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… Read more Carlisle Fabric for Church Vestments →
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 past year. And, we have… Read more Latin Mass Chasuble Sewing Pattern: Introducing our New Shaped Cross Design →
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… Read more Gothic Chasuble Sewing Pattern Fabric Options →
We all have seen the images and artworks of a pelican feeding its nestlings from its beak. Whether inside or outside churches, these artworks are widely recognized as a symbol… Read more Pelican as a symbol of Christianity →
Perched in the rafters, shiny onyx boots on his dangling feet, a little house elf peered down at me. I sat back on my haunches, considering him. “How long have… Read more The One With The Elf — February’s Snowstorm Part 3 →
There were no end of fluffy blankets in the office. With a bathroom hand towel, I dried the cat, before bundling it warm. As I considered the wee creature’s sleek… Read more The One With The Nap — February’s Snowstorm Part 2 →
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 →
Liturgical Fabrics – Red Wakefield Brocatelle Finding just the right fabric for any Liturgical Sewing project can be especially challenging. The Liturgical Fabrics – Red Wakefield Brocatelle shown above is… Read more Liturgical Fabrics – Red Wakefield Brocatelle →
You asked and your requests have been answered! Every day at Ecclesiastical Sewing, we receive requests for a variety of items that are needed to make church vestments. One… Read more Cotta Sewing Patterns for Altar Servers →
Questions come in almost daily asking about the making of all things church vestment related. Today we will give you a quick rundown on all things inside when it comes… Read more What to use on the Inside to get a great look on the Outside for Vestments →
Altar Linen Refresher Altar linens are items that usually go unnoticed by most parishioners. The care of linens Often altars are bare of having 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 house keeping needed to put things in order. It is a good idea to take inventory of the altar linens, and put a call in to all members of the altar guild to return… Read more Altar Linens →
Here at Ecclesiastical Sewing, we’re always happy to make stoles for our customers. After all, these are arguably the most important vestments for pastors and priests. They’re worn with preaching… Read more Top 10 materials for DIY stole making →
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… Read more Sewing Church Vestments and Linens: 10 Tips for Success →
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