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  • 12th century inspired Lion pattern
    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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  • Adding glass beads,  Ending a band,  Projects - Tablet weaving,  Special Techniques,  Tablet woven bands

    …another tablet woven band finished!

    2018/03/09

    Wooohooo! I finished another tablet woven band! And this time I even added black glass beads to it while I was weaving it! *happydance* Well, it seems like I made enough tablet woven bands during the last months that I finally gave up on counting them. However, if I had to make an educated guess, I would say this band is number 10(+something). 😀

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  • Projects - Tablet weaving,  Tablet weaving try #7,  Tablet woven bands

    …and my 7th tablet woven band is finished :D

    2017/06/10

    Wooohooo! I just finished my 7th tablet woven band! *veryhappydance* The pattern I chose for my new tablet woven band is not very complicated but it looks really great and I like it. The purple and the yellow work so much better together than I initially anticipated. This band definitely makes a great addition to my tablet woven band stash for future tunic sewing projects for my sweetheart.

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  • Projects - Tablet weaving,  Tablet weaving try #6,  Tablet woven bands

    …and my 6th tablet woven band is finished :D

    2017/05/16

    Wooohooo! I finished my 6th tablet woven band! *happy dance* “Hienoja koukkupolvia pienomenaisten kanssa” / “Fine crooked knees with small applesies” is definitely the most difficult pattern from the book “Applesies and Fox Noses – Finished Tabletwoven Bands” which I tried so far. As I am still rather new to the tablet weaving technique, I just started to discover the slightly more difficult patterns. Yeah, I am not longer “just” rotating all cards forward or backward… 😉

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  • Projects - Tablet weaving,  Tablet weaving try #5,  Tablet woven bands

    My 5th tablet woven band is finished… :D

    2017/05/12

    Wooohooo! I just finished my 5th tablet woven band! 😀 Though the last days were quite busy for me, I didn’t give up on my most recent tablet weaving project. Every day, whenever I sat down on the couch, I took my weaving frame and worked for at least 30 minutes on my tablet woven band. And finally it paid off! My new tablet woven band is finished!

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  • Adornments,  Projects - Tablet weaving,  Tablet weaving try #5,  Tablet woven bands

    …working at my 5th tablet woven band :)

    2017/04/26

    As you can see at the picture on the right, I started working at another tablet woven band. My 5th tablet woven band, to be exact. 😉 Tablet weaving is a very welcome break for me as it keeps my hands busy and allows me to recharge my batteries after the most recent scroll (King’s champion, Rose Tourney & my husbands knighting scroll & vigil book page) and embroidery projects. Though I am still fairly new to this craft, I feel great when I rotate the cards and witness their magic as the pattern develops with every turn I make. I really love how this technique gives my mind the opportunity to simply relax…

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  • 12th century grey light-wool tunic,  12th century projects,  Hand-Sewing,  Projects,  Projects - Tablet weaving,  Tablet woven bands

    12th century tunic for my husband – the finished 12th century neckline

    2016/05/27

    In my last posting – “12th century tunic for my husband – 12th century neckline inspired by the “blue Dalmatika” & “white Alba” – I showed you my period inspiration for the 12th century neckline for my husbands new tunic. And today I am going to show you the finished 12th century neckline. Well, it took a while and quite some thinking but eventually I figured the cut out and made a good fitting 12th century neckline. This part of the 12th century tunic project was definitely not easy as I also wanted to incorporate a tablet woven band I made myself. Unfortunately tablet woven bands only stretch little and make it therefore…

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  • Books,  Books - Tablet Weaving,  Projects - Tablet weaving,  Special Techniques,  Tablet weaving try #4,  Tablet woven bands,  Tabular Selvage

    My 4th tablet woven band & a great book about tablet weaving… :)

    2016/04/28

    And here a sneak peek at my 4th tablet woven band. Ok, I admit it, this tablet woven band is not the best looking one I have created till now but I think that it still looks good enough to use it as an embellishment for one of my future hand-sewing projects. Looking back at my very last tablet woven band for which I used some good quality silk threads, I guess that the not so appealing look of my new tablet woven band has more to do with the thread I used for the weaving (some Polyester “wool” thread) rather than my actual skill.

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  • 14th century fitted stockings - blue & embroidered,  14th century projects,  Accessories,  Projects,  Projects - Tablet weaving,  Silk Garters,  Tablet weaving try #3,  Tablet woven bands

    My third tablet woven band – my very first garters!

