Adventures in Sewing for the Church and Vestment Making

O Emmanuel – O God with Us. What comfort those words bring if we stop to think about them. God with us. Latin Text: O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,…...

    O Oriens – O Dayspring. The word Dayspring today is considered archaic, yet it is a word that is beautiful and poetic. The word is used in the…...

Today is O Antiphon #4 O Clavis David ~ O Key of David Keys are interesting things. They come in all kinds of sizes from small to large. They open…...

  Today’s O Antiphon: O Radix Jesse – O Root of Jesse This Antiphon is a personal favorite. I think of this as we hike Glacier Park each summer. My…...

O Adonai ~O Lord The symbol for this day is a burning bush. The Lord appeared to Moses on Mount Sinai and spoke to him from a burning bush. Latin:…...

Today begins the Great O Antiphons of Advent. The Antiphons are Magnificat Antiphon used during Vespers on the last seven days of Advent. Each Antiphon is a name for Christ…...

Cloth of Gold. Just the very name brings up images of a knight in armor and kings with all their medieval court in the days of chivalry. Cloth of gold…...

Rose – a color that lightens the mind and spirit in more ways than one. There is nothing quite like the beauty of wild roses in bloom. After a long…...

  Advent Collection City of David At long last, a new Ecclesiastical Sewing Advent Collection has come to life. Creating a new Liturgical Embroidery and Church Vestment Collection can be…...

Last week at Ecclesiastical Sewing, we updated everyone with the exciting news that our Roman Square Yoke Surplice Pattern is now available in an expanded size range. That is something…...

Blue – it is everywhere we look these days in the Ecclesiastical Sewing studio. Well, not quite. there is a bit of violet lurking on one of the workstations. And…...

Advent is the first season of the church year. It begins with the Sunday that comes nearest to St. Andrew’s Day which is celebrated on November 30th. The season of…...