tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81505173048145486662024-03-19T00:44:58.604-05:00Catholic EmbroideryFrom our family to yours ~ Introducing the Catholic Embroidery Blog: a cyber space designed to offer news on your favorite Catholic embroidered products, giveaways, discount codes, and tidbits from the world of our family's Catholic embroidery workshop.Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-60233515967474523332013-07-15T17:11:00.000-05:002013-07-15T17:11:00.430-05:00The Embroidered Altar Pall
In the Old Testament, we read about the Ark of the Covenant - that magnificent home and protection for the written word of God. This Ark was considered so special that even the priests whose job it was to carried it were not allowed to look at it with their eye. A veil was placed between the human eye and the Holy of Holies.
Would it be a wonder then, if we should emulate even a fraction of Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-73856620135024088012013-07-05T15:05:00.000-05:002013-07-05T15:05:30.091-05:00About Our Custom Book Covers
So, can Catholic Embroidery really make a book cover to fit ANY book?
The answer is: YES!
Customers write quite often, asking if our book cover customization services extend beyond embroidery and into the book size as well. There hasn't been a book yet to date, that we haven't been able to cover.
This includes covering Bibles, prayer-books, missals, antique collections, handbooks, DiurnalsCatholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-12450523797120326702013-06-26T05:00:00.000-05:002013-06-26T05:00:12.164-05:00Embroidered Stole: Golden Maltese Crosses
White & violet brocade fabrics designed to allow for a "reversible" stole
It's such a treat to work with talented seamstresses across the country! I am always amazed at the ideas, vision, and array of beautiful fabrics that take shape into exquisite treasures for priests and the altar through their skillful hands.
One such seamstress recently contacted us with a special custom project: Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-32325430417008023132013-06-19T12:24:00.000-05:002013-06-19T12:24:27.868-05:00The Mighty Maltese (and the 3 C's)So, we had a little guessing game over on our Facebook page last week. The question arose (thanks to a recent custom order for embroidery on an handmade stole): What do the 8 points on the Maltese Cross symbolize?
To be quite honest, I didn't even know that this particular question existed until I began working on the project. "A Maltese Cross?" I asked? "Must have something to do with heraldry.Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-13581557683103606452013-06-07T13:12:00.000-05:002013-06-07T13:12:08.376-05:00Message from the Sacred Heart
Happy feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
Such love from God deserves a return, don't you think? He only asks for one little thing...
A MESSAGE from the Sacred Heart!What may this message be?"My child, My child, give Me thy heart; My heart has bled for thee."This is the message Jesus sendsTo my poor heart today,And from His throne in Heaven He bendsTo hear what I shall Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-74646817779977630342013-05-28T16:37:00.000-05:002013-05-28T16:37:00.276-05:00Jesus, Jesus Come to me!
"Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me; for the kingdom of heaven is for such." Matthew 19:14
Such words are remembered almost on a daily basis this spring! With over 35 orders for custom First Communion Handkerchiefs within a month's time gracing our workroom, we unite ourselves to so many First Communions all over the world.
But it's not just handkerchiefs that Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-8578569222120638302013-05-24T05:00:00.000-05:002013-05-24T05:00:06.555-05:00On the Road with Catholic Embroidery
Last month found our family and home-based business taking to the road. The St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Conference 2013 was the destination and purpose for packing up our wares for an other-than-internet display. This was our fourth consecutive year as conference vendors and our booth gets bigger and bigger with each year. :)
Such adventures bring with them much work - but more joy! WorkingCatholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-40793636296694366392013-05-21T15:20:00.002-05:002013-05-21T15:20:39.319-05:00Off to Africa!
These lovely, crisp linens are on their way now through the [less-than-prompt] postal route from the USA to AFRICA!
