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  • 14th century inspired pattern - surface couching on red silk,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Framework,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    Sneak peek at my next embroidery project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching .5

    2015/07/04

    …and finally, after adding another endless amount of small stitches, I am very happy to announce that I just finished the main framework embroidery of my 14th century inspired pattern. *happydance* Well, I guess it’s kinda obvious and I admit it – working at the details is so much more fun than working at the basic pattern. But a good medieval embroidery needs a good basic framework… 🙂

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  • 14th century inspired pattern - surface couching on red silk,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Framework,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching,  Thoughts about working with medieval patterns...

    Sneak peek at my next embroidery project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching .4 & some thoughts about medieval patterns

    2015/06/29

    I had a quite busy weekend – hanging out with friends, first time at the drive-in cinema in Franklin (KY), visiting family and even drafting an XXL hood pattern for a friend as well as already cutting the fabric for a sample hood to test the new pattern… But I still managed to make some very good progress concerning my “14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching” project. 😀

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  • 14th century inspired pattern - surface couching on red silk,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    Sneak peek at my next embroidery project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching .3

    2015/06/23

    Gosh! You won’t imagine how busy I was during the last days. Besides the usual house chores I also got to prime and paint my kitchen walls white, secured the tomato plants in my garden in order to resist the next severe thunder storm here in Kentucky as well as some further garden work, baked some bread and even found several hours per day to work at my new 14th century inspired surface couching project. 😀

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  • 14th century inspired pattern - surface couching on red silk,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    Sneak peek at my next embroidery project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching .2

    2015/06/18

    And finally, after mounting my embroidery frame and putting the pattern PDF together for you, I found some time to work at my new embroidery project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching. I haven’t done fine surface couching like this for quite some time but it seems like I didn’t pause at all – the stitches come so easily to me. Well, yes, this technique is in truth a very simple one…

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  • 14th century inspired pattern - surface couching on red silk,  14th century projects,  Books,  Books - Embroidery,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Framework,  Projects

    14th century inspired pattern for Surface Couching .1

    2015/06/15

    Did you like the final drawing of the “14th century inspired pattern for surface couching” which I showed you yesterday? If the answer is yes, then I have a very good message for you. I took the time and turned the final drawing of the “14th century inspired pattern for my next surface couching embroidery project“ into a new pattern PDF for you! …and I also already uploaded it to my page! 😀

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  • 14th century inspired pattern - surface couching on red silk,  14th century projects,  Craft with Racaire,  Embroidery,  Embroidery Patterns,  Medieval Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    Sneak peek at my next embroidery project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching .1

    2015/06/13

    After my last posting about my recent keyhole neckline progress for my 12th century wedding dress, I sat down and worked at the final drawing of the “14th century inspired pattern for my next surface couching embroidery project“. It took some hours but I just managed to put the 14th century inspired pattern down on paper. And what shall I say, I looks really great and was definitely worth the effort. 🙂

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  • 12th century dress - blue & yellow silk,  12th century projects,  12th century wedding clothing project,  Hand-Sewing,  Keyhole neckline step-by-step tutorial,  Projects

    12th century dress for the “12th century wedding clothing project” – sneak peek .7 – working at the keyhole neckline

    2015/06/12

    After finishing the lid for my reliquary box, I decided to complete at least one more work step of my 12th century wedding dress keyhole neckline. And I was successful – the sewing part of my keyhole neckline is finished by now and won’t bother me anymore. I just need to add some further embellishments as well as a special finishing step to reinforce the bottom point of the neckline slit… *sigh* …so many projects and just so little time – I guess that sounds familiar to many of you, doesn’t it… 🙂

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century reliquary boxes,  Embroidery,  Hand-Sewing,  Klosterstich,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects,  Reliquary box - "Rose",  Surface Couching

    14th century inspired Klosterstich rose embroidery – now a lid for a reliquary box!

