The One With The Nap — February’s Snowstorm Part 2 February’s Snowstorm Part 2 There was no end of fluffy blankets in the office. With a bathroom hand towel, I… Read more The One With The Nap — February’s Snowstorm Part 2 →
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? →
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! →
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 →
Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions. If your family is like most families in America, the chances are that gifts are exchanged on either… Read more Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions →
The Christmas Rose Legend & Symbolism The Christmas Rose Vestment set has been a personal favorite of mine. There are several things about the set that keep drawing me back… Read more The Christmas Rose Legend & Symbolism →
The First Chapter of a New Book Monday this week was the beginning of the Passover. This is a good time to take a look at some history of Ecclesiastical… Read more The First Chapter of a New Book →
Opus Anglicanum Resources Opus Anglicanum Resources: I love reading, studying, and learning about church vestments and Ecclesiastical Embroidery. Ecclesiastical Sewing is a field that is steeped in history going back… Read more Opus Anglicanum Resources →
All Saints Day November 1st is a Holy Day that is often looked over by many Protestant churches in their excitement of the Reformation. It may be a smaller holiday… Read more All Saints Day →
The Cope–Norris Like the majority of modern ecclesiastical vestments, the cope has its origins in ancient garments. The Cope–Norris, unlike other vestments, is a bit of a mystery. With an… Read more The Cope–Norris →
Church Linen by Dom Roulin 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… Read more Church Linen by Dom Roulin →
Headwear Part III: The Tiara–Norris This is the third and final installment of headwear for this three-part series. Already we have learned about the Amice and the Mitre. Today’s vestment… Read more Headwear Part III: The Tiara–Norris →
Headwear Part II: The Mitre–Norris Headwear Part II: The Mitre–Norris: The mitre is part two of the three-part series talking about ecclesiastical vestments that are headwear. Today we again travel back in time to the days of the Greeks. They were not ostentatious people in the designing of their clothing. For instance, they wore two types of headwear and both were meant for practicality instead of fashion. The working classes–soldiers, sailors, and artisans–wore a skull cap called a pilos. As the word skull cap suggests, this was a form-fitting cap… Read more Headwear Part II: The Mitre–Norris →
Part I: The Amice–Norris Over the next few days, I would like to talk to you about certain ecclesiastical vestments that are worn on the head. Often we focus our gaze on the voluptuous garments that cover our ministers of the church. It is important to know each distinct garment and its history. Based on practical reasoning, traditions are now carried on without knowing their origin. When we travel to Europe, view exhibits in a museum, or look at old volumes, we see all kinds of garments that our ministers… Read more Part I: The Amice–Norris →
The Pallium-Herbert Norris History The Pallium-Herbert Norris: From the 6th century till the 1st century B.C., the Greeks wore a particular linen or wool garment. Men and women of the working class wore this garment over a kolobus–remember this is one of the predecessors to the alb. The overgarment was shawl-like in appearance, but much bigger than a mere shoulder wrap. It was called the himation. The himation was large enough to be draped over the left shoulder and arm, wrapping around the body on the right side. It was… Read more The Pallium-Herbert Norris →
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