Liturgical Vestments: Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery for Making Clergy Vestments
The most recent development in the Ecclesiastical Sewing work room has been the development of a Chalice Veil. The pattern & instructions for this will be available soon on our… Read more Sewing a Chalice Veil: Construction Details →
Linens are an item used everyday or every week in the life of most churches. Linens are used for the most sacred and important part of a church service during… Read more Small Altar Linens and a Gift for You →
As many of us return to our respective church sacristies following the sporadic nature of summer schedules, there is often a bit of house keeping needed to put things in… Read more Altar Linens: Linen Fabric Choices →
Today marks yet another day of celebration in the year of the church. September 14th is noted as being Holy Cross Day, which is celebrated in both Eastern and Western… Read more Holy Cross Day September 14 →
This weekend past weekend was Laetare Sunday, one of the two Sundays in the Church Year when Rose-colored vestments are used. For this Ecclesiastical Sewing project, the two fabrics being… Read more Rose Chalice Veil Construction →
The constructing Chalice veils has been a topic we’ve been looking at for the past few weeks on Ecclesiastical sewing. In the past, Chalice veils were made in the same… Read more Chalice Veil Orphrey Trim Part 2 →
All sewing is a series of steps, worked in a certain order, with the goal of obtaining a finished project. For the past few posts on Ecclesiastical Sewing, we have been… Read more Chalice Veil Cross Applique →
Have you ever wondered or thought about using one of the beautiful Ecclesiastical Fabrics to make vestments for your church or parish? You may have looked at a few fabrics,… Read more Chalice Veil Orphreys →
My children were laughing after Ash Wednesday Service. They loved the new vestments and heard all of the buzz throughout the evening. Their comments afterwards went something like this, “Your… Read more Black and Gold Vestments: Making a Chalice Veil →
Today is the beginning of the Lenten Season as we celebrate Ash Wednesday. The past few weekends have been spent working on an Ecclesiastical Sewing Project of a Black Chalice… Read more Finished at Last! Ash Wednesday Vestments →
Sunday afternoons are meant for relaxing, resting from the week’s labors and enjoying a little time working on Ecclesiastical Sewing projects. This past weekend, that special time included some hand… Read more Black Passion Cross Update →
The first weekend in February is upon us, and life is finally settling down a bit. A few projects are in need of immediate attention to make the Ash Wednesday… Read more Passion Cross for Ash Wednesday →
The New Year has gotten off to a SLOW start with Vestment projects. With long hours at work, and year-end book-keeping, there was only a tiny window to work on… Read more What To Do in 20 Minutes →
As my love of Ecclesiastical Sewing and Ecclesiastical Embroidery grows, so does the collection of books and other items relating to the field of Ecclesiastical Embroidery. When I read modern… Read more A Rare Find →
A new project is being attempted here on Ecclesiastical Sewing. It will be a new Advent Altar Frontal, Chalice Veil, and Pulpit Fall. The Altar Frontal will have a large… Read more Advent Star Stitching Underway →