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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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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Pouncing with the Blues
Everything is out and ready to transfer the Ecclesiastical Embroidery patterns for the trial run. Yesterday, I showed you the new transfer products that were purchased while traveling over the...
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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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From Inspiration Source to Stitching
Putting inspiration into action is often a difficult thing when it comes to starting a new Ecclesiastical Embroidery project, especially if it is a little larger hand embroidery project. A...
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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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All framed up and ready to stitch
Yesterday, I showed you the framing of my next hand embroidery project. It is the Ecclesiastical Embroidery design for the Pulpit fall for the new Easter Set. The Ecclesiastical Embroidery...
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Late Night Progress
Late, late, late. Today was one of those days. It looked like it would be an early out of work day. The doors were locked and then – a late...
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To the Rescue in the Sacristy
Today was a special day at church. There was a baptism and a Godspeed farewell to several members at our church. A little later this week, I will share a...
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The Littlest Lamb in The Tale of Two Lambs
Little lambs are wonderful! And it has been so much fun creating these little lambs. This one is the smaller of the two Angus Dei Ecclesiastical Embroidery projects. If it seems like he...
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The Tale of Two Lambs
After creating my first Easter altar frontal and pulpit fall set, and being disappointed with the results, it was time to devote serious study and research to the field of…...