Caring for your Pastor or Priest During This Time We all are struggling with the current healthcare situation in many ways. Many of us are adapting to the situation by volunteering our time and talents in a variety of ways or doing things like cleaning closets and cupboards that are long overdue for decluttering. Many are struggling with business closures, layoffs, working from home, isolation, teaching our children, and much more. And our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We too have had changes. Our family has had to… Read more Caring for your Pastor or Priest During This Time →
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Symbols of Lent: Penitence to Hope Just because we might have been raised Christian doesn’t mean that Lent has been an important part of our calendars. After all, the observance… Read more Symbols of Lent: Penitence to Hope →
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Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis: A Taste of Europe in the New World Have you ever seen pictures of the great cathedrals of Europe and wondered, “Why aren’t there such… Read more Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis: A Taste of Europe in the New World →
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Top 10 New Embroidery Designs to Stitch We know that staying at home is a challenge for many during these uncertain times. We all struggle with many issues, large and… Read more Top 10 New Embroidery Designs to Stitch →
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Fish during Lent: Every Day or just on Friday? Whenever I learn of a tradition, I always like to investigate history and learn why things are done the way they… Read more Fish during Lent: Every Day or just on Friday? →
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How to Make Baptismal Towel Altar Linens Christ loves little children and he implored his disciples to let the little children come unto him. Children are an important part… Read more How to Make Baptismal Towel Altar Linens →
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White and Gold Liturgical Fabrics for Easter and other Festival Seasons of the Church Year The range of white church vestment fabrics available at Ecclesiastical Sewing for making church vestments… Read more Best White Liturgical Fabrics for Easter and Festival Seasons of the Church Year →
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How to Make the Outside for Vestments Look Great Questions come in almost daily asking about the making of all things church vestment-related. Today we will give you a quick… Read more How to Make the Outside for Vestments Look Great →
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Altar Linens Altar linens are items that usually go unnoticed by most parishioners. The care of linens Often altars are bare of linens, or altars have worn and stained linens. As many of us return to our respective church sacristies following the sporadic nature of summer schedules, there is often a bit of housekeeping needed to put things in order. It is a good idea to take inventory of the altar linens, and put a call to all members of the altar guild to return everything to the sacristy for… Read more Altar Linens →
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Top 10 Materials for DIY Stole Making Here at Ecclesiastical Sewing, we’re always happy to make stoles for our customers. After all, these are arguably the most important vestments for… Read more Top 10 materials for DIY Stole Making →
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Sewing Church Vestments and Linens: 10 Tips for Success We know many churches would love to have new vestments or altar hangings. But for many churches, the ideas never go beyond being an idea. Creating church vestments is often beyond the financial reach of many churches. They may think about a new set, look through the catalogs, and give up in despair. Here are our tips for Sewing Church Vestments and Linens: 10 Tips for Success! Yet it need not be that way. There are so many options to have… Read more Sewing Church Vestments and Linens: 10 Tips for Success →
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St. Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas is universally known as one of the greatest teachers and writers within the Catholic tradition. Canonized by the Catholic church in 1323, Saint Thomas Aquinas… Read more St. Thomas Aquinas →
Why do we use purple during Lent? Those of us who grew up in denominations that don’t use liturgical colors often find the change of vestments with the seasons a… Read more Why do we use purple during Lent? →
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Do you have your favorite Violet Stole Style Selected Yet? Lent is coming! The designer (that’s ME – Carrie) has been busy keeping our seamstresses stitching away to create a… Read more Do you have your favorite Violet Stole Style Selected Yet? Lent is coming! →
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Planning Your Lent Church Vestment Projects: A Liturgical Fabric Review It’s the beginning of the New Year! We just finished celebrating the Birth of our Savior, and the 12 Days… Read more Planning Your Lent Church Vestment Projects: a Liturgical Fabric Review →
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