and blue is finished! 🐙💙😍💙🐙 #racaire #racairesworkshop #blockprinting #printing #sca #mysca #printedbags #medievalinspired #creature #creatures #octopus🐙
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Instagram post 2192710606725701553_5455272668 I am so excited! Another octopus bag is finished and this white Japanese cotton denim is a dream to work with!
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Instagram post 2192605114779251533_5455272668 Ok, as I promised- here my Austrian Krautsalad recipe in step by step pics: 
FIRST - chop/slice your cabbage very finely, salt it, work the salt into the cabbage, put a plate on top, press it down, cover it up and let it rest over night in the refrigerator. 
SECOND - press out as much of the cabbage juice and salt as possible and put aside, when finished discard the juice, clean the bowl/pot and put the cabbage back. 
THIRD - Mix about 1 cup of vinegar with 1-2 cup of water, bring to boil, mix in about 3 tablespoons of caraway seeds, fresh ground nutmeg & pepper, bayleaves, a little bit of sea salt and 2 and 1/2 Tablespoons of sugar (we used 2 tbsp cane sugar and 1/2 tablespoon demerara cane sugar) - carefully season to taste as different sugars can impact the sweetness differently! Depending on how salty the kraut still is after pressing it out, you want to adjust the sweetness in the pickling liquid accordingly - the more salty the kraut is, the sweeter you want it. Bring the mix to a boil. 
FOURTH - pour the mixture over the cabbage and mix well, add about a half to 1 cup of vegetable oil and mix again. Taste and if it's to your liking, fill it into a big jar and store it in the refrigerator. 
My Krautsalad has quite some acidity and a big jar like this normally holds up for at least 1 month or longer without any problems - that is, if it ever survives for that long! 
We normally use the big jars of jalapenos after my hubby empties them - they have just the right size for 2 small kraut heads. 
However, we already had to test the first batch with some pork chops and roasted cilantro-lemon pepper potatoes... I definitely have to get some sausages and buns as this Krautsalad tastes amazingly on hot dogs...
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Instagram post 2192475361828979561_5455272668 I am so excited! All the sewing paid off! I have several new big blue linen coifs as well as tight fitted blue and black linen coifs! Now I just have to find out how I want to print them. Trimarian triskeles? My new 12th century stamp? Crosses? Roses? White or yellow or even gold? There are so many lovely possibilities! ...and if you don't like printed coifs - I'll make sure to leave some coifs unprinted!
💙😁🤗😁💙 Yes, I know, my shop on my page is still empty as it makes far too much fun to make new things rather than working on the computer, especially now before christmas! Therefore, if you like something I make just send me a pm here on Instagram or on Facebook!
💙🤗💙 #racaire #racairesworkshop #medievalgarb #medievalclothing #headwear #medievalsewing #headcovers #headcover #clothing #garb #12thcentury #13thcentury #14thcentury #mysca #sca #societyforcreativeanachronism #reenactment #historicalclothing #historicalfashion #historicalcostuming #historicalcostume #coif #coifs #madeinusa #madeinamerica #cosplay #larp #blue #black #printedfabric
Instagram post 2191931760283962131_5455272668 Now that I finished all of the larger blue linen coifs I was working at, it is time to move on to the slightly smaller, tight fitted blue linen coifs! As you can see my quality control is always having a watchful eye on me and my work... 💙😁🤗😁💙 #racaire #racairesworkshop #medievalgarb #medievalpatterns #medievalclothing #headwear #medievalsewing #headcovers #headcover #clothing #garb #12thcentury #13thcentury #14thcentury #mysca #sca #societyforcreativeanachronism #reenactment #historicalclothing #historicalfashion #historicalcostuming #historicalcostume #headwear #headcovers #coif #coifs #madeinusa #madeinamerica #cosplay #larp #blue #printedfabric
Instagram post 2191923357608206951_5455272668 New Kraut is coming from the fields into the stores which means that it's time for one of my husbands and my personal favorites: Austrian Krautsalat!

Yeah, it's not Sauerkraut it's Krautsalad! There is a slight difference - Sauerkraut is fermented and Krautsalad is a rather quick pickle. Nevertheless it starts very similar - kraut is chopped up as finely as possible and pretty well salted. Then you knead the sea salt into the kraut, cover it up and let it rest for some time so the salt can pull moisture out of the kraut and soften it up. I like to leave it in over night and we will continue with the next step tomorrow where my sweethearts big hands will come in very handy... 🤗😁😍😁🤗 #racaire #ConradvomSchwarzwald #cooking #cookingfromscratch #salad #salat #pickling #pickles #fastpickles #fastpickle #kraut #seasalt #salt #krautsalat #krautsalad #austrian #austrianfood #austriancooking #austrianclassics #austriancuisine #austrianinamerica #germancooking #german #germanfood #notsauerkraut #yummy #seasonal #seasonalfood #seasonalproduce
Instagram post 2191117820754896385_5455272668 After making all those black and white linen coifs recently, I decided to add some more color to my stash by making some coifs out of this lovely blue linen! I think I will soon get a chance to use my newly cut triskele stamps on them right in time for the Oldenfeld Yule event in Trimaris. 💙🤗😍🤗💙 #racaire #racairesworkshop #medievalgarb #medievalpatterns #medievalclothing #headwear #medievalsewing #headcovers #headcover #clothing #garb #12thcentury #13thcentury #14thcentury #mysca #sca #societyforcreativeanachronism #reenactment #historicalclothing #historicalfashion #historicalcostuming #historicalcostume #headwear #headcovers #coif #coifs #madeinusa #madeinamerica #cosplay #larp #warm #printedfabric
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