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Category: sewing

Inside baseball on vestments … from an amateur

July 9, 2024 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

... Or where to find ecclesiastical fabric… and symbols.*** I’ve been asked about this recently so I decided to write down everything I know here. Then I can send it to anyone else who is interested. With the clear understanding that I am not an expert ... Ecclesiastical Sewing sells liturgical brocade, linen, and plain [...]

Posted in sewing, vestments

June 14 v.2

June 14, 2024 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

I ended up with a lot of arthritis pain, visited the doctor, and got distracted. So a few random comments today. First -- a lovely quote  “Man is not a mind that thinks, but a being who know other beings as true, who loves them as good, and who enjoys them as beautiful.”  from Etienne [...]

Posted in Uncategorized, vestments

A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

May 24, 2024 catholicfictioncatholicscience6 Comments

What I've been doing this week, without a proper pattern for it... I'm creating my own because there isn't one available for what I want. Front Back

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A Jack of all trades …

April 30, 2024 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

I am a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to hand crafts. I know how to do lots of different things, like knitting and spinning and weaving and tatting, but I’m not really an expert at any of them. Especially sewing. I’m a very amateur seamstress. But I watched a very brilliant seamstress work when I was [...]

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Super Inside Baseball … so to speak …

April 19, 2024 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

I’ve developed some fellow feeling lately with those guys who look at cars and know what model and make they are. Maybe the year. Pontiac Thunderbird, 1972. Mazda Miata. Ford Model A, 1937. DeLorean. Not that I know anything about cars. ** But for the last few months when I go to church and the [...]

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