Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Sewing Tips: What is needed to make a Tippet
A few days back we were talking about what tippets are and the history of a tippet. Tippets are an easy church vestment item to create for yourself, especially… Read...
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Rose Chasuble and Stole Vestments for Advent and Lent
While blue or violet are the predominant colors for the season of Advent, and violet is the color for Lent, during Rose-colored vestments are often seen in the middle of…...
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It’s Not Too Late – Vestment Making Class
Church Vestment Making Classes In a few short weeks to go, there is still time to sign up for the Liturgical Arts Conference in Canton, MS. The conference has a…...
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Gilt Twist Goldwork Threads for Hand Embroidery
When something special is needed to fill areas in goldwork embroidery or to edge a design, Gilt Twist is a great option. But what does one do with goldwork appliques?…...
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Reformation 2018 – 501 Years in the Making
Last year marked an incredible anniversary in the Lutheran Church. It was 500 years from the time Martin Luther started it all with the posting of his 95 Thesis on…...
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Imitation Japanese Goldwork Embroidery Threads
Depending on the day, there are a large number of projects in the works in our Ecclesiastical Sewing Studios. Most of our embroidery on vestments, altar hangings and stoles is…...
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What is a Tippet? Clergy Tippet Modern Use & Historical Background
What is a tippet? A great question you may ask. For some, the answer has to do with fishing. We won’t look at the definition today as our focus at…...
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What is a Monastic Style Chasuble?
What is a Monastic Style Chasuble? A Monastic style chasuble is a fuller and longer chasuble style. It can be between 60 to 80″ wide and is usually a…...
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Tapestry Fabrics: How to Measure Pattern Repeats
Tapestry fabrics Tapestries – they are a thing of beauty, steeped in history reminding us of tales almost forgotten in the recesses of the mind: of knights and chivalry and…...
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National Altar Guild Convention This Weekend
Altar Guilds play an important roll in the life of the church. Some churches have small altar guilds while others have large guilds. Altar guilds serve many functions in the...
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Sanctified Collection of Church Vestments
The entire Ecclesiastical Sewing team is pleased to present our latest collection of machine embroidery designs for church vestments. The designs were created by Edward Riojas, a talented liturgical…...
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Sewing Tips – Top10 Scissors for all Occasions
When it comes to sewing tools, my motto for the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom as well as my own studio is less is better. I love sewing and could have…...
