Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

Sundays are a great day to relax and enjoy a good read.  One of my favorite vestment books is an old classic on the topic of Liturgical Sewing.  Like many...

Working through the process of creating a new collection of Ecclesiastical hand embroidery designs is always a challenge.  The past few days have seen continued work on a Fleur de...

Summer has finally arrived in Northern Minnesota, and the last week was a little wild in many ways. The past week saw a severe storm in our area that caused…...

There are several whitework altar linen projects waiting in the wings in what has now become the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom.  Church vestment pattern making is going full steam at the...

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...

There are many styles of surplices worn by clergy. The most common styles are a round neck surplice and a square neck surplice which is often referred to as a...

Whitework embroidery – there is something about the simplicity, and seeing one color used for an embroidery design on altar linens. There is an elegance that is difficult to describe;…...

While traveling over the past few weeks, I viewed many exquisite pieces of Ecclesiastical Sewing and Church Embroidery.  The list of items is almost without limit. When one stops and…...

Three Red Pentecost Stoles are finished!  What a joy to have Ecclesiastical Sewing projects complete and out of the workroom. Today we will take a look at one of the…...

This evening I would like to share photos of a simple Vintage Church Linen. The Church Linen item is a Baptismal Towel or Baptismal Cloth. This little treasure of Vintage…...

This past week saw celebrations across much of the United Kingdom with the Reinterment of King Richard III of England. Many people from across the United Kingdom helped make the celebration…...

There has been a special Altar Linens Project in the works for a Royal King for the past few months.  The story has its roots in the years 2012 and…...