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  • 14th century Floral Bands,  14th century projects,  Medieval Art,  Museum,  Museum Photos,  Museums - Germany,  Projects

    14th century Floral Head Bands

    2014/04/07

    As some of you might have noticed over the last years, I really love visiting museums. And even more than visiting museums I love to take pictures of the beautiful medieval things on display in museums. Regardless if it is about medieval fabrics, medieval wood-work, medieval jewelry,… or medieval embroidery. You can take me to a museum and leave me alone in the medieval collection. I will happily entertain myself by taking several photos of nearly every medieval thing on display. It is especially dangerous to leave me alone with a good 12th century, 13th century or 14th century collection. Some of my friends already found out that I &…

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Embroidery,  Misc.,  Pouch,  Projects,  Racaire

    The 9th blog birthday gift – the embroidered 14th century pouch – goes to…

    2014/04/05

    …and now to Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework 9th blog birthday raffle… I shook the box with the lots well… …and picked one without looking… …and here is the name I picked – Heartily congratulations Jennifer!!! 😀 I am soooooo excited! I am sure that Jennifer will give the pouch (and the embroidery scissors) a good new home. …and now I am off to write her an eMail to tell her that she won the pouch… 😀 PS.: You can find the other postings with progress pictures of the pouch in my Category: 14th century Pouch for 9th Blog-Birthday.

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Misc.,  Pouch,  Projects,  Racaire

    Posting about medieval embroidery for already 9 years ! Happy 9th birthday to me! :D

    2014/04/05

    Happy birthday to me & my blog “Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework”! 9 years filled with medieval embroidery! 😀 *gosch* …can you imagine it? I am already posting for 9 years about my embroidery and sewing projects. I think it is amazing – 9 long years filled with many medieval embroidery projects and medieval embroidery techniques like Klosterstich (cloister stitch), Refilsaum (Bayeux Stitch), German Brick Stitch, Surface Couching, Russian Pearl embroidery,… just to name a few. Btw. you can see a small part of my surface couching embroidery for my 12th century bliaut slit neckline on the right side. On the picture underneath you can see the final result of the first “Craft with…

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Adornments,  Blog - Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Accessories,  Embroidery Scissors,  Medieval Embroidery,  Medieval finishing technique for borders,  Misc.,  Pouch,  Projects,  Stem Stitch,  Tassels

    Embroidered 14th century pouch for tomorrows 9th blog-birthday raffle finished!!! :D

    2014/04/04

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! Just 1 day left! …and I just finished my embroidered 14th century pouch for the raffle! I just managed to finish the embroidered 14th century pouch! …and there is still one day left until the raffle! *happydance* This “petite” pouch is inspired by an actual 14th century pouch from France. I decided to rework two sections of an extant 14th century French pouch for it. You can see pictures of the other sections in my postings about my current commission which is based on the same extant 14th century French pouch: “14th century French pouch commission” The final result looks so nice that I wish I could keep…

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Stem Stitch

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle .10 – Ready for sewing! :D

    2014/04/03

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! Just 2 days left! …and I am ready to start the assembling and sewing! 🙂 ENDSPURT! …I can’t tell you how much I love this word! I am very happy to announce that I managed to finish the embroidery of my embroidered 14th century pouch for the raffle 2 days before the raffle and the 9th birthday of my blog! …and I love how the embroidery looks like – I am sooooo excited! 😀 Next steps: Cut it, pin it, finish the borders in a 14th century technique & make the cords and lacing… but for now – enjoy some new progress pics 😀  …and for my Advanced…

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Stem Stitch

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle .9 – Unicorn finished! :D

    2014/04/02

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! Just 3 days left! …and I just finished the unicorn ! 🙂 My wrist already hurts but I am still working hard at the embroidered 14th century pouch for the raffle! 😀 …and I just finished the embroidery of the unicorn! Next step: Adding small embroidered sections above the deer and the unicorn sections for the lacing!!! 😀  I took this picture right after I finished the purple outlines and before I started with the green and white outlines. I thought you would like to see the difference of “before” and “after” adding the outlines 🙂 …oh, writing that I just reminded myself that I have a new kind of…

