Here at Ecclesiastical Sewing, we’re always happy to make stoles for our customers. After all, these are arguably the most important vestments for pastors and priests. They’re worn with preaching… Read more Top 10 materials for DIY stole making →
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We know many churches would love to have new vestments or altar hangings. But for many churches, the ideas never go beyond being an idea. Creating church vestments is often… Read more Sewing Church Vestments and Linens: 10 Tips for Success →
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Graduation season will soon be upon us. As seminarians prepare for their upcoming ordination celebrations, we hope you will keep them in your prayers. Ordination and being installed as the… Read more Custom Crafted Ordination Stoles for Pastors →
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The seasons of the church year follow an orderly pattern. This week we wrap up the season of Lent and enter Holy Week. In just a matter of days, we… Read more Pentecost a Season of Red Liturgical Fabrics →
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Deacons and Seminarians spend years in school preparing for their roles as future pastors or priests. There are the usual years of undergraduate work and then it is on to… Read more Ways to Honor Soon to be Ordained Pastors and Priests →
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New things often cause fear in the hearts of many people. Yet once we get past the fear, we realize how simple things can be. And what was once feared… Read more Stole Making: A Little Encouragement →
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In honor of the celebration of Pentecost, we thought you might enjoy a closer look at a lovely Dove goldwork emblem. May it always remind us of the fulfillment of… Read more Pentecost Dove Emblem →
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The installation of a new pastor within a church is a time for celebration. Our church recently experienced the joy of installing a new pastor, and I had the privilege of making a new pastoral stole as a gift to mark the occasion of the installation within our Church District. The pastors are all gathered after the installation service waiting for the official photograph to be taken. Within the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, red is the traditional liturgical color to be worn for an installation service. And look at… Read more Installation of a New Pastor →
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How much does it cost to make a pastoral stole? We all ponder that question when we undertake an Ecclesiastical Sewing project. Parishioners often desire to give the gift of a stole,… Read more Pastoral Stoles: How Much do They Cost? →
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Three of the Four Pentecost Stoles were completed last week on Ecclesiastical Sewing. What a relief that was, finishing up a project before heading off on back to back trips. … Read more Pastoral or Priest Stole Ends: Fringe and Tassels →
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Three Red Pentecost Stoles are finished! What a joy to have Ecclesiastical Sewing projects complete and out of the workroom. Today we will take a look at one of the… Read more Red Pentecost Stoles →
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With the approach of Pentecost (celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension, held on the seventh Sunday after Easter) this coming Sunday,… Read more Pentecost Stoles Part 2 →
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After a weekend of cleaning the workroom, it is time to get a few Ecclesiastical Vestment Projects underway. The celebration of Ascension is about a week away, and Pentecost is less than… Read more Pentecost Stoles →
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