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 →
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 →
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? →
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 →
December 20th: Katie Luther Especially for those in the Lutheran tradition, Katharina Von Bora Luther is often thought of as a hero of the Reformation. Most people know that Katharina… Read more December 20th: Katie Luther →
Quick Sewing Tip: Add Goldwork Dove Appliques to Red Stoles for Pentecost Today at Ecclesiastical Sewing we are going to talk about Quick Sewing Tip: Add Goldwork Dove Appliques to… Read more Quick Sewing Tip: Add Goldwork Dove Appliques to Red Stoles for Pentecost →
A History of Advent with a Hand Embroidery Design Advent is the first season of the church year. It begins with the Sunday that comes nearest to St. Andrew’s Day… Read more A History of Advent with a Hand Embroidery Design →
Gilt Twist Goldwork Threads for Hand Embroidery When something special is needed to fill areas in goldwork embroidery or to edge a design, Gilt Twist goldwork threads for hand embroidery… Read more Gilt Twist Goldwork Threads for Hand Embroidery →
Imitation Japanese Goldwork Embroidery Threads Depending on the day, there are a large number of projects in the works in our Ecclesiastical Sewing Studios. Most of our embroidery on vestments,… Read more Imitation Japanese Goldwork Embroidery Threads →
Embroidered Appliques: How to Apply Goldwork Pieces Designing a set of church vestments is a challenging endeavor. There are so many things to consider. When a decision is made on… Read more Embroidered Appliques: How to Apply Goldwork Pieces →
Pentecost Dove Emblem In honor of the celebration of Pentecost, we thought you might enjoy a closer look at a lovely Dove goldwork emblem. May it always remind us of… Read more Pentecost Dove Emblem →
Virgin and Child Goldwork Embroidery Design Vestment-making is a joy – at least for me. I can no longer imagine life without making church vestments. Starting and running a small… Read more Virgin and Child Goldwork Embroidery Design →
More Quatrefoil Designs Sometimes it seems as if an Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery Project has many repeated tasks along the way before coming to a finish. And that can be… Read more More Quatrefoil Designs →
Beautiful Sacred Vestment Videos It is only Tuesday, but with no downtime over the weekend, I do not have much energy tonight to tackle Ecclesiastical Embroidery projects. I know I will pay dearly for not being productive this evening, but sometimes that is the way things go. In the meantime, a few moments were spent relaxing and refreshing with a few very nice videos on Sacred Vestments found on YouTube: While watching the first Sacred Vestment video, at 0:26 seconds, pay close attention to the Red fabric used for the chasuble… Read more Beautiful Sacred Vestment Videos →
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