Two generous seamstresses donated their time and talent in the creation of these amices, purificators, lavabo towels, and corproals that will soon mantle the very altar of Our Lord's repose and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass - in a mission church. The good priest Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-53463742967823127982013-03-22T17:16:00.001-05:002013-03-22T17:16:45.022-05:00Embroidery for the ElderlyWe've been busy here in the Catholic Embroidery workshop! With Easter at hand and a host of Liturgical and Sacramental celebrations in the near forecast, our needles have been flying away, creating designs for Easter, First Communions, Ordinations, and more.
Easter and Marian feasts will be duly celebrated at the nursing home with these appliques
It was a pleasure to work with a local Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-34617382995128265242013-03-10T05:00:00.000-05:002013-03-10T05:00:02.980-05:00Viva San Giuseppe!Do you have a devotion to St. Joseph?
Viva San Guiseppe Applique created for a church in LA
If you do, then you have an idea as to the power, protection, and patronage behind the Foster Father of Our Lord. And, if you're new to this devotion and saint, you're in for a real treat! Discovering St. Joseph is like finding a lost father. So close is he to the Throne of God and the heart Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-45979698085186924932013-03-04T15:19:00.004-06:002013-03-04T15:20:20.047-06:00Maniturgium Revisited
Do you remember the Maniturgium post we wrote last year? In it, we shared the meaning, use, and sample of our embroidery work on this treasured and unfortunately, often unknown linen. Let's recap...
MANITURGIUM: A fine linen cloth, often embroidered with fine lace or some insignia, used by a newly ordained priest after annointing with holy oils. It was removed from the Rite of Ordination butCatholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-36896328076700602592013-02-22T05:00:00.000-06:002013-02-22T05:00:05.032-06:00A Commencement Speech Without WordsOur new Vendee Patches are more than a kid's accessory!
From a valued customer: "I've received the Vendée Cross patch. Thank you very much for shipping it so swiftly, and I must say that it has, indeed, exceeded my expectations. I'm a professor at Loyola Marymount University, here in Los Angeles, and I had hoped to wear the patch pinned to my academic robe at commencement; I shall Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-16612730478995991392013-02-19T11:41:00.000-06:002013-03-22T17:06:36.091-05:00GIVEAWAY: *Lent and Easter* in Hearts & HomesWinners announced!! See below:
Many bloggers have written beautiful and encouraging posts and articles on the "keywords" of making a good Lenten preparation for Easter. Words such as "renew" and "prepare" apply to Advent as they do in Lent. After all, this "coming" of Christ as redeemer is also the anniversary of our redemption!
Taking these wise words to heart and home, we're hosting anotherCatholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-82013544215924617442013-02-15T05:00:00.000-06:002013-02-15T05:00:11.271-06:00Trefoil Chalice & Pall DesignYour request is our desire! Our third new design of the week is an answer to many customer requests:
Finally - a chalice and host design with two tone metallic thread!
Choose our Trefoil Chalice design on your next custom-made missal cover and see the delightful coupling of two-tone thread in-action. A perfect design for First Communion gifts, the Trefoil Chalice would be the perfect Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-28547024196063285122013-02-13T05:00:00.000-06:002013-02-13T05:00:13.465-06:00Stella Maris DesignThe second of our new designs to be released this week is off the horizon and safely docked in gallery harbor. (Sorry. Can't help the seaside metaphors that this designs has inspired!) Behold our new:
Stella Maris Design
As the Latin name suggests, this design is made to represent Our Lady under the title, "Star of the Sea".
But with this symbolism in Our Lady's ancient titleCatholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-46326159298527659922013-02-11T05:00:00.000-06:002013-02-11T05:00:16.648-06:00Diamond Cross DesignThis week on the Catholic Embroidery Blog, we're introducing THREE new and exclusive designs to our gallery. Our designers have been hard at work to create designs that express the Faith in symbolism for application in a host of treasures around the home and sacristy.
