tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30226163782381041902024-03-10T20:22:45.162-07:00Guild of St ClareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-85613416232319174942024-02-27T06:08:00.000-08:002024-02-27T11:13:04.399-08:00Launch of the East Kent Chapter<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Lucy writes: </i>I'm delighted to announce the start of a new Guild of St Clare Chapter in East Kent. The inaugural vestment mending session, which I will be attending myself, is on Saturday, 9th March at the <a href="https://www.augustine-pugin.org.uk/" target="_blank">Shrine of St Augustine's, Ramsgate</a>, 10.30am-3.30pm.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCjoJzW6LbCumRzS39Ahuygjkb-xVkLZ0kD6QhWibY0RDmqzY3xLRZg2CrYQ_ROEF__H898iGGhr_bIr-Ds_NiRe7sOE-T6BX7ddBb7LDq1TFlXKdf_D9GLJTNsMl8KTnfdwQSIj_mrkdnAlZhycoks7n5D9TrHottoX7tax4DpBL1kvvmh2STZTRFEc/s5616/48552826857_787a396f4a_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5616" data-original-width="3744" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCjoJzW6LbCumRzS39Ahuygjkb-xVkLZ0kD6QhWibY0RDmqzY3xLRZg2CrYQ_ROEF__H898iGGhr_bIr-Ds_NiRe7sOE-T6BX7ddBb7LDq1TFlXKdf_D9GLJTNsMl8KTnfdwQSIj_mrkdnAlZhycoks7n5D9TrHottoX7tax4DpBL1kvvmh2STZTRFEc/w338-h508/48552826857_787a396f4a_o.jpg" width="338" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Fr Andrew Southwell celebrates Mass at the Shrine of St Augustine, Ramsgate during the St Catherine's Trust Summer School (photo credit Joseph Shaw)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">The East Kent Chapter will, initially, be assisting mainly with the vestments kept at the Shrine, where the Traditional Mass is frequently celebrated. At a historic church such as this one, the work is of particular importance, and the Guild of St Clare is honoured to have been entrusted with it.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXdvasXlRuz-ABm7lwayYh_kp3PpA-tNmhAfuhJAHJTgE69gHjSxa89W7M5RXG7W6VHP3lrj4WwkA0u_A8PWkg8oSc8SYGgHEdm_Zxz0rpmAcjeI8mDT5C-OJPd7I-80m7V0pTepqc-a_igJix-guoSfEwNSVNL1sW77m-9Qb_DihAVa_6LQUXeurC_c/s2016/PHOTO-2024-02-17-14-11-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXdvasXlRuz-ABm7lwayYh_kp3PpA-tNmhAfuhJAHJTgE69gHjSxa89W7M5RXG7W6VHP3lrj4WwkA0u_A8PWkg8oSc8SYGgHEdm_Zxz0rpmAcjeI8mDT5C-OJPd7I-80m7V0pTepqc-a_igJix-guoSfEwNSVNL1sW77m-9Qb_DihAVa_6LQUXeurC_c/w369-h492/PHOTO-2024-02-17-14-11-22.jpg" width="369" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">This banner at St Augustine's will be one of the first jobs that the new East Kent Chapter will be tackling.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Leading the Chapter is Gerrie Serpell, an experienced stitcher and vestment maker. If you would like more information, or to join the East Kent Chapter, please email her on siew.gerrie@gmail.com .</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-88147270354660960292024-01-16T11:35:00.000-08:002024-01-18T05:38:50.252-08:00Visit to the fabric shops of Rome
