When the lock fell into place after Carrie left for the night, my shoulders sagged with relief. Two nights into my seclusion to the frigid north, and I didn’t know… Read more The One With The Cat — February’s Snowstorm Part 1 →
Laetare Sunday in Lent There is a six-week period of time leading up to Easter, these six weeks are known as Lent. Lent is a time spent in the… Read more Laetare Sunday in 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 bit confusing. After all, if our pastors… Read more Why do we use purple during Lent? →
Lent Stoles for Pastors and Priests The designer (that’s ME – Carrie) has been busy keeping our seamstresses stitching away to create a wonderful new collection of stoles that are… Read more Do you have your favorite Violet Stole Style Selected Yet? Lent is coming! →
It’s the beginning of a New Year! We just finished celebrating the Birth of our Savior, and the 12 Days of Christmas which ended with the Feast of Epiphany. And… Read more Planning Your Lent Church Vestment Projects: a Liturgical Fabric Review →
Lent Color and Fabric Choices – Which is your favorite? It’s the beginning of a New Year and Lent is only a few weeks away. Many churches have plans for… Read more Lent Vestment Fabric – Violets and Golds →
Rose – a color that lightens the mind and spirit in more ways than one. There is nothing quite like the beauty of wild roses in bloom. After a long… Read more Rose Stoles for Gaudete and Laetare Sundays →
Mark 15:21-41 (KJV) The Crucifixion by G Tiepolo 1745-50 private collection of Carrie Roberts 21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the… Read more Good Friday 2018 →
It has been a pleasantly busy fall in the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom. We have transitioned from sewing a steady stream of red to sewing the colors of the church year.… Read more New Rose Pastoral Chasuble and Stole →
The Advent and Christmas Season are nearing their end. Yet even in the midst of one church season, it is time to start looking ahead to the season of Lent.… Read more Violet Stole and Chasuble Sets for Lent and Advent →
Color plays an important role in our daily lives. It varies by seasons in nature and in the colors we wear. Color also plays an important role in the life… Read more Rose Colored Vestments →
Tonight at church, the stripped altar will be adorned in black with six candles upon it and the seventh being the Paschal candle. The crucifix is already veiled, not to… Read more Good Friday 2017 and Stabat Mater Dolorosa →
Palm Sunday, the celebration of Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, is only a short ways away. This Sunday is such a special Sunday with all the traditions accompanying it: the… Read more Palm Sunday 2017 →
Tonight we would like to share something special. It is the story of a labor of love. The story began quite a number of months ago. I was delighted when… Read more A Reader’s Labor of Love: Making Liturgical Vestments →
Lent is just around the corner, and we have a few new things to share for those who might be in need of “freshening” things up beforehand. Things have been… Read more Lent and Advent Pastor or Priest Stoles and Rose Stole for Laetare Sunday →
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