Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

After running the weekend errands, it was time to get to work on the next Ecclesiastical Embroidery Project. And I could hardly wait. The hard part was the time it...

A dear friend sent a link with some wonderful photos of Ecclesiastical Vestments. The event being celebrated was A High Mass in the Extraordinary Form in Albany.  It seems that…...

Are you on the lookout for summer or fall travel destinations? If Ecclesiastical Vestments, featuring fabulous examples of Ecclesiastical Embroidery are on your travel itinerary, a stop in France at…...

This weekend past weekend was Laetare Sunday, one of the two  Sundays in the Church Year when Rose colored vestments are used. For this Ecclesiastical Sewing project, the two fabrics…...

I am amazed at the wide variety of possibilities available to enhance Ecclesiastical Sewing. My all time favorite method of embellishment for Ecclesiastical Sewing is of course hand embroidery with…...

Surprises are nice, because often they are unexpected. This morning, there was a surprise at our church. What surprise might you ask? A new set of Rose Vestments in time…...

Making an altar frontal is a big undertaking. There are so many things to think about.  The list seems endless at times.  Here is a brief list of thoughts that…...

Treasure hunting can be a great deal of fun, especially if you actual stumble across a bit of treasure.  Treasure can be a wide variety of things to many people.…...

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…...

Normally the posts on Ecclesiastical Sewing focus on the topic of hand embroidery and sewing for the church. Today’s post will take a little liberty and veer off topic slightly. …...

The constructing Chalice veils has been a topic we’ve been looking at for the past few weeks on Ecclesiastical sewing. In the past, Chalice veils were made in the same…...

There has been a special Altar Linens Project in the works for a Royal King for the past few months.  The story has its roots in the years 2012 and…...