Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

Ecclesiastical Embroidery and Ecclesiastical Sewing are wonderful, relaxing pass times.  I enjoy them with great passion, especially if I get uninterrupted time over the weekend to work on projects. Ecclesiastical…...

After a weekend of organization and fun, it has been back to the work week, and the normal routine during the day.  After work and evening chores,  trying to squeeze…...

Last week, I mentioned receiving several new books relating to the topics of Ecclesiastical Sewing and Ecclesiastical Embroidery, or Church Embroidery.  In case you missed the article, you can check...

Where does inspiration come from when it comes to choosing stitches for current projects? There is a vision of the final project for the Easter Set in my mind, but...

It was exciting to come across a book that had some illustrations of Altar Frontals,  along with Ecclesiastical Embroidery design ideas.   These books are rich in history, describing details of Opus…...

Little lambs are wonderful!  And it has been so much fun creating these little lambs.  This one is the smaller of the two Angus Dei Ecclesiastical Embroidery projects. If it seems like he...

After creating my first Easter  altar frontal and pulpit fall set, and being disappointed with the results, it was time to devote serious study and research to the field of…...

Years ago, while still in college, when I made my very first Church vestment – a pastoral stole. The only available Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design resource available was a vestment catalog.  It had…...