Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

It rained today. It was as if the heavens shared our sorrow and cried tears of their own. Today a dear friend was laid in her eternal rest to await…...

  We love details and when making pastor or priest stoles in the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom, there are always a few last minute details to stitch up prior completing that…...

Pastors and priests come in all sizes from petite to very tall, with many variations in between. Yet all too often chasubles come in a one size fits all.… Read...

We have four sets of Trinity Altar hangings in the Ecclesiastical Sewing Studios at the moment. Several of those sets are complete and ready to ship while others are just…...

Designing a set of church vestments is a challenging endeavor. There are so many things to consider. When a decision is made on a set there is a sense of…...

I was recently in Williamsburg taking a little break from the Ecclesiastical Sewing Studios. I was enjoying taking some hand embroidery classes. The instructor and I were visiting about many...

New things often cause fear in the hearts of many people. Yet once we get past the fear, we realize how simple things can be.  And what was once feared…...

It’s a story we hear so often – “Our church is too small to afford vestments and altar hangings.” Churches often get stuck in the mentatity that being small means…...

As a designer, I love to create. Creating something can take on many forms. It can be creating a vestment from scratch or creating a design for a vestment. It…...

In honor of the celebration of Pentecost, we thought you might enjoy a closer look at a lovely Dove goldwork emblem. May it always remind us of the fulfillment of…...

Which linen is the best for use in making altar linens or for sewing church linens? That question comes up frequently from our clients at Ecclesiastical Sewing who are interested…...

Over the past few weeks, we have been discussing the various chasuble patterns and styles available at Ecclesiastical Sewing. This next chasuble pattern is one that I refer to as…...