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!
Continue reading “A Silk Purse from a Sow’s Ear…?!”Ordination Vestments
How delightful to be asked to make ordination vestments! Let’s have a look…
Continue reading “Ordination Vestments”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…
Continue reading “Leaf and Vine Design”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…
Continue reading “An Antique Look.”Happy New Year!
Browsing around online a bit, as we do, and came across this image…
Continue reading “Happy New Year!”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.
Continue reading “Communion Pall: 3”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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