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Posted on April 17, 2022April 22, 2022

A Silk Purse from a Sow’s Ear…?!

Happy Easter! Well, what a Holy Week I had… Father outdid himself indeed, what with fix this (pole removed from canopy – why?), revive that (ombrellino!), could you make this (new altar cloth!) and oh, by the way… I have this tapestry and it would make a splendid frontal! What a SORRY tale, read on!

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Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Ordination Vestments

How delightful to be asked to make ordination vestments! Let’s have a look…

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Posted on March 16, 2021

Leaf and Vine Design

I admit I was slightly tempted to fiddle about with this and change the leaves to shamrocks being that it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day. I restrained myself but if you want a shamrock pall, let me know! I think it would be awfully fun to embroider shamrocks…

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Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

An Antique Look.

No not me, although I am beginning to feel somewhat antiquated! I find old embroidery fascinating, don’t you?, and have noted that over time it acquires a slightly rumpled, wrinkly look to which I can relate…

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Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021

Happy New Year!

Browsing around online a bit, as we do, and came across this image…

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Posted on November 14, 2020November 23, 2020

Communion Pall: 3

Little things… I’m working on a communion, or chalice pall at the moment. Not quite finished but I’ll share the progress.

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Posted on October 24, 2019October 26, 2019

Cross Design: 5 – Advent

The second version in this epic set of veils is in a reddish violet. I selected that shade as being suitable for both Advent and Lent before losing my mind and deciding to go the whole hog!

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