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><i>Lucy writes: </i>I paid a visit to Rome last week, to find fabric and passementerie suppliers for the Guild of St Clare. The highlight, of course, was my visit to Gammarelli.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4_9BssDFj8CwRhnJjh7p7XCsX5CXwOIPSGUEvl5l7M5z7fLD8gY1W5RLNElnj28a6_-7Q82PWBJttelADvnTOz7Ht4kb9AcCFzcJ9OoPXIZYmDp6drOt4LHxQIhfutOrIebrnB1_-nce7V2hzn0HBj8ogMJRxYIULKQ0z4DoE6ZldLiKl8xk0w1pSjw/s4032/IMG_3788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4_9BssDFj8CwRhnJjh7p7XCsX5CXwOIPSGUEvl5l7M5z7fLD8gY1W5RLNElnj28a6_-7Q82PWBJttelADvnTOz7Ht4kb9AcCFzcJ9OoPXIZYmDp6drOt4LHxQIhfutOrIebrnB1_-nce7V2hzn0HBj8ogMJRxYIULKQ0z4DoE6ZldLiKl8xk0w1pSjw/w300-h400/IMG_3788.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"></font></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><br /></font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;">I was charmed by the many miniatures on display, ranging from choir dress for a Cardinal to a gold mitre, not forgetting miniature socks for the Bambino.</span></font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"><br /></span></font></span></div><p></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFNIB79vAnpgJjZG0uPYRzxbjPvsv6t5RSnEBDzI6IKd-x56zWQzwgE24VNFZzOMhzLo6rCjZ6CpodoAQC1KHfzvQbXz03PAzZEEK3noY-2dnQ1CUlzYH2vJxjaqVzCtEfsEM-cbZnZuQa0sLVQVkEr2nTDxbOBP6I4z164jHLMG0Axpdx8qVKYkg__U/s4032/IMG_3797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFNIB79vAnpgJjZG0uPYRzxbjPvsv6t5RSnEBDzI6IKd-x56zWQzwgE24VNFZzOMhzLo6rCjZ6CpodoAQC1KHfzvQbXz03PAzZEEK3noY-2dnQ1CUlzYH2vJxjaqVzCtEfsEM-cbZnZuQa0sLVQVkEr2nTDxbOBP6I4z164jHLMG0Axpdx8qVKYkg__U/w300-h400/IMG_3797.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">I had the honour of speaking to Signor Gammarelli, who very kindly showed me a beautiful embroidery sample, made in the Gammarelli studio during the war.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoIck6IhJtC6IPY37KdU8YHYcny5-mtHwKGnU3gQ8K03vA8a6UQF9Dva6VrAqbrI6xZpt_74cQbbSXT4AMTrFzZ-Olgfk90zrSedgz2ijJhPIwOvLJ8qy51GOhyphenhyphenv0SowOQ1v6JXA2iTPRMX9eSLDlWwVjOsYGGeeKO5laXkrF6pXJzhcK1m-2E0zkjd8/s4032/IMG_3798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoIck6IhJtC6IPY37KdU8YHYcny5-mtHwKGnU3gQ8K03vA8a6UQF9Dva6VrAqbrI6xZpt_74cQbbSXT4AMTrFzZ-Olgfk90zrSedgz2ijJhPIwOvLJ8qy51GOhyphenhyphenv0SowOQ1v6JXA2iTPRMX9eSLDlWwVjOsYGGeeKO5laXkrF6pXJzhcK1m-2E0zkjd8/w300-h400/IMG_3798.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">He explained that rules in place at the time meant workers had to be paid by the hour, so his grandfather resorted to asking his embroiderers to create samplers like this in order to keep them occupied. This 1/4 scale chasuble is mounted in a double-sided frame: here is the back.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqEiohje-FUN6hQOIoc1A-p19rX83nA-2fVvNe_cy9njKjGWyhBhmIzkBd2SEoAYM9auAioWrjwlhtdl_NfmLcy9IZmqr9VnoYxXlGZekNznBiktWW6Vvs9PPJSgp3-RSqOu5Q6RazBm-tsm3IBeBL5795F8RYEcAHchGq1jUiqEnzSer2oonR9nz8jE/s4032/IMG_3799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqEiohje-FUN6hQOIoc1A-p19rX83nA-2fVvNe_cy9njKjGWyhBhmIzkBd2SEoAYM9auAioWrjwlhtdl_NfmLcy9IZmqr9VnoYxXlGZekNznBiktWW6Vvs9PPJSgp3-RSqOu5Q6RazBm-tsm3IBeBL5795F8RYEcAHchGq1jUiqEnzSer2oonR9nz8jE/w300-h400/IMG_3799.