The first of the three news designs is our new Diamond Leaf Cross:
The trefoil leaves flanking the center diamond cross Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-65546263190068293142013-02-08T05:00:00.000-06:002013-02-08T05:00:01.682-06:00Altar Cloth: Knights in Shining Armor
What do altar cloths and Knights in Shining Armor have in common?
It was such a delight to work on this altar cloth project with father and daughter as a surprise gift for a very special wife/mother on her wedding anniversary. The idea was to create a custom altar cloth commemorating the family's marriages - starting with the "foundation" of mother and father, including the recent marriage ofCatholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-40459171626008057162013-02-04T06:00:00.000-06:002013-02-04T06:00:01.752-06:00Viva Cristo Rey! - and More!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
Our new Cristeros Apron!
A new year in the Catholic Embroidery workshop always means the planning of new designs and products with which to grace homes, schools, priests, and families.
But unlike other years when "all good things come in time", this year already has a host of new designs, product lines, and handmade goodness to offer.
Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-10682995590218988542013-02-01T15:43:00.003-06:002013-02-01T15:43:27.822-06:00Appliques: Embroidery in Portable Form
In creating an exclusive design gallery of uniquely Catholic designs, our objective to bring the beauty of the Church across the world reaches beyond the various products we've created and decorated with stitches.
One of the most helpful mediums of custom embroidery is the form of the applique - a patch-like piece of embroidery in portable form. This is especially helpful for schoolCatholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-51671813662822609662013-01-10T16:15:00.003-06:002013-01-10T16:15:57.086-06:00What's in a Needle?In any given glance around our shop, one can find representations of spirituality: a Sacred Heart embroidery on the wall, a sample scapular in progress for a Carmelite order, or a missal cover sporting a Grille Cross design on the counter, ready for assembly.
But it's in smaller things -- and alas! those which are most often overlooked -- that better link the work in our shop with Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-75298898949466780282012-12-24T00:00:00.000-06:002012-12-24T00:00:05.547-06:00Merry Christmas!
Madonna and Child - Boston Public Library
Wishing a very Merry and Joyful Christmas to all of our readers!
Thank you for the gift of your readership, friendship, and patronage. May the Infant Jesus give you each the gift of His heart, to love, imitate, and cherish this Christmas and always. What can we give Him in return?
"What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd,Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-30908453958286726602012-12-21T11:06:00.000-06:002012-12-21T11:09:12.435-06:00A Christmas Legend
The Embroidered Tablecloth - A Christmas Legend
The brand new pastor, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When he saw the church, it was very run down and needed much work. He set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve.
He worked Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-23872442396821206562012-12-20T13:13:00.000-06:002012-12-20T13:13:29.170-06:00Restoration Rectory - Royal Refectory
Next to the restoring the Fleur-de-lis office of the rector, what could be more important in a church property restoration than in tackling the refectory? A place where the community comes together daily in the spirit of good conversation, delectable food, and family-like conviviality, the refectory deserves to be a space well-decorated and comfortable.
Working once again with a Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-43907862193748033202012-12-14T10:56:00.002-06:002012-12-14T10:56:37.268-06:00Restoration Rectory - Fleur-de-Lis Office
The various applications for embroidery never cease to amaze! In collaboration with an expert drape designer, we were able to furnish this office of a St. Louis rectory with the city's saint's noted symbol: the Fleur-de-Lis.
This was part of an ongoing restoration project for one of St. Louis' finest historical and spiritual Landmarks.
It was quite a treat to see the Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150517304814548666.post-35457727597925057252012-11-28T11:45:00.001-06:002012-11-28T11:45:41.083-06:00St. Pius X & The Immaculate ConceptionIt seems quite Providential to complete the commissioning of a special linen order as we now begin (tomorrow - November 29!) the novena in preparation for the feast of the Immaculate Conception. What does a linen order and this feast of Our Lady have in common?
Why, St. Piux X, or course! :)
We were privileged to design and embroider the Crest of St. Piux X in sketch-like stitches, to be Catholic Embroideryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078612323809651652noreply@blogger.com0