    2016/04/27

    After all the recent sneak peek pictures of my tabletweaving and how I turned my tabletwoven band into my very first garters, I finally managed to take some pictures of me wearing my very first selfmade silk garters! Well, my garters might appear quite simple, if you neglect the rather petite pattern of the silk band, but they really don’t need to be very fancy to do their job – to hold up my hand-sewn stockings! And I really love them! Especially as they now allow me to also wear my blue hand-sewn and embroidered stockings.  😀

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  • Accessories,  Projects,  Projects - Tablet weaving,  Silk Garters,  Tablet weaving try #3

    My third tablet woven band – making my very first garters…

    2016/04/23

    I recently finished my third tablet woven band and as I had no definite plan for its use yet, I decided to make something that is still missing from my wardrobe – garters for my beloved stockings! Woohoo! 😀 Well, yes, many people consider garters a quite essential accessory for a medieval wardrobe but my favorite red stockings are so very tightly fitted that they normally stay up by themselves and without any problems. Therefore I never really saw the immediate necessity to make some garters for myself. Though I have to admit that I was – from time to time – thinking that it would be nice to own a pair of garters myself as they look really spiffy.

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Customer Reviews

  • positive review  I have followed Racaire's work for a decade. She is a true artist, and absolute magic with a needle! Her block printed fabrics are gobsmackingly gorgeous, with historically appropriate designs, and her embroidery and textile arts are without peer. Her historical research is spot on which is something this history geek truly appreciates. I recommend her work heartily! (and she's an awfully nice person to boot!)

    Linda M. Davies Avatar Linda M.
    2019/08/23

    positive review  I just got my octobag and I love it. Recaire is fast and very responsive to requests and changes

    Ann Wisnieski Avatar Ann Wisnieski
    2019/11/10

    I received my most recent order today and I just had to come on here to say that getting an order from this shop is second to none - it’s like Christmas every time. Racaire puts a ton of extra care into every order - each item is wrapped like a present, carefully folded, tied with ribbon, and includes care instructions. Getting to unwrap each item is such a joy. Beyond that, the work is spectacular, looks good, and wears well. You can wash and rewash and the prints look as good or better than they did on day one. I would give Racaire 10/10 stars every time.

    Elizabeth Leino Avatar Elizabeth Leino
    2024/03/12
  • Ive bought two items from her workshop(hood and custom bag). Both were beautiful and high quality. I received so many compliments during Gulf Wars about my hood. The quality of her work is almost unmatched and is super easy to work with. I came with a jumbled idea for my bag and she worked wonders. Will definitely be buying again!

    LaShea Charleville Avatar LaShea Charleville
    2024/03/31

    positive review  I commissioned a hand carved stamp for my husband's knighting ceremony clothes. Not only is it gorgeous, but I was given SO MUCH information on sources and instructional information on block printing. I now feel relatively confident I can do this. Perfection.

    Maegwynn Attewode Avatar Maegwynn Attewode
    2020/03/25

    Great products, quality materials, personalized service, top notch customer support, perfect packaging. Quite possibly one of the best shops out there!

    Gale Hoefnagel Avatar Gale Hoefnagel
    2024/02/16

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Medium purple linen coif / arming cap made from lovely soft 100% linen fabric. The Medium linen coif is ready to wear, it is pre-washed & machine washable! Large linen coif/arming cap - purple - unprinted $30.00
  • Bag with 13th century dragon & border print - gold / red - 12 x 12 inch Bag with 13th century dragon & border print - gold / red - 12 x 12 inch $80.00
  • XLarge purple linen coif/arming cap made from lovely purple linen fabric, handprinted in gold premium print with a hand carved 13th century inspired griffin stamp. Ready to wear, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! XLarge linen coif/arming cap in purple/gold with 13th century griffin print $36.00
  • Raw wool from local sheep from the panhandle of Florida, handcarded with green & brown wool which I got from a friend, handspun with a drop spindle, 3 ply - "cable"-plied by hand with a drop spindle. The twist was set in a warm water bath and then treated with some thwacking. Handspun Wool Yarn .14 $35.00
  • Black midweight linen fabric patch with purple butterfly print. Hand printed with my own hand carved butterfly stamp. New midweight 100% linen, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with butterfly print - black/purple $4.00

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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