Vestments for All SeasonsA complete guide to what clergy wear, including the various cloths, a brief history, and theology of each liturgical garment. Vestments—the robes, stoles or other items worn by clergy, or cloths used at the altar—not only add beauty to a worship service, but are visual clues to the liturgical season and to the tone of a particular service. The most beautiful and meaningful vestments are often those made for a particular priest, serving in a specific sanctuary. But many shy away from trying to sew vestments, which seem too complicated and difficult to make. In Vestments for All Seasons, Barbara Baumgarten demystifies the making of vestments—from designing and fitting patterns, to fabric and color selection, to putting on the finishing touches. She provides patterns and directions for producing special vestments for Advent and Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, and general instructions for designing and making vestments completely from scratch. A history of the development of vestments from Roman times to the present is included, as well as a full glossary describing the various vestments worn by clergy, bishops, deacons, and choir. |
Contents
A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW | 3 |
A GLOSSARY | 11 |
THE EUCHARISTIC VESTMENTS | 12 |
THE CHOIR ATTIRE | 20 |
THE BISHOPS PONTIFICALIA | 22 |
ON MATTERS OF DESIGN | 27 |
THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN | 28 |
STYLE | 36 |
A TAPERED MANIPLE | 78 |
A WESTERN DEACONS STOLE | 79 |
A SIMPLE BURSE | 80 |
8 A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS | 83 |
A GOTHIC CHASUBLE WITH ORPHREYS | 84 |
A BYZANTINE DEACONS STOLE | 92 |
AN EARLY CHURCH BASIC FOR THE HIGH MASS SET | 97 |
A MONASTIC CHASUBLE | 98 |
4 STITCHING IN THE SPIRIT | 39 |
SEWING ROOM SPIRITUALITY | 40 |
BLESSING THE VESTMENTS | 42 |
5 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS | 45 |
SOME BASIC GUIDELINES | 46 |
STITCHES AND FINISHES | 47 |
PREPARATION BASICS | 48 |
DRAFTING THE PATTERNS | 50 |
VESTMENT PLANNING SHEET | 55 |
BEGINNING IN RAW SILK | 59 |
AN UNLINED COWLED CHASUBLE | 60 |
A TAPERED STOLE | 65 |
A TAPERED MANIPLE | 66 |
A WESTERN DEACONS STOLE | 67 |
A CORDED BURSE | 69 |
3 ADVENT AND 4 LENT | 73 |
A LINED COWLED CHASUBLE | 74 |
A TAPERED STOLE | 77 |
AN EVENWIDTH STOLE | 103 |
AN EVENWIDTH STOLE | 104 |
THE DALMATIC | 105 |
THE TUNICLE | 110 |
A TABBED BURSE | 111 |
10 A CHILDS EASTER | 115 |
A STIFFENED CHASUBLE | 116 |
A PATCHWORK OVERLAY STOLE | 120 |
THE CHILDS CHASUBLE | 122 |
11 COOL COTTON FOR A FIERY PENTECOST | 125 |
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS | 126 |
A PAPERPIECED CHASUBLE | 128 |
A POCKET STOLE AND BURSE | 137 |
NOTES | 139 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 141 |