Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

Holidays are a special time. There are many special services to enjoy, and beautiful vestments designed and created for the Christmas Season.  There are always lots of comings and goings…...

There was an unexpected surprise this morning for Church. Pastor had on his red stole and the red altar hangings were out.  Today was the festival of the The Holy…...

On this most Holy of Nights when we celebrate our Dear Savior’s birth, I wish to thank everyone for your support and for following along in Ecclesiastical Sewing. To thank…...

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…...

The Advent and Christmas Holidays are upon us, and I’ve been taking a little time away from Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery to enjoy time with family and friends. As part...

Trying new embroidery techniques and learning by doing is what makes sewing and embroidery so much fun.  When Ecclesiastical Sewing and  hand embroidery are being done for the Lord’s House,…...

Now that the topic of Lent has been broached a few times, it is too difficult to resist taking a quick glance at the Ash Wednesday-Good Friday Vestment Set waiting…...

Living in a small community in northern Minnesota does not present many opportunities for viewing beautiful and historic Ecclesiastical Vestments.  So, making the best of the situation, I haunt Flickr,...

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…...

For the past several months there has been a lingering Ecclesiastical Sewing Project simmering away on a back burner.  Actually, rather than simmering away, the project had turned as… Read...

Advent is here, and regretfully, the new Advent Vestment Set will not be ready for this season.  The Advent Vestment Set, which had not been on the horizon for this…...

As the Thanksgiving Weekend comes to an end, its time to relax a bit and see what is going on in the history of vestment making, Ecclesiastical Sewing and Hand...