(pictures of the progress now – pictures of the finished needleroll as soon as I figure out how to put my very first item on sale…)
Maybe some of you remember that I was thinking about an artfire or etsy shop (-> link to the posting) for my very own travel fund concerning holiday/SCA events and my very own book fund – you know, I am addicted to old books, very often have to buy them unseen on the internet, love to post about them and I also love to travel to events but unfortunately books and traveling affords money that I don’t really have at the moment, but I can do embroidery… 
– and therefore I decided to start an artfire shop – and I already set up my very first small online shop at artfire:
“Racaire’s embroidery & needlework“
Yeah! …it’s just a little bit empty at the moment …
Many thanks to my good friend Brooke and my boyfriend – they thought I should give it a try… and, ok, I did it…
…even a small shop needs items to be filled with and therefore I made a small needleroll:
pattern: border of the “Maltererteppich”/”Weiberlistenteppich” – some of you will recognise that the flower looks like a part of the border of my ‘Weiberlisten” wallhanging and yes, the border of the wallhanging is my inspiration for this embroidery
embroidery: Klosterstich for the surface of the sections, Stem Stitch for the outline, ‘Finishing the seams of 14th/15th century pouches’ along the border of the embroidery
fabrics: the fabric underneath the embroidery is a cotton/linen blend, the red fabric is wool (it should be Merino wool but I am not sure)
embroidery thread: wool thread from Renaissance Dyeing, 100% Lambswool, hand dyed. My wallhanging did not only inspire me, I also still have many wool thread left – therefore I embroidered this needleroll with the ‘leftover’ threads from my wallhanging project
cord: also wool thread from Renaissance Dyeing – “2. A Round Lace of 5 Loops” based on the instruction in the book: TAK V BOWES DEPARTED – A 15th Century Braiding Manual Examined
…worked in a non-smoking, cat-friendly environment 
I am sure it will be difficult to calculate a reasonable price for my embroidered items, but I will try my best – I don’t expect that I will sell them because embroidery takes a rather long time and therefore the items won’t be cheap, but quality always has its price…
…I am also thinking about selling my items with a discount for SCA members (and at a special friencs price for friends, like I sometimes used to in the past)…
…ok, I give it a try, I don’t expect a lot but I am sure it’s a good idea to just try it…
