{"id":15207,"date":"2020-01-18T21:25:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T21:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/?page_id=15207"},"modified":"2022-08-30T18:42:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T22:42:07","slug":"ecclesiastical-embroidery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/catholic-culture\/ecclesiastical-embroidery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecclesiastical Embroidery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This Catholic Culture article seeks to provide insight into our sisters\u2019 experience of making ecclesiastical\u00a0embroidery\u00a0and to provide links to other online resources for those who wish to learn more about giving new life to this old art.<\/p>

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From the time of the ancient Hebrew priesthood and its vestments, there have been textiles, weavings and embroideries made exclusively for the service of God.\u00a0 Early Christian art and writings attest to the continuity of such liturgical vestments and the presence of ornate embroidery in the beginning of the Church.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cEcclesiastical embroidery\u201d refers to the fine stitch work executed exclusively for use in worship usually as a form of special ornamentation on altar linens, vestments, etc.<\/p>

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Few early Christian textiles and embroideries have survived since by their nature fabric easily corrupts through use and washing, as well as from the effects of mildew, moths, sun damage and time itself.\u00a0 (A particular exception to this can be found in the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0and 5th<\/sup>\u00a0century Coptic textiles which remained remarkably preserved in Egypt\u2019s dry climate; the collection of\u00a0Coptic textiles at the Met<\/a>\u00a0includes items ornamented with Roman pagan as well as Christian themes.)<\/p>

Most of the earliest surviving ecclesiastical embroideries date from 10th<\/sup>-11th<\/sup>\u00a0centuries.\u00a0 Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent) provides some historical background to this art in\u00a0their entry on ecclesiastical embroidery<\/a>.<\/p>

To see a wide variety of exquisite embroideries and textiles made for the glory of God over the past 500 years, see the\u00a0search results for\u00a0\u201cchasuble\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/a>on the website of the\u00a0Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. \u00a0This reveals 173 historical vestments and detailed ecclesiastical textile and embroidery.\u00a0 Similarly,\u00a0the search results for\u00a0\u201cecclesiastical vestment\u201d<\/b><\/a>\u00a0reveals stoles, paintings of vestments and other beautiful Catholic artwork.<\/p><\/div>

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Joining a long tradition of sisters who have made ecclesiastical embroidery to give glory to God, we also learn how to make and ornament linens and vestments destined for sacred use.\u00a0 Since few young women in our times come to the convent already knowing how to embroider, we pass on the foundations of this craft in our houses of formation during recreation and through workshops.\u00a0 Later in the missions, sisters may use this skill and meditative practice to beautify their convent chapels and parish churches.<\/span><\/p>

Vestments for the IVE<\/b><\/p>

Our sisters usually take on the duty of making the chasuble and stole which will vest a new IVE priest on the day of his ordination.\u00a0 As sisters in the\u00a0Religious Family of the Incarnate Word<\/a>, we are especially united to the\u00a0priests of the IVE<\/a>\u00a0(the male branch) who serve as our chaplains, confessors, spiritual directors, and pastors of most of the mission parishes where we serve.\u00a0 It is even not uncommon for there to be brothers and sisters from the same family consecrated to God within the IVE and SSVM. \u00a0Therefore, priestly ordinations are not only occasions to thank God for the gift of the priesthood and the outpouring of the sacramental life in the Church, but also \u201cfamily moments\u201d for all of us united by the same charism and twin constitutions.<\/p>

The images to be embroidered are chosen by the transitional deacon who will be ordained to the priesthood. The project involves many sisters and becomes a beautiful prayer asking for the holiness and perseverance of the new priest who will become an\u00a0Alter Christus<\/i>\u00a0(\u201cAnother Christ\u201d) at the altar.<\/p>

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In order to beautify the liturgy, our sisters make not only vestments but also altar linens and altar cloths. \u00a0We usually first learn how to embroider simple monochrome images on linen or high-quality cotton for corporals, purificators and palls. \u00a0Some sisters learn how to crochet cinctures and even make fine crochet lace. \u00a0By studying old albs, two sisters learned how to make complex drawn-thread work and have taught many other sisters over the years how to do it too!<\/p>

To produce the beautiful images for vestments we often do \u201cthread painting\u201d using synthetic silks on printed fabric images. \u00a0These can be supplemented with bead-work or even painted faces and hands.<\/p>

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The branch of\u00a0our cloistered contemplative sisters<\/a>\u00a0dedicates a significant part of their work time in a particular way to making vestments, altar cloths, and altar linens, as well as baptismal gowns, brown scapulars, rosaries, and sodality banners.<\/p>

Commissioned work helps to provide income to support life in the monastery. \u00a0There is a waiting time for commissioned work since the monastic schedule of prayer comes first and limits the daily work hours.<\/p>

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To order<\/strong>\u00a0a vestment for a priest\u2019s anniversary, a parish\u2019s annual patronal feast, altar linens, or baptismal gowns, please contact our sisters:<\/p>

Monastery of St. Edith Stein<\/strong>
Attn: Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara
Monastery of the Precious Blood
5400 Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11219<\/p>

e-mail:\u00a0mon.edithstein@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p>

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To view a fairly academic \u201cEmbroidery reading list\u201d (which including a subsection on ecclesiastical embroidery) offered by London\u2019s Victoria and Albert Museum, click\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

A good summary of the types of linens which can be embroidered is given on\u00a0a refernce page\u00a0<\/a>of the Windstar sewing machine company website.<\/p>

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Servants of the Lord & the Virgin of Matar\u00e1 Catholic Culture Ecclesiastical Embroidery New Life For an Old Art This Catholic Culture article seeks to provide insight into our sisters\u2019 experience of making ecclesiastical\u00a0embroidery\u00a0and to provide links to other online resources for those who wish to learn more about giving new life to this old… <\/p>\n

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