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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .8 – neckline embroidery finished :D

    2015/02/03

    Wooohooo! During the last days I added many more embroidery stitches and finished the neckline embroidery for my sweethearts 13th century tunic. *happydance* 😀 Though the embroidery is very simple and rather basic due to the little time I have left for the whole “12th century wedding clothing project”, it adds a nice effect and a lovely golden sparkle around the neckline opening.

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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .7 – more sleeve embroidery – embroidered bears & comets :D

    2015/01/31

    Since the last posting concerning the sleeve embroidery for the 13th century tunic, I spent even more hours busy working at my husbands 13th century under tunic. And I am very glad to say that I made great progress concerning the embroidery. 😀 I added two embroidered bears and comets to the sleeves. The bears stand for the “Legion of the Bear“/”Legio Ursi”  SCA award and the comets for the Argent Comet” SCA award.

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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Embroidery,  Kingdom of Meridies,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  SCA,  Surface Couching

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .6 – more sleeve embroidery – embroidered shells & shields :D

    2015/01/30

    And after a lot of hard work during the last days, I managed to make even more progress concerning the sleeve embroidery for the 13th century tunic for my sweetheart – today I have embroidered shells and shields for you. 😀 Yes, two shells and two shields already fill the first four roundels. That leaves just four more empty roundels which need to be filled – two on every sleeve. The embroidered shells stand for my husbands SCA “Compostella” award and the embroidered shields for his “Argent Shield“. I am going to add two bears for the “Legion of the Bear“/”Legio Ursi” and two comets for his “Argent Comet” next – this…

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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .5 – sneak peek at the sleeve embroidery :D

    2015/01/23

    During the last days I was very busy working at the sleeve embroidery for the 13th century under tunic for my sweetheart. And it totally payed off –  the embroidery of the major pattern on both sleeves is already finished and ready to be filled. Wooohooo! 😀 I am very happy with the rather fast progress and the overall look of the sleeve embroidery so far. Yes, I admit it, I really like the sparkle of this golden thread on the white linen though I still prefer silver over gold for myself. But well, my sweetheart prefers gold…

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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .4 – sneak peek at the sleeve embroidery :D

    2015/01/20

    After posting the very first sneak peek of the sleeve embroidery for my husbands 13th century tunic, I spent several hours busy working at the embroidery. I am very glad to say that I already have a new sneak peek picture for you that will give you a much better idea of the sleeve embroidery design I am going for. 🙂 The progress is slow but steady. It took me nearly two days but I was able to accomplish the major design at the very first sleeve.

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  • 13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .3 – sleeve embroidery started :D

    2015/01/19

    Already some days ago, after finishing the hand sewing, I started working at the sleeve embroidery for the 13th century under tunic for my sweetheart. And today I have some sneak peeks at the very first sleeve embroidery progress for you. 😀 Every new embroidery project is like a small journey and requires some inspiration, planning and many decisions. It took quite a while to go through my nice and very versatile thread collection. But as you can imagine, it took even longer to go through all the pictures of 12th century male garments on my computer.

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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Embroidery,  Hand-Sewing,  Projects

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .2 – hand-sewing finished :D

    2015/01/13

    Many tiny stitches were made since my last posting about the 13th century tunic. And now I am happily declaring an end concerning the hand-sewing part of this project. Wooohoooo! 😀 Though I already have finished much longer dress hemlines for my own hand-sewn 12th century dresses before, the bottom hemline seemed to be an endless undertaking. But finally I was able to conquer this rather long seam. And after finishing this bottom hemline the sleeve ends and the neckline were as delightful as a nice walk in the park on a lovely spring day… *giggle*

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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Hand-Sewing,  Projects

    male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project” .1

    2015/01/06

    And today I have some new progress pictures for you of the 13th century tunic for my sweethearts 12th century wedding clothing project. 😀 I am very glad to say that I already finished the major part of the hand-sewing for the 13th century tunic. There is still some hand-sewing left but the sleeves and the side gores are attached to the main body part now. All the main seams are properly finished and show no raw edges anymore. Woohooo! 🙂

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  • 12th century projects,  13th century male tunic,  13th century projects,  Projects

    Starting a new project – male 13th century tunic for the “12th century wedding clothing project”

    2015/01/03

    Today I have a new project for you – my very first 13th century male under-tunic project for my 12th century wedding clothing project. 😀 I already started this 13th century male under-tunic project several days ago. You can find a very first sneak peek at the tunic project in my recent “posting #200 since I restarted my blog…“. Since this posting I have spent several hours working at the tunic. Though the rather thick linen fabric was rather reluctant to be hand-sewn, I just managed to finish the major seams of the tunic. 🙂

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    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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  • positive review  Words cannot describe how amazing and awesome my experiences have been with Racaire's Workshop, without a doubt would recommend them.

    Sandy Zintz Avatar Sandy Zintz
    2020/08/05

    An all around wonderful experience! I ordered a custom printed scarf with specific colors, material and design and she knocked it out of the park. Great communication, customer service and delivered it on time as estimated. I Will be buying more from Racaire’s Workshop!

    Paul Ghezzo Avatar Paul Ghezzo
    2022/11/04

    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
  • 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 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

    Fantastic communication and phenomenal craftspersonship. The beautiful octopus stamp work and high quality sewing for my pirate bandana was perfect. I recommend Racaire's Workshop, and I am already planning future purchases! May you have fair winds and following seas!

    Markland Griffith Avatar Markland Griffith
    2022/10/27

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Bag made from red cotton canvas, lined with red cotton fabric & hand printed in white with a hand carved 13th century griffin & decorative border stamp. Bag with 13th century griffin & border print - red / white - 13 x 13 inch $70.00
  • Bag made from white cotton fabric, lined with white cotton fabric & hand printed in red & blue with a hand carved 13th century dragon and other medieval inspired stamps. Bag with 13th century dragon print - white / red & blue - 12 x 13 inch $70.00
  • Art for your table in form of a set of 2 dark green place mats with boar & triskele print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamps. The cotton canvas for the place mats is new, pre-washed, ready to be used & machine washable! Place mat with boar & triskele print (set of 2) - green (dark)/white - 19 x 13 inch $54.00
  • Large linen coif/arming cap made from lovely black linen fabric, handprinted in yellow with a handcut stamp inspired by 12th century goldwork embroidery. Large linen coif/arming cap in black/yellow with decorative 12th century print $30.00
  • Black 100% mid-weight linen fabric patch with purple 16th century bee print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New midweight 100% linen, pre-washed & machine washable! Linen patch with 16th century bee 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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