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">Naturally I did not leave empty handed! I have some beautiful samples of hand-woven lamé, as well as some Spanish style braid for use in our vestment repairs, and a long length of violet silk damask with cotton lining to go with it: this will be used for teaching vestment making skills, in our Travelling Stole kits.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gHFQdfpv71RmhSPKSH-jJ8YW_GRw4qjFWdG8SGeRKb-erGZaeBhXE-D18FUYp2h7599jOJC-P8HIVTDE4drduGu3NN0_rFzq_GXyHBKq_a2YhBlY2gesOlPsXRuJ6PxxhD3zGY4bru4drwuWqnTq-8fI0iwcN6_d3p6dfq0oYbAlVHR1inlMfFsXmHg/s4032/IMG_3802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gHFQdfpv71RmhSPKSH-jJ8YW_GRw4qjFWdG8SGeRKb-erGZaeBhXE-D18FUYp2h7599jOJC-P8HIVTDE4drduGu3NN0_rFzq_GXyHBKq_a2YhBlY2gesOlPsXRuJ6PxxhD3zGY4bru4drwuWqnTq-8fI0iwcN6_d3p6dfq0oYbAlVHR1inlMfFsXmHg/w300-h400/IMG_3802.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">My peregrinations round Rome in search of fabric suitable for liturgical use didn't end at Gammarelli's, of course. I also visited Lisio, a very well-known fabric supplier near the famous Spanish Steps.</span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"></font></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><br /></font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhK1P5nn6LzZ0aZboDGA1Fg_TCxCu178fBlbK9bbo0m4YONHCkfRKzo7e7fegjXe-RYVB9_qLVcInfJA3oPH-2uZxyY8rvr7rUO2vBJU3VRYU8pZ-lpR7Yapu7XnzulKgh2GeeUb-xjofPRTuxJYc7fHFUm7hRXvFj96vyz7f6b9t6EFdEVI9E9BPUyc/s4032/IMG_3840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhK1P5nn6LzZ0aZboDGA1Fg_TCxCu178fBlbK9bbo0m4YONHCkfRKzo7e7fegjXe-RYVB9_qLVcInfJA3oPH-2uZxyY8rvr7rUO2vBJU3VRYU8pZ-lpR7Yapu7XnzulKgh2GeeUb-xjofPRTuxJYc7fHFUm7hRXvFj96vyz7f6b9t6EFdEVI9E9BPUyc/w400-h300/IMG_3840.jpg" width="400" /></a></font></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></font></span><p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">The fabrics here are not made for liturgical use; they are mostly for soft furnishings and upholstery. However among them are damasks and silks with floral designs which are appropriate for vestment making.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_Y76HX65sh1B65Cp1yLfDcokdW-tjfEqh2cgJLARd1bnYA2aRyAfUpbP9AY3Hc4GRExYaDpAUY7Ki_P59CQmVVxV9QkYyyy-jNa8m5tSD7_K9BvHGo3bkQ7r88x6HX1urTua0-b2i6G8XeicPo3kS5m-Xbh9Je_T1HJSuOajxOY5X0XyPSWRN-erFyk/s4032/IMG_3826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_Y76HX65sh1B65Cp1yLfDcokdW-tjfEqh2cgJLARd1bnYA2aRyAfUpbP9AY3Hc4GRExYaDpAUY7Ki_P59CQmVVxV9QkYyyy-jNa8m5tSD7_K9BvHGo3bkQ7r88x6HX1urTua0-b2i6G8XeicPo3kS5m-Xbh9Je_T1HJSuOajxOY5X0XyPSWRN-erFyk/w300-h400/IMG_3826.