Liturgical Vestments: Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery for Making Clergy Vestments
Tonight is a fun planning night! There have been so many new machine embroidery designs created at Ecclesiastical Sewing in the past few months, and finally, it is time to… Read more Religious Lutheran Machine Embroidery Designs for Church Vestments →
Summer road trips. It is that time of year for the long-awaited and greatly anticipated family road trip. The destination: Glacier National Park, with a few side trips along the… Read more Ecclesiastical Sewing: Reading for a Summer Road Trip →
There is a new man in the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom of late. He is on duty, 24/7, never leaving his post. He never complains, or tires of his duty. He responds to my beck and call. He stands guard over my vintage liturgical sewing library, keeping harm and danger at bay. He has been hanging around for several months now, not doing much of anything…..sometimes he is in the way, and gets shoved or pushed, but he takes it in stride. He is tall and well built. But sometimes, he… Read more Meet Martin the Steadfast →
Treasure hunting can be a great deal of fun, especially if you actual stumble across a bit of treasure. Treasure can be a wide variety of things to many people.… Read more The Process of Making Vintage Embroidery Patterns Usable →
A few months ago, several posts were shared regarding some vintage Ecclesiastical Hand Embroidery Patterns. The hope at the time was to discover some hidden source of rare and beautiful… Read more Ecclesiastical Pattern Cataloging →
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 →
This evening’s post will have a little something to share with those wishing to start an Ecclesiastical Embroidery Project. This church embroidery design is from a Vintage Resource dating back… Read more Something to Share →