Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Finished Stoles: Fairford Black/Gold
The evening hour is late, and the Ecclesiastical workroom is still out of commission. Thankfully, the set of Pastoral Stoles were completed on time for the parting gift for our...
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Orphrey Bands for Altar Frontal
Yes, it is true. The Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom is gone. There is nothing there at the moment except an empty room, with carpet badly soiled from construction dust and dirt....
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Annunciation Embroidery Designs
Advent has arrived and so thought of designs begin to stir with the start of a new church year. There are so many topics that make excellent subject matter for...
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Pugin – in an Orphrey Trim?
Pugin – just the mention of the name can be exciting. But many of you may not know who or what Pugin is. We have talked about Augustus Welby Northmore…...
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Machine Embroidery for Pastoral Stoles
Things are going to become a bit wild over the next three weeks. The Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom is receiving a major overhaul in preparation for the launching of the new...
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Sewing Galloon Trim to Orphrey Bands
Tonight we will take a short look at applying galloon trim to an orphrey band. The orphrey bands are being placed on a pastoral stole. We have been looking at...
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Ecclesiastical Braids and Galloons: Finding the Right Trim
“Details” is one of those words that can be embraced to take an Ecclesiastical Sewing project from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Taking the time to add an extra touch...
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How to Cut Orphrey Bands
I admit. I am in a bit of a quandary and there is no way out. It never fails to happen. I have know that a set of pastoral stoles...
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Orphrey Bands for Pastoral Stoles
The use of orphrey bands for trimming pastoral stoles opens an endless array of design possibilities. Many of you might be familiar with using orphreys as a means of adding...
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Amice Design Ideas
One of my favorite things when it comes to Ecclesiastical Sewing is working with Linen. Working with linen is like working with a new clean slate. As it rolls of...
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Silver Stars for Advent Stole: Part 2
There are a few pastoral stole projects that need to be created in a relatively short period of time. The first stole is a Blue Advent stole. Blue is an...
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Silver Stars for Advent Stole
When a new church vestment project is first taking fo starts with a sense of “designers block.” (Designer’s block is a close cousin to writer’s block). You know that feeling...