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">I was served by a charming man who had almost no English, so we had to rely on my few words of Italian and very rusty Spanish. Despite these limitations we had a lovely chat. On learning of the work of the Guild of St Clare, he showed me his cuttings book, including this:</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdXfTapjLZ6jUrpP-qqUsznOTXn9nLQDAJWlRtBfXNhUT8vGIi-Ws3s0yavyCwnUtPb4srXeqO7Kyg45r0bDO29LvroYbiDPp-RpAUaw6TVDBXxsxGu8jn-ktkiDPaJf7Bup4fgloGnQQSUK0YXcN5TzeMPjybXBfXs2Q4ufKg4lcaeCGNashcj2BuQ4/s4032/IMG_3831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdXfTapjLZ6jUrpP-qqUsznOTXn9nLQDAJWlRtBfXNhUT8vGIi-Ws3s0yavyCwnUtPb4srXeqO7Kyg45r0bDO29LvroYbiDPp-RpAUaw6TVDBXxsxGu8jn-ktkiDPaJf7Bup4fgloGnQQSUK0YXcN5TzeMPjybXBfXs2Q4ufKg4lcaeCGNashcj2BuQ4/w300-h400/IMG_3831.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">The fabric for Pope Benedict XVI’s mitre in this picture was supplied by Lisio, and the fabric is on display in the shop (in a different colourway):</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRFNeCdulWnnaNL9DqqIwMCaLmZCR2tSJzdZop1BjnsQzGQ7xpttrpPDh0IMxEgD3tcMRasRnyt_2-X8LO21k_dnALEBKpz5-6uxo5IB26utxNvvNhhvFrb3WSWgnkkatx6R5zQFHTujzlU2mis_RbPtK7hLziTB65KiytZyp8tKNGnP1KioKhjKfTsI/s4032/IMG_3832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRFNeCdulWnnaNL9DqqIwMCaLmZCR2tSJzdZop1BjnsQzGQ7xpttrpPDh0IMxEgD3tcMRasRnyt_2-X8LO21k_dnALEBKpz5-6uxo5IB26utxNvvNhhvFrb3WSWgnkkatx6R5zQFHTujzlU2mis_RbPtK7hLziTB65KiytZyp8tKNGnP1KioKhjKfTsI/w300-h400/IMG_3832.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">They also provided the exquisite hand-woven silk, gold and silver jacquard seen in this report about Cardinal Sodano, and the sample is also still in the shop.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpWpHUIJMuLmeeuwN4SAAHfd8gUgYwjKt__-x3b5zea5J2N_ejpWO8o5r6_hSaCjHCD9GJU_JOmI2V4JrZrfIQxWeABdLG-wBbU76YKYdFp_JEk7b3qfulDRBNQMce-Bt2KV5v9QYiw-hhPwKgK9TcHk4KQwoPDpS1BDfA0T3nkLT5Az-dNLfBWUs6Lw/s4032/IMG_3830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpWpHUIJMuLmeeuwN4SAAHfd8gUgYwjKt__-x3b5zea5J2N_ejpWO8o5r6_hSaCjHCD9GJU_JOmI2V4JrZrfIQxWeABdLG-wBbU76YKYdFp_JEk7b3qfulDRBNQMce-Bt2KV5v9QYiw-hhPwKgK9TcHk4KQwoPDpS1BDfA0T3nkLT5Az-dNLfBWUs6Lw/w300-h400/IMG_3830.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">The welcome was as warm as that which I received at Gammarelli: nothing was too much trouble and the proprietors delight in showing off their treasures, whether or not a sale is likely.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"></font></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxsZ1AfqfJRY3Dx5KCBbVjTxFFMkmZrMykxo5SAMFsH1xXg4XK-mEaD5NPmSRZuIvqe94taOgxAHGmMJ7O027q_M9G4cVq9OLsxLYgNvqoStAjpAoPDEQPaglU7GHI1zDk-FkntbTTzG03CgvPYoV6qxvvFaZA615N3LBFe6HemAMIW6_A00xCtUV4kY/s4032/IMG_3836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxsZ1AfqfJRY3Dx5KCBbVjTxFFMkmZrMykxo5SAMFsH1xXg4XK-mEaD5NPmSRZuIvqe94taOgxAHGmMJ7O027q_M9G4cVq9OLsxLYgNvqoStAjpAoPDEQPaglU7GHI1zDk-FkntbTTzG03CgvPYoV6qxvvFaZA615N3LBFe6HemAMIW6_A00xCtUV4kY/w300-h400/IMG_3836.jpg" width="300" /></a></font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><br /></font></span></div><p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">With my eyes open for anything useful for the Guild of St Clare, I did pounce upon, and purchase, a silk remnant, going (relatively) cheap, as it has been discontinued.