Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

The constructing Chalice veils has been a topic we’ve been looking at for the past few weeks on Ecclesiastical sewing. In the past, Chalice veils were made in the same…...

All sewing is a series of steps, worked in a certain order, with the goal of obtaining a finished project. For the past few posts on Ecclesiastical Sewing, we have been…...

Have you ever wondered or thought about using one of the beautiful Ecclesiastical Fabrics to make vestments for your church or parish?  You may have looked at a few fabrics,…...

My children were laughing after Ash Wednesday Service. They loved the new vestments and heard all of the buzz throughout the evening.  Their comments afterwards went something like this, “Your…...

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…...

Sunday afternoons are meant for relaxing, resting from the week’s labors and enjoying a little time working on Ecclesiastical Sewing projects.  This past weekend, that special time included some hand…...

The first weekend in February is upon us, and life is finally settling down a bit.  A few projects are in need of immediate attention to make the Ash Wednesday…...

The New Year has gotten off to a SLOW start with Vestment projects.  With long hours at work, and year-end book-keeping, there was only a tiny window to work on…...

As my love of Ecclesiastical Sewing and Ecclesiastical Embroidery grows, so does the collection of books and other items relating to the field of Ecclesiastical Embroidery. When I read modern…...

A new project is being attempted here on Ecclesiastical Sewing.   It will be a new Advent Altar Frontal, Chalice Veil, and Pulpit Fall. The Altar Frontal will have a large…...

With only a few weeks until the New Church Year begins, an attempt is being made to create a new Advent Star Set of Vestments on Ecclesiastical Sewing. The Advent…...

After the bustle of finishing the Monk’s Habit this week on Ecclesiastical Sewing, it is time to take a short break and enjoy a little catching up on projects and…...