Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

With the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend comes the cooking, the cleaning, and the time spent with guests; it has been a few days since there was time either for Ecclesiastical Sewing…...

Thank goodness for the Internet.  With a few clicks, one can be transported to some wonderful places to explore the world of Needlework of every kind.  There were a few...

A few weeks back the Large Advent Star  was started for the Altar Frontal church embroidery project.  It did not take long before it became apparent that the Silver Threads…...

Vestments and Church Embroidery are most often viewed from a distance.  When an embroidered design is placed on a vestment or an altar hanging, it may often become difficult to…...

Sometimes a hand embroidery project is started, knowing it will be impossible to make its deadline.  But for some unknown reason, that does not become a deterrent. So it is...

The hour is late, so this will be short. Tonight on Ecclesiastical Sewing, there is time for a quick update on card padding. Last weekend, I shared information about a…...

Goldwork embroidery gathers a great deal of attention from across the web.  It is so beautiful and elegant. Goldwork Embroidery has a regal look to it when gold threads are…...

  The fun part about hand embroidery is that one can read, study, and practice; test, learn, and grow. Yet on occasion, there is the that little something in the…...

Fridays are a special day. It is a day off from work and a day, hopefully, devoted to Ecclesiastical Sewing and Ecclesiastical Embroidery. There is usually a plan for the…...

It is often the simple details that make a difference with many things: the addition of fresh herbs to garnish a dish, flowers as a center piece, jewelery to polish…...

Goldwork embroidery is so much fun! I find it very relaxing and enjoyable. Goldwork couching is one of the first techniques I learned. It is rather simple. There are certainly…...

It often does not take long to realize when a battle ensues and there will be no winning.  So it goes sometimes when a new Ecclesiastical Embroidery Projects first starts.…...