Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Processional Cross Cover
Our church was blessed with the gift of a Processional Cross a few years back. The Cross and pole were made by a talented member, and the Corpus was ordered. ...
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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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St. Philip and St. James – Apostles
Feast Day of St. James and St. Philip On May 1st, we celebrated the feast days of St. Philip and St. James the Apostles in the Lutheran Church, and today…...
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Identifying an Embroidery Design
We have an unusual request today at Ecclesiastical Sewing, and I hope some of your, our dear Readers, may be able to help. We were contacted by a church in…...
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White and Gold for Easter and Christmas
Easter and Christmas are the highest festivals in the church year. The vestments worn by clergy and used in the church are often decorated with white and gold. Last Christmas,…...
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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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Dayspring Vestment Collection by Ecclesiastical Sewing
O Morning Star, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. New collections are months in the…...
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O Radix Jesse – O Root of Jesse Antiphon for December 19
Today’s O Antiphon: O Radix Jesse – O Root of Jesse This Antiphon is a personal favorite. I think of this as we hike Glacier Park each summer. My…...
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O Sapientia – O Wisdom: The Great O’ Antiphon for December 17
Today begins the Great O Antiphons of Advent. The Antiphons are Magnificat Antiphon used during Vespers on the last seven days of Advent. Each Antiphon is a name for Christ…...
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Advent Vestment Projects in the Studio
Blue – it is everywhere we look these days in the Ecclesiastical Sewing studio. Well, not quite. there is a bit of violet lurking on one of the workstations. And…...