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12th century Block Print, 12th century projects, 12th century tunic - printed yellow raw silk, 12th/13th century stamps (misc), 12th/13th century teardrop stamps, Hand-Sewing, Misc., Projects, Projects - Block Printing, Projects - Tablet weaving, Racaire, romanesque teardrop stamp, SCA, Tablet woven bands

Blockprinting & stamp cutting – my new obsessions…

2020/01/14

Some of you might be wondering what else I was up to besides my move from Kentucky to Florida and then our final move into our new home. Well, I would say that I embraced two new art forms completely – blockprinting & stamp cutting. And if I may say so, I think I got pretty good at it.

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7th century art, 8th century art, 9th century art, Berlin, Exhibitions, Hand-Sewing, Medieval Art, Middle Ages, Misc., Museum, Museum Photos, Museums - Germany, Photos, Racaire

…a little 7th to 9th century doll tunic…

2019/12/28

Have you ever wondered what kids played with centuries ago? Pictures of toys from the very last centuries are available in quite an abundance but they get more and more rare the further you go back in time. Therefore you might very well imagine my great joy when I found this lovely little doll tunic from the 7th to 9th century on display at the Bode Museum.

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

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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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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