Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Technical Difficulties and Framing Dilemmas
I love framing up a new Ecclesiastical embroidery project. That initial thrill of starting something new, wondering how it will turn out, the vision of a stunning piece that ……………...
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To the Rescue in the Sacristy
Today was a special day at church. There was a baptism and a Godspeed farewell to several members at our church. A little later this week, I will share a...
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New Frames Mean New Projects
New frames finally arrived on Monday, and so that means it is time to start a new Ecclesiastical Embroidery project! I ordered the Millenium Frame in several sizes from Needle...
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The Tale of Two Lambs
After creating my first Easter altar frontal and pulpit fall set, and being disappointed with the results, it was time to devote serious study and research to the field of…...
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New Projects in the works soon
This weekend will be a bit of a reorganization for the sewing room. Hopefully a few things will be moved out, allowing for additional space. This is great because there are several…...
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Upcoming Ecclesiastial Embroidery Events at the Victorian and Albert Museum
Oh I just wish I could hop on a plane and visit Great Britain! For many years, I have longed to go there. That desire is even stronger than usual...
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Ecclesiastical Design Ideas on Pinterest
A very recent discovery for Ecclesiastical Sewing and Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design ideas is, of course, Pinterest. My daughter got me started on this, and it has been a great deal...
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The Never Ending Quest for Ecclesiastical Designs
Years ago, while still in college, when I made my very first Church vestment – a pastoral stole. The only available Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design resource available was a vestment catalog. It had…...
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Early Struggles in Ecclesiastical Sewing
Do you ever spend your days worrying about not having a great idea? Have you ever worked yourself into a frenzy by forcing your brain to concoct a new design? I can…...
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Good Friday Pulpit Fall
This past Easter-Easter 2014-, a new set of Altar Hangings was created for my home church. This is a photo of the Ecclesiastical Sewing Project featuring a “Black Pulpit Fall”…...
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Ecclesiastical Sewing
Sewing has been a life long passion. It was only natural that my love of sewing resulted in pursuing a degree in Costume Design. Now being able to combine that…...
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Introducing my new website Ecclesiastical Sewing
Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Ecclesiastical Sewing! This is just an introductory post so I’ll keep it short and sweet. I decided to start an online store because…...