Liturgical Vestments: Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery for Making Clergy Vestments
We receive a lot of emails from our readers in the Ecclesiastical Sewing Studio. One of the questions that frequently come up relates to church vestment pattern or patterns for… Read more Traditional Church Vestment Sewing Patterns →
Are you ready to put your creativity to work? Here is a little something to enjoy. Today at Ecclesiastical Sewing, we have a lovely vintage hand embroidery design to share… Read more Hand Embroidery Design for Altar Linens →
Linens are an item used everyday or every week in the life of most churches. Linens are used for the most sacred and important part of a church service during… Read more Small Altar Linens and a Gift for You →
Vestments and Church Embroidery are most often viewed from a distance. When an embroidered design is placed on a vestment or an altar hanging, it may often become difficult to… Read more Outlining: Finishing Touch or Distraction →
Lurking around the edges, but not quite ready to take the plunge. That is what many of us do, often for years when it comes to Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery. … Read more Ecclesiastical Embroidery Designs A Starting Point →
A few days ago, I shared some new treasures with you relating to A Rare Find of Ecclesiastical Embroidery Patterns. These wonderful hand embroidery designs are always something precious to behold. They are the keys to a puzzle that has many missing pieces. They connect us with a rich past and provide inspiration for the future projects . At the monastery near my home where I do volunteer work, I have been helping catalog the collection of Ecclesiastical Embroidery Designs from the Art Needlework Department. The department was active from the late… Read more Rare Find Part II →
As my love of Ecclesiastical Sewing and Ecclesiastical Embroidery grows, so does the collection of books and other items relating to the field of Ecclesiastical Embroidery. When I read modern… Read more A Rare Find →
One Ecclesiastical Embroidery project times two, in large and small. That is The Tale of Two Lambs. What started as a small Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) hand embroidery design… Read more From the Beginning in The Tale of Two Lambs →