Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Ideas for Reusing Older Vestment Pieces
Old vestments are often found in the dark recesses of sacristy drawers, and the question may arise as to what might be done with old stoles and other church vestment…...
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Priest or Pastor Stoles: The Tricky Parts
For those of us who love Ecclesiastical Sewing and Vestment Making, there is always that one part of any project that is the “tricky” part. With altar frontals, it is…...
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Ecclesiastical Pattern Cataloging
A few months ago, several posts were shared regarding some vintage Ecclesiastical Hand Embroidery Patterns. The hope at the time was to discover some hidden source of rare and beautiful…...
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Old Books Make Great Reads
It was exciting to come across a book that had some illustrations of Altar Frontals, along with Ecclesiastical Embroidery design ideas. These books are rich in history, describing details of Opus…...
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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”…...