Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

I am amazed at the wide variety of possibilities available to enhance Ecclesiastical Sewing. My all time favorite method of embellishment for Ecclesiastical Sewing is of course hand embroidery with…...

Treasure hunting can be a great deal of fun, especially if you actual stumble across a bit of treasure.  Treasure can be a wide variety of things to many people.…...

A few months ago, several posts were shared regarding some vintage Ecclesiastical Hand Embroidery Patterns.  The hope at the time was to discover some hidden source of rare and beautiful…...

Normally the posts on Ecclesiastical Sewing focus on the topic of hand embroidery and sewing for the church. Today’s post will take a little liberty and veer off topic slightly. …...

Deadlines can be a great motivator to wrapping up a project.  There will be a bit of midnight oil burned this weekend in the Studio here at Ecclesiastical Sewing trying…...

There are many  wonderful, and sometimes strange things written about in the Scriptures that are almost impossible for us a mere humans to imagine, let alone try to interpret in...

The Holidays are a wonderful opportunity to spend time with family and friends, but oh, how the stitching and other Ecclesiastical Embroidery and church vestment projects suffer from lack of…...

This weekend had a few car trips on the schedule.  It’s always great to have a trip, since that usually means someone else is driving and I can catch up…...

Winter is settling in here in Northern Minnesota.  At the moment, there is not much in the way of snow on the ground.  But with the cold bleak skies, and...

Greetings, and a Special Wish to all for a Happy New Year! Greetings to everyone following along with Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery. The New Year has begun, and as the...

With the Advent, Christmas and New Year Holidays upon us, there has not been much time to get in the workroom, let alone time to work on any projects. With…...

Have you ever stitched a hand embroidery project, and been less than pleased with the results? But every time you look at the hand embroidery stitching, there is a battle…...