Opus Anglicanum: Victoria and Albert Style
In the late 1800s, Mary Barber created a lovely collection of many examples of Opus Anglicanum.
Hand Embroidery Design Small Linens
The design is a simple cross with three rays in each corner between cross bars. The Altar Linen Embroidery Design is available in 4 sizes, for purificators, lavabos, corporal a, and even the corners of a fair linen. This church linen embroidery design will use a few basic stitches such as the split stitch for an outline, and a stem stitch for the rays
Wish Lists Royal School of Needlework Style
Wishlist of the Royal School of Needlework for years, plans were cancelled by scheduling conflicts. Yet, browsing to their online store provided a silver lining. The Handbook of Embroidery catalog and some enticing embroidery While missing out the classes, the excitement of exploring these ecclesiastical embroidery treasures brings comfort.
Monk Habit Pattern: Help with Design Details
Monk Habit Pattern – Benedictine style. It is a simple monk habit that has a high, close-fitting collar, a front placket opening, long 2-piece sleeves, welt pockets on the chest, and at the waist, and side openings to access pant pockets.
Funeral Vestments
The Clergy presiding over the service wore matching cream-colored vestments with tapestry orphreys. Another clergy wore vestments such as surplices, dalmatic, tunic, and chasuble, according to their role and position within the church. Clergy robed in matching white chasubles lined the stairs to pay their last respects as the flag-draped coffin left the Cathedral
Designs for Church Embroidery: an Original Copy
Author notes from original copy
– The color card at the beginning of the book has been inserted by the kind permission of Messrs. Liberty & Co., of Regent Street, London; and A. R. cannot say enough in praise of their colors and the Filo Floss silks sold by them. Many of the colors, she says, are perfect; and this verdict is made after comparing them with many original pictures of the old masters in Italy and elsewhere – the shades of red, green, blue, and browns being spoken of with special praise.
New Acquisition: Vintage Vestment Book Treasure
Vintage Vestment Book Treasure: The book title is written diagonally across the upper left corner, and the initials AR are in the lower left corner. The inscription or dedication also lends a bit of mystery: To my friend Alethea Wiel The Designs in this Volume are Dedicated A. R.
Royal School of Needlework Exhibit
The Royal School of Needlework has an exhibit titled: ‘For Worship & Glory’ taking place at Chester Cathedral, 3 – 28 February 2016. The highlight of the exhibit is six pieces of the famous Litany of Lorento embroideries, which were donated to the Royal School by the nuns from the now-closed Convent of the Holy Child in Mayfield East Sussex.
Favorite Things: Vintage Vestment Books
Reading about techniques from church embroidery and church vestment books.
Vestment Making in the News
Ecclesiastical Sewing and Church vestment-making news from around the internet.
Installation of a New Pastor
Within the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, red is the traditional liturgical color to be worn for installation service. And look at all of the lovely red stoles! Within our church body, it is tradition for pastors within the local circuit to attend the installation service of a brother pastor. At this installation service, there were a total of seventeen pastors vested in red stoles! There is a wealth and abundance in the variety of pastoral stoles.
Making Church Vestment Patterns
When creating a new vestment pattern. The first rule: make the pattern so that if I were purchasing, the pattern could be opened, and reviewed, and after understanding the instructions and layout, the pattern were ready to use.
Project Update: Rochet and Monastic Choir Alb
Creating church vestment patterns involves careful drafting, adjusting for style and fit, and attention to detail. The process includes making a master pattern, modifying it, and fine-tuning for the desired result. The Rochet and Monastic Choir Alb patterns are in progress, with multiple sizes planned.
A Handbook for Altar Guilds by Lucy Vaughn Hayden Mackrille
The name of Lucy Vaughn Hayden Mackrille is well known by many involved in Ecclesiastical Sewing and the making of church vestments as the founder of the Washington Cathedral Altar Guild. Her book entitled Church Embroidery and Church Vestments is a valuable resource for seamstresses, providing detailed instructions for making many vestments.
More Vintage Liturgical Embroidery Patterns
A collection of historic designs on aged paper dating from the 1870s to around 1940 and beyond. The collection includes original works by renowned designers from the Gothic age spanning the last two centuries, including perforated designs and transfers sourced from an antique Thomas Brown and Sons catalog. The designs are currently undergoing verification after a thorough historical tracing. It’s important to document and preserve this collection for future generations as a valuable resource for study and learning.
You must be logged in to post a comment.