Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Altar Linens
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...
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Top 10 materials for DIY stole making
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…...
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June 24 Celebrates the Nativity of John the Baptist
June 25th marks the celebration of the Nativity of John the Baptist. Christ said, “I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one…...
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The Church Year is a Pageant
The Church Year is an ongoing Pageant How do you view the church year? Have you ever thought of the church year as a pageant – not the kind of…...
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Through the Needle’s Eye – EGA Traveling Exhibit
Needlework is always fun and exciting. I especially love hand embroidery but running a busy sewing studio does not leave much time for the pleasures a favorite pastime. So,…...
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Easter 2018
Alleluia! Christ is Risen. He is Risen indeed! Alleluia! May the joy of our Risen Saviour live in your hearts now and forever more. Blessings and peace to all of…...
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Agnus Dei Neglected but not Forgotten
The Holidays are a wonderful opportunity to spend time with family and friends, but oh, how the stitching and other Ecclesiastical Embroidery and church vestment projects suffer from lack of…...
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Thanksgiving Weekend Break and Gift Ideas
With the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend comes the cooking, the cleaning, and the time spent with guests; it has been a few days since there was time either for Ecclesiastical Sewing…...
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Large Agnus Dei Update
This is where we left off on the largest Agnus Dei hand embroidery project when we lasted visited about The Tale of Two Lambs Project. The smaller areas of the sky to the…...
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Agnus Dei Progress
It is fun to set stitching goals. It is even more fun to reach the goal! This weekend was a great weekend to set and make goals for Ecclesiastical Embroidery…...
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The Second Lamb in The Tale of Two Lambs
The Altar Frontal is often one of the visual focal points in a church. For high Festival Days, the church has historically used its best altar hangings. As is the…...
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From the Beginning in The Tale of Two Lambs
One Ecclesiastical Embroidery project times two, in large and small. That is The Tale of Two Lambs. What started as a small Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) hand embroidery design…...