Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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Machine Embroidery for Pastoral Stoles
Things are going to become a bit wild over the next three weeks. The Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom is receiving a major overhaul in preparation for the launching of the new...
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Orphrey Bands for Pastoral Stoles
The use of orphrey bands for trimming pastoral stoles opens an endless array of design possibilities. Many of you might be familiar with using orphreys as a means of adding...
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Red Pentecost Stoles
Three Red Pentecost Stoles are finished! What a joy to have Ecclesiastical Sewing projects complete and out of the workroom. Today we will take a look at one of the…...
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Priest or Pastoral Stole: Tassel Ends
Stoles are the topic of conversation at the moment on Ecclesiastical Sewing. Stoles are often one of the first projects that someone new to vestment making undertakes. Clergy stoles, from…...
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Priest or Pastoral Stoles: Trim Options
It is always nice to have some basic supplies on hand if one plans on doing Ecclesiastical Sewing or making Church Vestments on a regular basis. And so, my collection…...
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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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The Never Ending Quest for Ecclesiastical Designs
Years ago, while still in college, when I made my very first Church vestment – a pastoral stole. The only available Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design resource available was a vestment catalog. It had…...