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I just listed the remaining part of the new corset collection, with hand embroidered landscapes, on Etsy! It's strange to again have so many corsets on Etsy! I like it though, this way of creating small collections of very detailed corsets is a good mix for me between still creating something for bjd's but not so much. I'm very happy with how this collection came out, and I hope you like it too! <3

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Raouken

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All 14 corsets of my new Landscape Corset Collection are now online for Patrons! Here are a few teasers, the Patrons will now have until Tuesday evening to look at them and choose what they might like and whatever is left will be on Etsy on Wednesday :D Layway is available as well for Patrons, and they get free Priority shipping as well. There will also be a giveaway corset ^_^

Each corset has a hand embroidered image inspired by my travels, each embroidery takes over 10 hours to create with very fine silk threads. I hope you like them! I'm very happy with how they came out, personally ;) 

I'm off again on Friday, to Ireland and Portugal, to create more embroideries for a new collection in May, again of about 15 corsets. I'm also almost done with a new free embroidery pattern, so expect that soon as well :D

https://www.patreon.com/raouken

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Hi guys! It's really short, but I thought it might be interesting to share this little video of me embroidering on my first pet portrait commission! <3

You can see I work on an embroidery frame instead of a hoop, one of my hands is under the frame and one is over; this works much faster than working with one hand and is also easier on your arms. It takes some getting used to though! Also, the frame holds the fabric very tightly, which is very useful with needlepainting as the amount of stitches can make the fabric pucker if it's not tight enough. The frame I use is the Little Wizard from Needle Needs, and the lap stand is from there as well. They're pricey, but totally worth it!I hope it's fun to see me work for a little bit :)

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Finished this little guy for the December corset collection ❤️ Do you like him? :D

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Embroidering away on this little foxy fella <3

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Hi everyone!

I hope you're all having an amazing weekend! I just released the full goldwork corset pattern on Craftsy, available for everyone :D This tutorial will teach you to create your own goldwork hand embroidered corset, and it will take you through all the steps; from drafting your own custom pattern, to creating a mock-up, to embroidering and to finally finishing the corset! There are instructions for both hand and machine sewing, and you can create it for both SD, MSD or Tiny dolls. I hope this tutorial will be useful to you and that it will teach and inspire you!

Also, for my lovely Patrons, this means now a new giveaway starts, for the goldwork corset in the pictures! The size is Cerisedolls Classic MSD and this is for all $5 and $10 tier Patrons :D

Here is the link to the pattern on Craftsy: https://www.craftsy.com/sewing/patterns/creating-a-goldwork-embroidered-bjd-corset/515639

And to my Patreon, if you are interested in supporting me creating these free patterns ;) www.patreon.com/raouken

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Did you know I do custom commissions for embroidered landscape pendants and pins? ;) They are for the moment the same price as the already finished pendants, but this will go up later, so if you are looking for something specially hand stitched for you, this would be the time <3

https://www.etsy.com/no-en/listing/503187201/custom-hand-embroidered-travel-memories

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Almost done with the last part of the series of patterns for creating this goldwork embroidered corset! All of the parts so far have been available for Patrons, and once the last one is finished I'll combine them all and it will be available for everyone, and this corset will be given away to a lucky Patron ❤️

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Work in progress on a new pendant, inspired by Estonia's beautiful nature ❤️ With my hand so you can see how tiny it is!

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Working on new corset embroideries, I'm embroidering them while I'm travelling and then sewing them together in a new small collection of corsets when I'm back in the Netherlands in December, which is when they'll be sold, with first dibs for Patrons, just like last time ❤️ Doing these small collections really works better for me, both physically with my back and all but also inspiration wise, I'm really happy with how this little fellow came out ❤️

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A tiny hand embroidered world in the palm of your hand...❤️ Just finished this pin with a silk hand needlepainted landscape of one of the many beautiful lakes in Finland

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Working on an embroidered portrait of my dad <3

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When in Estonia...knit tiny lace shawls! <3 I just finished this shawl and made a public Patreon post about which pattern and materials I used if you want to make your own, and also a recommendation for a beginner lace knitting pattern if knitting nupps on 1 mm needles with fluffy yarn sounds as crazy to you as it turned out to be for me ;)

https://www.patreon.com/posts/14327906

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Just arrived to the residency in Tallinn, Estonia, my home for the next three weeks right in the middle of the old town, and this is my view! I think this falls in the category of 'could be worse' ;)

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Working on an embroidered portrait of my dad! He's very easy to draw, just add pipe and beard ;)

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Saw this come by on my feed and I was like ‘oh, that’s a really pretty doll!’ ...then..oh wait, it’s actually Poppedijn! XD <3

Test picture of new backdrop. Doing a snow-shoot in the middle of summer: My brain does not compute XD.

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Just wanted to share some pictures with you guys! It's embroidered with silk thread on linen, after a photo of a lady I met in Belgium at the local fries truck XD She was French so communication was difficult, but I just really liked her face and wanted to embroider it! It was fun to embroider a portrait, I want to do this more often, especially the loose style I did in the clothes, with all the colours and everything.