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Stem Stitch

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle .8 – just 3 days left! Front side deer finished :D

    2014/04/02

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! Just 3 days! …and I finished the front side deer ! 🙂 Even more hours of embroidery – yes, I am still working really hard at the embroidered 14th century pouch for the raffle! 😀 …and I just finished the embroidery of the deer! Next step: more outlines for the unicorn section and adding small embroidered sections above for the lacing!!! 😀 …and here again a new progress picture for you – Enjoy! 😀 I am so excited! I just added the last missing outline of the flower and I wanted to show you the finished deer section with all outlines before I show you the finished unicorn section…

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle .7 – just 4 days left! :D

    2014/04/01

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! Just 4 days!  I am still working really hard at the embroidery for the embroidered 14th century pouch for the raffle! 😀 …and I just finished the basic surface embroidery of the unicorn! Next step: outlines!!! 😀 …and here again a new progress picture for you: 

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle .6 – just 5 days left! :D

    2014/03/31

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! Just 5 days left till Saturday!  This weekend I was working really hard at the embroidery for the embroidered 14th century pouch for the raffle and I am very glad to say that I made a lot of progress! 😀 I nearly finished the first side and finished about one third of the second side! I am very close to finish the embroidered 14th century pouch for the raffle soon! Endspurt! Enjoy the progress pics! 😀 At the picture underneath you can see the nearly finished front side. Just nearly finished because I somehow forgot one of the outlines of the flower (of the white section).

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  • 14th century pouch for 9th blog-birthday,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects

    Working at an embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday raffle .5 – just 7 days left! :D

    2014/03/29

    Wooohoooo! Countdown! -7 days! I am still working hard at the embroidery for the embroidered 14th century pouch for the 9th blog-birthday and the raffle for my blog members! 🙂 Great news: I already started working at the outlines! *biggrin* …and I have a new progress pic for you! Enjoy! 😀

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Customer Reviews

  • positive review  Racaire's knowledge & skill makes her one of the finest craftsmen of her generation. If you are in need of beautifully rendered, meticulously constructed, & well documented period garments, accessories, or advice for planning a period-themed event or production, you are in safe hands with Racaire.

    Donna Rice-Bassett Avatar Donna Rice-Bassett
    2019/07/28

    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

    positive review  Working with Racaire's Workshop has been wonderful. I special ordered an octopus bag and it is beautiful. She created it to my requested specifications.There was a ton of communication throughout the entire process. It was efficient, and easy.

    Cera Jackson Avatar Cera Jackson
    2019/11/30
  • Bought a tunic and was not disappointed whatsoever. An extremely talented and kind woman who really knows her craft, will be buying again in the future.

    Elijah Smith Avatar Elijah Smith
    2022/08/30

    I purchased a printed scarf, and Racaire was able to help me with international shipping (via messenger). The item arrived quickly, exactly as promised, and beautifully wrapped. And as a bonus, Racaire is a lovely person. I recommend Racaire and hope to make future purchases soon!

    Heidi Zurbrugg Avatar Heidi Zurbrugg
    2023/04/17

    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

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Black cotton canvas patch with yellow laurel wreath print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Cotton patch with laurel wreath print - black/yellow $3.00
  • Soft light weight yellow 100% linen gauze scarf with black rampant lion print for a medieval experience all year long! Hand printed with my own hand carved rampant lion stamp. New linen gauze scarf, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf with rampant lion print - yellow/black - light weight linen gauze $79.00
  • Handprinted black cotton bull denim patch with blue celtic inspired boar print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Cotton patch with boar print – black/blue $6.00
  • Light weight dark red 100% cotton gauze Scarf/ Sarong/ Wrap/ Throw with black octopus & squid print for a special experience all year long! Hand printed with my own hand carved octopus & squid stamp. New cotton gauze scarf, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf/ Sarong/ Wrap with octopus & squid print - red/black - light weight cotton gauze $129.00
  • 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

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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