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 →
This evening’s post will have a little something to share with those wishing to start an Ecclesiastical Embroidery Project. This church embroidery design is from a Vintage Resource dating back… Read more Something to Share →
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 →
Goldwork embroidery gathers a great deal of attention from across the web. It is so beautiful and elegant. Goldwork Embroidery has a regal look to it when gold threads are… Read more Shining Silver – Stars? →
FramesIt is so rewarding to feel like something was accomplished at the end of a weekend, especially when the weekend started off feeling like nothing was getting done. Sometimes weekends… Read more A Simple Design Framed Up →
The weather took a sudden unseasonably early turn for the worse. Today if feels more like an early November day, rather than a day in early September. With the weather… Read more Reading Time for a Stormy Night →
Now that the initial task of getting the Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design for the Easter Set Pulpit fall has been accomplished and the laid threads of the Italian stitch seem to suit the area selected, it is time for the next experiment in stitching. I am pretty confident this should work, but there are a few things still to consider. For instance, which of the gold threads in the drawer are best suited for this stitching? The area is rather small, so the gold thread to be used for couching the… Read more Underway with Glitters of Gold →
The other day, I posted about framing up my next Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design for the Easter Set pulpit fall https://blog.ecclesiasticalsewing.com/2014/08/15/all-framed-up-and-ready-to-stitch/ And I have to confess. The pouncing did not go as well as it usually does because of the error that happened at the printers. Paper Matters. Let me explain. As I had mentioned before, the design for the pulpit fall came from a very old embroidery book. I blew the Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design up on the copier, and used my home-made light box to retrace the design. I had a… Read more Paper Matters →
Late, late, late. Today was one of those days. It looked like it would be an early out of work day. The doors were locked and then – a late walk-in knocked on the door. So much for trying to get an early start on the evening’s activities. Still, a little progress is still progress. Here is my little progress for this evening. The cross embroidery pattern for the Purificator has been perforated and is ready for pouncing. Many embroidery books refer to this process as “prick and… Read more Late Night Progress →
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