Slate Frame for Special Embroidery Projects 62” Slate Frames for the Georgian Bouquet Project. By The Crewel Work Company Life is busy and we all feel the stress that comes… Read more Slate Frames for Special Embroidery Projects →
Latin Mass Chasuble Sewing Pattern Shaped Cross Latin Mass Chasuble Sewing Pattern Our technical writer and illustrator have updated instructions for our line of church vestment sewing patterns in the… Read more Latin Mass Chasuble Sewing Pattern: Introducing our New Shaped Cross Design →
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 →
Slate Frames for Hand Embroidery We receive questions about slate frames for hand embroidery regularly. Slate frames are a bit of a mystery to many people, but to those who love doing fine hand embroidery, slate frames are an essential tool. And we all know that using the right tools leads to beautiful finished results. So what exactly is a slate frame? A slate frame is usually made of wood. In the example below, there are 2 main parts shown for the slate frame. The horizontal pieces are called the… Read more Slate Frames for Hand Embroidery →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Lent Vestment Fabric – Violets and Golds It’s the beginning of a New Year and Lent is only a few weeks away. Many churches have plans for new Lent Vestment… Read more Lent Vestment Fabric – Violets and Golds →
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God New Year’s Greetings on this Festival Day. Many enjoy the day as the beginning of the New Year. But January 1st is also a Feast Day of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God as celebrated within the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, and other church bodies. January 1st also marks the date of the Circumcision of Christ within many church bodies. Today we enjoy a special guest post by Fr. Carlton Kelley of St. Andrew’s Church. It is difficult, if not impossible,… Read more Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Ecclesiastical Sewing (2019) →
The O Antiphons and O Come, O Come Emmanuel Christmas is near and Christmas carols are in the air! As we draw close to the week of Christmas, I am… Read more The O Antiphons and O Come, O Come Emmanuel →
The Saint Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer Every year as the holiday season draws near, the weather turns colder, and the daylight leaves us much sooner. Many of us start earnestly… Read more The Saint Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer →
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