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Vestments Home | Books | Patterns | Kits | Fabrics Vestment Patterns:Cassock-Alb Pattern Sets @ $40. The cassock-alb was designed in the 1950s as being more versatile than the combination of alb and amice worn over a cassock. The cassock-alb is an extremely useful vestment because it may be worn, not only by clergy - priests and deacons - but also by acolytes, and other altar persons as well as by the choir. This is a 'double breasted' vestment - both fronts cross over to attach at the opposite shoulder - to give an easy, graceful fit. The shoulders are pleated which gives the garment a simple, linear appearance. It may be worn with or without cincture and may have a clergy collar or a hood. Having a set of graded patterns enables a parish to construct these vestments from quality fabrics at minimum cost. This set contains patterns in four sizes: medium child, small and medium adult and extra-large adult. This group of sizes is intended to be the basis for an entire suite of graded patterns. The instructions also include a simple method for altering the patterns to attractively accommodate fuller figures. (I would note, however, that, if you intend to construct only one cassock-alb, you’d be better off getting Beryl Dean’s book Church Needlework from the library and using her gridded pattern.) Here's a picture of the finished cassock-alb:
Surplice Pattern @ $15 A surplice is an essential piece of clerical apparel, not difficult to make – and quite expensive to purchase ready-made. I can now offer surplice patterns in two styles: Round yoke and square yoke. Both patterns are full-size. The round yoke pattern is a good, simple pattern taken from Lilla Weston’s excellent book of patterns. The size is medium. The square yoke pattern was recently given to me, most generously, by a customer and I'm happy to have it to offer to you. For those of you who do smocking, I have seen surplices with two inches of smocking done below the yoke. I’ve always thought that this simple decoration was very effective and graceful. While I would prefer to see the smocking done in white, colors may be appropriate. Chasuble Master Pattern - $15 Chasubles come in numerous widths and lengths. This pattern gives you all of them. You can vary both the width and the length as you choose. I have designed the outer edge to make turning that curved hem on an unlined chasuble as easy as possible Dalmatic Pattern - $15 This is a very basic dalmatic pattern. It can be altered readily to make it larger. An alternative to using this pattern is to take a pattern from a dalmatic that you like. Cowl Neck Pattern - $8 Many people like a cowl neck added to their chasubles and dalmatics. Cowls come in a number of shapes and sizes - it's not possible to provide one of each! This 'kit' includes BOTH a pattern AND a written method that helps you design the shape and size that you want. I recommend that you work through trial pieces to get the size you want and to determine which interfacing will work best with your fabric. Stole Patterns - $10 I have three stole patterns: The Priest's Stole pattern is 4 inches wide at the bottom edge and is curved to fit smoothly around the neck and shoulders. The Boring Old Deacon's Stole pattern is 4 inches wide and has a mitered center seam. This pattern can be modified into the 'dog-leg' deacon's stole by adding two more miters. Please note that miters are not fun to construct and I recommend the New deacon's stole instead. AND! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CAPTIVITY! THE NEW DEACON'S STOLE!!!! There is a photograph of the New Deacon's Stole in the upper portion of this page - it's the red one with the Holy Spirit embroidery. This is a wonderful pattern; very traditional, easy and fun to construct. The half-knot connects the stole ends at the waist or hip. The narrower width makes the stole hang smoothly. The flared portion below the half-knot gives plenty of room for attractive decoration. This pattern is handsome, easy to construct and makes more efficient use of your fabric. Email me and ask for more information. Constructing Copes - $30 This contains both my booklet 'Constructing Copes' and a pattern. The booklet discusses the construction of all types of copes with helpful information to help you avoid the pitfalls (like, putting up the cope hem without letting the cope hang out for a week!). The pattern is for a shaped-shoulder cope. This is a pattern I developed a couple of years ago. It makes a cope that is stable on the shoulders (a major boon!). This pattern also allows you to vary the fullness of the cope. Being able to vary the fullness enables you to utilize fabrics of any width. If you're interested in constructing copes, I recommend this kit. Click here for Vestment Fabrics |
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