Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

There is nothing that grabs our attention more that something shiny. That glint and glimmer is sure to catch our glance, make us stop, and take a look. Sometimes shiny...

Summer vacations always include at least one stop related to Ecclesiastical Sewing. This year’s trip included a stop at the St. Ignatius Mission. The Mission is in the tiny town...

Traveling. It is fun, exciting, interesting, and filled with unknown Ecclesiastical Sewing Treasures (Pleasures) if one takes the time to look. One never knows what liturgical wonders might be the...

I have been getting a few questions on the making of altar frontals over the past few weeks here on Ecclesiastical Sewing. I have some good news: written instructions are…...

There is a feeling of joy when a new set of Ecclesiastical Vestments are completed and used for the very first time. That feeling can last for ages. And the…...

Surprises are nice, because often they are unexpected. This morning, there was a surprise at our church. What surprise might you ask? A new set of Rose Vestments in time…...

Making an altar frontal is a big undertaking. There are so many things to think about.  The list seems endless at times.  Here is a brief list of thoughts that…...

Today is the beginning of the Lenten Season as we celebrate Ash Wednesday.  The past few weekends have been spent working on an Ecclesiastical Sewing Project of a Black Chalice…...

Every evening after work, I try to accomplish something on various Ecclesiastical Sewing Projects.  Sometimes it is quite late before other obligations of the day are finished, and the enjoyment…...

It’s time to start preparing the Altar Frontal for the Advent Set.  This Ecclesiastical Sewing project is on a tight time frame, and the reality is that it will not…...

The best laid plans often have to take a sudden change. And so it is with an Ecclesiastical Sewing Project.   The Advent Set is underway, but plans are being…...

It’s linen time! And this is exciting because linen means an Ecclesiastical Embroidery project is one step closer to being ready for the hand embroidery to start.  While one step closer…...