Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making
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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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Making a Chalice Veil Part II: Good Friday Chalice Veil
We all know how it is when we have a burning desire to get to a project. We get other projects completed and out-of-the-way and then the fun begins. At…...
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Making Your Own Clergy Stole: Stole Making
Winter has set in full force in Northern Minnesota. Daily, I come in contact with people telling of the placed they are off to in the quest for warmer weather…...
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Any guesses?
What is 88″ wide by 124″ long? We will use it at our local church for Good Friday…. It is so big that we are spending Saturday at church with…...
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Guest Post by Edward Riojas
For the past few months, I have had the great pleasure of working with Edward Riojas on what we hope is the first of many collaborative ventures. Edward is a…...
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Lent and Advent Pastor or Priest Stoles and Rose Stole for Laetare Sunday
Lent is just around the corner, and we have a few new things to share for those who might be in need of “freshening” things up beforehand. Things have been…...
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Religious Lutheran Machine Embroidery Designs for Church Vestments
Tonight is a fun planning night! There have been so many new machine embroidery designs created at Ecclesiastical Sewing in the past few months, and finally, it is time to…...
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Sewing a Chalice Veil: Construction Details
The most recent development in the Ecclesiastical Sewing work room has been the development of a Chalice Veil. The pattern & instructions for this will be available soon on our…...
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Exciting News!
If you have been following along on our Facebook page, we have some exciting results from a long weekend of hard work. Ecclesiastical Sewing is tickled pink to share the…...
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Liturgical Brocades: Fabrics for Making Church Vestments
The term brocade evokes images of rich fabrics with elegant designs. It is true that nice quality brocade fabrics are difficult to find. Yet we are blessed at Ecclesiastical Sewing...
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Little Crosses: Appliques for use on Church Vestments and Pastoral Stoles
Today, January 2nd, is a special day. There is a birthday in the Ecclesiastical Sewing family and a wedding anniversary. Although I will not say how old she is, Carrie…...
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Dainty Liturgical Fabrics? How Will They Look!
Religious Brocade Fabrics Liturgical Fabrics are fabrics specially woven for use in making church vestments. Some of you may be familiar with Liturgical Fabrics and for others, this may be…...