Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment 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…...

How often do you look through Church Vestment Catalogs or at Vestments online and think, “If only I could make a chasuble like that! It can’t be that difficult, but…...

We receive a lot of emails from our readers in the Ecclesiastical Sewing Studio. One of the questions that frequently come up relates to church vestment pattern or patterns for…...

The seasons of the church year follow an orderly pattern. This week we wrap up the season of Lent and enter Holy Week. In just a matter of days, we…...

Church vestments come in all sizes from small to extra-large. Just as we find in the ready-to-wear fashion market, the hope is the existing size ranges will provide something that…...

A few days ago the Ecclesiastical Sewing Studio announced the release of three new Latin Mass Chasuble sewing patterns.  The chasuble patterns have lots of design details with crosses and…...

Cloth of Gold. Just the very name brings up images of a knight in armor and kings with all their medieval court in the days of chivalry. Cloth of gold…...

  Advent Collection City of David At long last, a new Ecclesiastical Sewing Advent Collection has come to life. Creating a new Liturgical Embroidery and Church Vestment Collection can be…...

Last year marked an incredible anniversary in the  Lutheran Church. It was 500 years from the time Martin Luther started it all with the posting of his 95 Thesis on…...

What is a Monastic Style Chasuble?   A Monastic style chasuble is a fuller and longer chasuble style. It can be between 60 to 80″ wide and is usually a…...

Pastors and priests come in all sizes from petite to very tall, with many variations in between. Yet all too often chasubles come in a one size fits all.… Read...

Over the past few weeks, we have been discussing the various chasuble patterns and styles available at Ecclesiastical Sewing. This next chasuble pattern is one that I refer to as…...