Liturgical Vestments: Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery for Making Clergy Vestments
Season of the Church
How often do you look through Church Vestment Catalogs or at Vestments online and think, “If only I could make a chasuble like that! It can’t be that difficult, but… Read more Top 5 Tips for Sewing Perfect Chasuble Orphrey Bands →
O Morning Star, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. New collections are months in the… Read more Dayspring Vestment Collection by Ecclesiastical Sewing →
O Emmanuel – O God with Us. What comfort those words bring if we stop to think about them. God with us. Latin Text: O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,… Read more O Emmanuel – O God with Us O Antiphon for December 23 →
Today’s O Antiphon: O Radix Jesse – O Root of Jesse This Antiphon is a personal favorite. I think of this as we hike Glacier Park each summer. My… Read more O Radix Jesse – O Root of Jesse Antiphon for December 19 →
Today begins the Great O Antiphons of Advent. The Antiphons are Magnificat Antiphon used during Vespers on the last seven days of Advent. Each Antiphon is a name for Christ… Read more O Sapientia – O Wisdom: The Great O’ Antiphon for December 17 →
Rose – a color that lightens the mind and spirit in more ways than one. There is nothing quite like the beauty of wild roses in bloom. After a long… Read more Rose Stoles for Gaudete and Laetare Sundays →
Advent Collection City of David At long last, a new Ecclesiastical Sewing Advent Collection has come to life. Creating a new Liturgical Embroidery and Church Vestment Collection can be… Read more Advent Comes – City of David Collection →
Blue – it is everywhere we look these days in the Ecclesiastical Sewing studio. Well, not quite. there is a bit of violet lurking on one of the workstations. And… Read more Advent Vestment Projects in the Studio →
Advent is the first season of the church year. It begins with the Sunday that comes nearest to St. Andrew’s Day which is celebrated on November 30th. The season of… Read more A History of Advent with a Hand Embroidery Design →
It has been a pleasantly busy fall in the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom. We have transitioned from sewing a steady stream of red to sewing the colors of the church year.… Read more New Rose Pastoral Chasuble and Stole →
The Advent and Christmas Season are nearing their end. Yet even in the midst of one church season, it is time to start looking ahead to the season of Lent.… Read more Violet Stole and Chasuble Sets for Lent and Advent →
Christmas is a busy time of year for many of us. There are extra services at church, the children’s programs, entertaining and gatherings with family and friends. Sometimes it seems… Read more Forgotten Altars? Take Another Look! →
The church year has a long history of using specific colors to mark the various celebrations, feasts and festivals of the church year. There are certain colors that transcend among all faiths. And then within various faiths, the color may vary according to use and tradition. An example would be some churches use Liturgical Fabrics with the color Violet or purple while other use Roman Purple. The most basic colors used in the church include a white in some form from Bridal white to deep cream. The white color family… Read more Ely Crown Liturgical Brocade and Pugin Orphrey Trim →
Advent will be upon us in a few short weeks. As many of us in the USA prepare for Thanksgiving, we must keep Advent in the back of our minds, because it will follow shortly on the heels of this scrumptious holiday. 1 1Roberts, Carrie. Green With White & Red Flowers. November 5th, 2016. Personal Collection, Ecclesiastical Sewing, Minnesota, 2016. Advent, being a season of preparation, gives our church life a time to pause and reflect on all things leading up to the blessed season of Christmas. As a contemplative time, it… Read more The Temple →
Advent is here, and regretfully, the new Advent Vestment Set will not be ready for this season. The Advent Vestment Set, which had not been on the horizon for this… Read more Silver Couching Progress →
