Church Vestment Stole Sewing Patterns for Pastor or Priest Stoles Creating beautiful and easy church vestment sewing patterns is something that we are passionate about at Ecclesiastical Sewing. Years ago… Read more Church Vestment Stole Patterns for Pastors and Priests by Ecclesiastical Sewing →
Funeral Casket Pall Sewing Pattern Funeral Casket Pall Sewing Pattern: The word pall comes from the Latin pallium meaning cloak. Thus a cloak or covering – a pall – is… Read more Funeral Casket Pall Sewing Pattern →
Symbolism in the Church: The Cross Symbolism in the Church: The Cross – Have you ever thought about the history and meaning behind symbols you see around the church? The… Read more Symbolism in the Church: The Cross →
Why We Use Green for the Season of Pentecost Why We Use Green for the Season of Pentecost: In the realm of the liturgical calendar, where the seasons of the… Read more Why We Use Green for the Season of Pentecost →
Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is a Christian feast day celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost. It is a day dedicated to the Holy Trinity – the Father, Son, and Holy… Read more Trinity Sunday →
Tapestry Fabrics for Church Vestments Tapestry fabrics for church vestments create a rich color palette of design and beauty. These fabrics have been used to create vestments for centuries due… Read more Elegant Church Vestment Tapestry Fabrics →
Why Do We Wear Red on Pentecost? You may notice that many people wear red on Pentecost and wonder, why do we wear red on Pentecost? The use of the… Read more Why Do We Wear Red on Pentecost? →
Carlisle Fabric for Church Vestments Are you new to the world of making church vestments but you don’t know where to begin? You may be feeling a bit overwhelmed by… Read more Carlisle Fabric for Church Vestments →
Gothic Chasuble Sewing Pattern Fabric Options What is a Chasuble? It may be a word you have heard once in a great while but you wonder, what is a chasuble?… Read more Gothic Chasuble Sewing Pattern Fabric Options →
Pelican as a Symbol of Christianity The Origins and Evolution of the Pelican Symbol We all have seen the images and artworks of a pelican feeding its nestlings from… Read more Pelican as a Symbol of Christianity →
The One With The Elf — February’s Snowstorm Part 3 Perched in the rafters, shiny onyx boots on his dangling feet, a little house elf peered down at me. I… Read more The One With The Elf — February’s Snowstorm Part 3 →
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 →
St. Ambrose Church Father and His Symbol Today, December 7th, we celebrate St. Ambrose, one of the patriarchs of Christianity. Origins Born as Aurelius Ambrosius in 334 A.D., the man… Read more St. Ambrose Church Father and his Symbol →
Fair Linens: Part 2 Hems Altar Fair Linens is one of those terms that sparks my imagination. When I hear the term, I envision lovely hand-embroidered motifs, beautifully worked upon the surface of pristine, crisp linen with precise, even hems worked in the tiniest hand stitches. use a variety of hems – sort of. The type of hem used in making Fairlinens and small altar linens will vary depending on the source being consulted. Types of Hems Fair Linens are hand hemmed with a simple slip stitch worked in… Read more Fair Linens: Part 2 Hems →
Altar Linens: Descriptions and Sizes Altar Linens: Descriptions and Sizes: As the summer months move along, many of you may be traveling and spending time away from your churches. Summer months during the church year are referred to as ordinary times. It is the long season of green – as is the great out-of-doors for those living in the northern hemisphere. While the summer days may seem to last forever, (or in my case, disappear in the blink of an eye) it is a good time for reflection and contemplation.… Read more Altar Linens: Descriptions and Sizes →
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