Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Upcoming Events: Needlework Exhibit At the Haehn Museum
Saturday mornings and the arrival of the weekend. One often wonders if weekends were made as a time to relax and think about things one would like to do, or…...
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The Massachusetts Historical Society Exhibit
Once in a while we like to share information that relates to historical sewing techniques, and hand embroidery. Today we would like to share something that, while not specifically related...
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Virgin and Child Goldwork Embroidery Design
Vestment making is a joy – at least for me. I can no longer imagine life without making church vestments. Starting and running a small business like Ecclesiastical Sewing is…...
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Inspiration for a Lazy Sunday Afternoon: Small Altar Linens
Sundays are the most special day of the week. They always start with church followed by Bible Study. That usually ties up the day until around noon. Since yesterday was…...
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Small Altar Linens and a Gift for You
Linens are an item used everyday or every week in the life of most churches. Linens are used for the most sacred and important part of a church service during…...
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Email sign up form and small church linen booklet
Ecclesiastical Sewing has some exciting news to announce! We have an email subscription! Click on the link below or go to the Ecclesiastical Sewing website and store front to sign…...
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Wooden Slate Embroidery Frames
Slate frames. Those words may mean nothing to some of you, and to others who have taken the plunge head first into hand embroidery, you know that working on a…...
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All Saints Day
November 1st is a Holy Day that is often looked over by many Protestant churches in their excitement of the Reformation. It may be a smaller holiday compared to Easter…...
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October 11th–Philip the Deacon
I wanted to mention that today we celebrate the feast day of one of the first deacons, the deacon Philip. The office of the deacon was the first auxiliary office...
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Wish Lists Royal School of Needlework Style
Wish lists, bucket lists, things our hearts desire…………We all have hopes and dreams that someday we would like to do______________ (fill in the blank). As an admirer of the fine…...
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Altar Linen Embroidery Designs
The last days of summer are winding down, and thoughts are turning to hand embroidery designs for altar linens. Over the past few years, my collection of vintage hand embroidery...
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Whitework Embroidery for Church Linens
Whitework embroidery – there is something about the simplicity, and seeing one color used for an embroidery design on altar linens. There is an elegance that is difficult to describe;…...