    2015/06/08

    It took a little but I finally managed to turn my 14th century inspired Klosterstich rose embroidery into a cute lid for a reliquary box. 🙂 Well, not that the rest of the box is finished yet but I consider a lid a very good beginning. At the moment I am anyway not quite sure if I want to create an embroidery for the sides of the box too. A plain silk cover for the side part seems like a very appealing idea at the moment. But… Well, you know me…

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  • 14th century projects,  14th century reliquary boxes,  Adornments,  Bead Embroidery,  Embroidery,  Finishing technique for borders,  Hand-Sewing,  Medieval Embroidery,  Pearls,  Projects,  Reliquary box - "Rose",  Surface Couching

    14th century inspired Klosterstich rose – turning a medieval inspired embroidery into a lid for a reliquary box .3 – working at the border embellishment

    2015/06/08

    And today I will show you how I added the border embellishment to the lid of my reliquary box with the 14th century inspired Klosterstich embroidery. 🙂 So far we had several postings showing the progress of the 14th century inspired Klosterstich rose embroidery, one posting about how I mounted the Klosterstich embroidery on the base for the reliquary lid and also one posting of how I added the silk to the backside of the lid…

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  • 14th century inspired pattern - surface couching on red silk,  14th century projects,  Embroidery,  Projects,  Surface Couching

    Sneak peek at my next embroidery project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching :D

    2015/05/29

    I should actually be preparing for our weekend at the Glasgow Highland Games but I really cant wait to show you the very first sneak peek at my next project – a 14th century inspired pattern worked in surface couching on red silk! Yes, I know, I am a little bit neglecting the 12th century patterns at the moment but I can’t help it. The moment I saw the picture of the awesome 14th century pattern on which I based my pattern inspiration for this project, I just had the feeling that I had to embroider it… And once I get this feeling, I really have to start a new project!…

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  • positive review  I've made 2 purchases from Racaire. both were of exceedingly high quality. She shipped fast and communicated quickly thru the whole process each time. I highly recommend her. I will go to her again when need arises without a doubt. Navah

    Aibinn Ingen Artain Avatar Aibinn Ingen
    2019/08/22

    positive review  hangearbeitete mittelalterlich Stoffdrucke. Aber auch H.P.Lovecraft Fans könnten auf ihre Kosten kommen,, Squirts in Sight

    Steffen Quaer Avatar Steffen Quaer
    2019/11/07

    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
  • positive review  Racaire's Workshop made me this custom X-Large Coif as seen at https://www.facebook.com/Racaires.Workshop/photos/a.148957655152826/2884613781587186/?type=3&theater The customer service including answering a ton of questions related to my'big head' and other unusual/unique requests that I made were absolutely SUPERB!!!! The only thing that surpassed my experience in ordering this coif was the pleasure I have received from wrapping it around my rather 'big head'....:) Looking forward to having the rest of my WARdrobe completed by Racaire's Worlshop!!! with Anna E. Dockery Experience was a 12 out of possible 10....... Boo McAfee

    Boo McAfee Avatar Boo McAfee
    2020/06/28

    positive review  Fantastic quality and really awesome communication. Very much appreciate the beautiful stamp work and high quality sewing. The wool coif will be something he treasures for a long time!

    Libby Cripps Avatar Libby Cripps
    2020/03/24

    positive review  Her work is flawless and high quality. She will not send out a product that you would need to repair!

    Stephanie Payton Avatar Stephanie Payton
    2019/07/28

Sneak peek at my Shop

  • Skjoldehamn Hood in XLarge size with white Art Nouveau dragonfly print  print, 100% midweight linen, hand printed with my hand carved Art Nouveau dragonfly stamp. New prewashed midweight linen fabric, ready to wear & machine washable. Skjoldehamn Hood - dragonfly print - red (dark) / white - XLarge - midweight linen $129.00
  • Medium red linen coif/arming cap made from lovely 100% linen fabric, handprinted with a hand carved boar stamp in white. Ready to wear, pre-washed fabric! The coif is machine washable! Medium linen coif/arming cap in red/white with boar print $30.00
  • Set of green Dupioni silk fabric patches with golden celtic inspired fox print. One fox is facing right and one fox is facing left. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamps. New, pre-washed, heat-set & washable! Silk patch set with fox print - green/gold $20.00
  • Midweight orange 100% linen fabric scarf/wrap with a unique winged cat and star print for a special experience all year long! Hand printed in black with my own hand carved stamps. New linen fabric, pre-washed, ready to wear & machine washable! Scarf/ Wrap with winged cat & star print - orange/black - midweight linen (long) $86.00
  • Black cotton canvas patch with red rose print. Hand printed with my own hand carved stamp. New, pre-washed & machine washable! Cotton patch with rose print - black/red $2.00

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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