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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The evening hour is late, and the Ecclesiastical workroom is still out of commission. Thankfully, the set of Pastoral Stoles were completed on time for the parting gift for our vacancy Pastor. With photographic apologies as there is no place to properly take photos at our church, here is the black and gold pastoral stole created for use on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This liturgical stole is simple, made from black silk dupioni as a fabric base. The cost of a stole length of Dupioni is around $12 to… Read more Finished Stoles: Fairford Black/Gold →
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Making an altar frontal is a big undertaking. There are so many things to think about. The list seems endless at times. Here is a brief list of thoughts that… Read more Planning – First Steps for Altar Frontal →
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The Advent and Christmas Holidays are upon us, and I’ve been taking a little time away from Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery to enjoy time with family and friends. As part of that little break from working on vestment patterns and church embroidery projects, a few books made their way off the shelves and next to my favorite reading chair. This evening, an easy read was enjoyed with the book Clothed in Majesty European Ecclesiastical Textiles from the Detroit Institute of Arts. The book was published in 1991 as the catalogue… Read more Clothed in Majesty European Ecclesiastical Textiles →
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Every evening after work, I try to accomplish something on various Ecclesiastical Sewing Projects. Sometimes it is quite late before other obligations of the day are finished, and the enjoyment… Read more Bits and Pieces Advent Set →
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After the bustle of finishing the Monk’s Habit this week on Ecclesiastical Sewing, it is time to take a short break and enjoy a little catching up on projects and… Read more Advent Altar Hanging and Pulpit Fall Ideas →
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It is great fun to research Ecclesiastical Sewing projects and Church Vestments with books, catalogs, and on the internet. There are many options available when it comes to fabric selection… Read more Ecclesiastical Vestment Fabric Cost →
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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 →
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A dear friend has issued a challenge. That challenge is to create clear and easy step by step instructions for sewing a square-yoke surplice. Today, I took her at her word, and went to work. I have several very old, as in 19th century old, vestment books which are dear to my heart. Those were pulled out and the studying began. The square-yoke surplice has a two-piece yoke. Following some old technical drawings, it did not take long to have a pattern drafted up. That was the easy part. It… Read more Surplice Directions in the works →
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It was exciting to come across a book that had some illustrations of Altar Frontals, along with Ecclesiastical Embroidery design ideas. These books are rich in history, describing details of Opus… Read more Old Books Make Great Reads →
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