Monastic Chasuble Pattern for Making Church Vestments

Monastic Chasuble Pattern for Making Church Vestments: Churches come in all types and sizes. There are the Grand Cathedral and Basilicas.

And the humble mission church with everything in between.

Monastic Chasuble Pattern

With such a wide array of churches where people come together to worship and pray, there comes the need for a variety of church vestments. To help meet that need, Ecclesiastical Sewing is pleased to present the Monastic Chasuble Pattern. The Monastic Chasuble is a wonderful, full chasuble that is both graceful and elegant. It is suited for use in a variety of church settings. In many of the larger traditional cathedrals, altar hangings are no longer used. The chancel is often open with a large altar made from stone as in the above photo.  These vast open spaces are lovely and well suited for using a Monastic Style Chasuble.

The Difference between Monastic Chasuble Pattern from Gothic Chasuble Pattern

The Monastic Chasuble Pattern differs from the Gothic Chasuble Pattern in regards to fullness and width. The Monastic Chasuble is a broad church vestment designed with three sizes Small, Medium, and Large. The Medium size is approximately 72 inches wide and 52 inches long. The Monastic Chasuble pattern also has the center column orphrey bands.* The Chasuble can be made using Silk Dupioni as well as Liturgical Brocade Fabrics. Silk damask fabrics such as St. Nicolas, Truro, Bramfield, or Chelsmford would also be suitable for use in making this vestment. As a larger-scale fabric, St. Nicolas would look stunningly made with this pattern. The softness of the silk would allow it to fall into elegant folds as the pastor or priest raises his arms in blessing.

The pattern is designed with the Center Front and  Center Back placed on a fold. Where the fabric is not wide enough to accommodate being placed on a fold, a seam allowance may be added. The pattern has a neckline-facing piece and can be lined or unlined.

Exploring Design Ideas

The true beauty of this vestment comes from the imagination of the seamstress or artist making the vestment. With the large surface area of this chasuble, the design possibilities are limitless. The chasuble can have an array of orphrey placements, embroidery designs, color blocking, and the list goes on. One can do curved yoke necklines v-yoke necklines, and sleeve trims. Let your imagination and the guidance of your pastor or priest assist you with design ideas.

These patterns and the vestments created with them at Ecclesiastical Sewing workrooms and studios are some of my favorites, as with the Rose chasuble in the above photo. I love creating bold contrasts with silk dupioni, including this combination of Violet and black.

When selecting your fabric for making this chasuble, be sure to allow extra yardage to accommodate matching patterns and deal with pattern repeats. The Monastic Chasuble pattern comes with basic instructions suitable for an experienced seamstress.  A more detailed set of instructions will be completed at a future date.

Soli Deo Gloria

*The sleeve bands are not currently available as part of this pattern design. The image shown is a custom vestment from the Ecclesiastical Sewing Website. 

Please visit our website at www.ecclesiasticalsewing.com to see our complete line of church vestment patterns, liturgical fabrics, embroidery emblems, embroidery designs, altar linens, and church vestments. You may also contact us through the online webpage to inquire about custom orders or vestments.

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