Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Results of Organization Weekend
It was a long-awaited 4-day weekend. I had envisioned the weekend spent working on Ecclesiastical Sewing projects and continuing on several Ecclesiastical Embroidery projects that are underway, including some much-needed…...
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Summer Travels and Unexpected Surprises!
Summer vacation this year meant a road trip to Montana, for the Ecclesiastical Sewing family. The drive is long, and there is often not much to see from Minnesota, across North...
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Weekend Reading and Musing
Last week, I mentioned receiving several new books relating to the topics of Ecclesiastical Sewing and Ecclesiastical Embroidery, or Church Embroidery. In case you missed the article, you can check...
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Goldwork and Meandering Thoughts
A small amount of stitching has been added to the Easter Set Pulpit Fall. The amount is almost not worth mentioning at this point, expect for the fact that it...
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Trial Run at Marking for Whitework
A few weeks back, I posted about a special Sunday at church and some concerns with the Sacristy. The problem that was happening is that small linens such as Purificators...
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Sources of Inspiration from Lucy Mackrille
Where does inspiration come from when it comes to choosing stitches for current projects? There is a vision of the final project for the Easter Set in my mind, but...
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Under Way with First Stitches!
Sometimes it is difficult to take the plunge and take those first stitches on a new Ecclesiastical Embroidery project. I have had my embroidery floss out, and have contemplated color...
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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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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…...