Liturgical Vestments: Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery for Making Clergy Vestments
With the launch of our new Ecclesiastical Sewing Storefront, it might take a while before everyone becomes familiar with the navigation and location of various items. When it comes to… Read more Violet, Blue and Rose Liturgical Brocade Church Vestments Fabrics →
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 →
For those who are new to Ecclesiastical Sewing, or for those who stop by once in a while, you may have heard us talking about pastoral stole kits. Andy you… Read more Liturgical Brocade Fabric for Pastoral Stole Kits →
It has taken almost two years for our dream to become a reality. This dream began with a search to find the fabrics, patterns, embroidery designs and knowledge needed for… Read more Grand Opening Special: Stole Kit and Pastoral Stole Pattern →
Like the majority of modern ecclesiastical vestments, the cope has its origins in ancient garments. The cope, unlike other vestments, is a bit of a mystery. With an unknown origin,… Read more The Cope–Norris →
Over the past several weeks, we have been working through matching patterns on the Red Lichfield Liturgical Church Vestment Fabric. I have really enjoyed working with Lichfield. I feel very… Read more Black Evesham Church Vestment Fabric Orphrey →
Today I would like to talk about linen and those vestments and vestures made of linen. While doing some reading on linen pieces, I came across this brilliant thought from… Read more Church Linen–Roulin →
A few days back on Ecclesiastical Sewing, we had a post on matching patterns while working with liturgical vestment fabrics. Once the patterns are matched up on the fabric, the next step is to determine pattern placement on the vestment (IE – those big roses and fleur-de-lis on Lichfield – where will they land once the garment is cut?) This can be another area of concern, and rightly so. I have made my fair share of “pattern placement” mistakes over the years. Pattern or motif placement when working with Ecclesiastical… Read more Lichfield Liturgical Fabric: Reformation Stole and Chasuble →
Today’s topic is a historical biography about a saint from the seventh and eighth centuries. St. Hubert—circa 656 A.D. to 727 A.D.— was a Bishop of Liege and along with… Read more St. Hubert →
Liturgical fabrics used for making church vestments are designed to capture the attention, to provoke a sense of wonder and awe, to beautify the worship service, remind us of the… Read more Working with Liturgical Fabrics: Pattern Matching →
Today is a very special day, a very special feast day. As Christians, we have been lead to our current place in time by our forefathers, who painstakingly paved the… Read more September 13th—John Chrysostom →
Rich, bold, vibrant, striking. These adjectives cannot begin to describe the beautiful nature of true Ecclesiastical or liturgical fabrics used for making church vestments. Whether it is a pattern or… Read more Lovely Ecclesiastical Fabrics →
The past few weekends in the Ecclesiastical Sewing studio have been consumed with one thing: pastoral stoles. Visions of stoles have been dancing in my head: stoles with orphreys, stoles… Read more Pastoral Stoles and Stole Patterns →
Summer travels in our family always combine work with a bit of fun. This year was no exceptions – except that the rolls were perhaps a bit reversed this year.… Read more Liturgical Fabrics: Ely Crown →
One of the things I love the most about traveling and visiting churches is taking photos. The photos serve as a reminder of the beauty that is to be seen… Read more St. Leo’s Mosaic Christ →