Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

Today Ecclesiastical Sewing is pleased to present a feast for your eyes. Several past posts have been heavy-duty, packed with rich history and thoughts about church vestments. I had written…...

From the 6th century till the 1st century B.C., the Greeks wore a particular linen or wool garment. Men and women of the working class wore this garment over a...

Did you ever look at a poncho and think that it reminded you of something familiar? We know that the poncho, a Spanish garment, originated in Spain and today is…...

The Alb is a vestment can trace its origin to six ancient garments: the Kolobus, the Tunica, the Colobim, the Tunica Talaris, the Subucula, and finally the Tunica Alba. These…...

Upon entering the sanctuary of a Christian Church, those coming to worship immediately have their gaze directed towards a particular object. Placed in the front and center of a sanctuary,…...

Ecclesiastical Sewing would like to officially welcome Ashley Zerwas to our team. Ashley is Carrie’s only daughter and she has taken a full-time job working for the family business after…...

The past few weekends in the Ecclesiastical Sewing studio have been consumed with one thing: pastoral stoles. Visions of stoles have been dancing in my head: stoles with orphreys, stoles…...

Visiting a grand Cathedral is a bit like being on a treasure hunt,but the crew at Ecclesiastical Sewing love treasure hunts. The designers and architects used endless ways of conveying…...

Summer travels in our family always combine work with a bit of fun. This year was no exceptions –  except that the rolls were perhaps a bit reversed this year.…...

Fair Linens   – what a lovely title for an article used in the church. But do we really know what is behind that title? What makes a Linen “Fair”? Fair…...

As the summer months move along, many of you may be traveling and spending time away from your churches. Summer months during the church year are referred to as ordinary...

Summer road trips. It is that time of year for the long-awaited and greatly anticipated family road trip. The destination:  Glacier National Park, with a few side trips along the…...