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnui1szTxe2ZTOrgZThBbdyOzVYSU8gPO3vBEGuUpZL4LDiX1JuptWkmaXSpoqp5GVKN9_PmhkNkpCCdntAbskKRO7AE3VDpj77sD0xuXOOopZ3HKw-NPk_fNcOXWyefrYCNTt9wHaJ8_gArT2rpWOYg6EJjAulvA22z27qyTjJ-ArD1ptMNghUJja65E/s4032/IMG_3853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnui1szTxe2ZTOrgZThBbdyOzVYSU8gPO3vBEGuUpZL4LDiX1JuptWkmaXSpoqp5GVKN9_PmhkNkpCCdntAbskKRO7AE3VDpj77sD0xuXOOopZ3HKw-NPk_fNcOXWyefrYCNTt9wHaJ8_gArT2rpWOYg6EJjAulvA22z27qyTjJ-ArD1ptMNghUJja65E/w300-h400/IMG_3853.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">Stitchers both secular and ecclesiastical will love a visit to this jewel box of a shop, as I did.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNJg9qCXxbO0NA75n7YOYef4-XkaDzblYaLBfdN_DANkRbWjVHbgZDn5btbs3Bxm8Nx_evdsL9i-LWXTfbg_ryq3HZsZx9-wmVzCKOiPYZ3X72YynAy43MqxxtynrNErFpRYHCZC2S_82apyBc75XGMYFsY9XBXYxzosayZXFC3MMjy1K9PL6dxv93Dw/s4032/IMG_3839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNJg9qCXxbO0NA75n7YOYef4-XkaDzblYaLBfdN_DANkRbWjVHbgZDn5btbs3Bxm8Nx_evdsL9i-LWXTfbg_ryq3HZsZx9-wmVzCKOiPYZ3X72YynAy43MqxxtynrNErFpRYHCZC2S_82apyBc75XGMYFsY9XBXYxzosayZXFC3MMjy1K9PL6dxv93Dw/w400-h300/IMG_3839.jpg" width="400" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">It would be strange to visit Rome and not make a pilgrimage to at least one of the great churches here. Although most of my time has been spent on fact-finding (or fabric-finding) for the Guild of St Clare, before I began I went to visit the Santo Bambino of Aracœli.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtPqGfNzi5IsJSinIrpK3GgT3furmtGtWpWE7XOF-R30zPwVbgl1RsXNkhYYWdCT2SqcqJfE4ovsECF0zpVza-a8DCrmY9Fnu3mYFj6OflKZj2k1xI5XLt_rrpq7AMZlZHcQAIzMTHqQmbkayj73Q6H4IXazg2qZsFdfuxo97ZbvGS_yBnkKFXnS2qcU/s4032/IMG_3773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtPqGfNzi5IsJSinIrpK3GgT3furmtGtWpWE7XOF-R30zPwVbgl1RsXNkhYYWdCT2SqcqJfE4ovsECF0zpVza-a8DCrmY9Fnu3mYFj6OflKZj2k1xI5XLt_rrpq7AMZlZHcQAIzMTHqQmbkayj73Q6H4IXazg2qZsFdfuxo97ZbvGS_yBnkKFXnS2qcU/w300-h400/IMG_3773.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">This is a replica of the original 15th century statue. Devotion to the Bambino is so great that letters arrive from all over the world, addressed to him. They are placed in his chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIJ5Tdemi6QhjsudVvh8SiOIekCYHWj95mGHYq7r8MSGDkchf3PVDSRsRttG6yuxbeIswSljnzlvhsWrxssj_IAW34RCeU3ivad7aGI-7FWUhLeVyo6W43trwWs1csS1ONXniW7NbfCKn43nV9XmWed5JTHzBjTRizliSEd6lyq_T4dd6xCnGRfhKdRU/s4032/IMG_3772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIJ5Tdemi6QhjsudVvh8SiOIekCYHWj95mGHYq7r8MSGDkchf3PVDSRsRttG6yuxbeIswSljnzlvhsWrxssj_IAW34RCeU3ivad7aGI-7FWUhLeVyo6W43trwWs1csS1ONXniW7NbfCKn43nV9XmWed5JTHzBjTRizliSEd6lyq_T4dd6xCnGRfhKdRU/w300-h400/IMG_3772.jpg" width="300" /></a></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">My main purpose in making this visit during Christmastide was to make my homage to the relic of the Manger, at St Mary Major, almost my last stop. It was the most moving experience, the magnificence of the reliquary strangely at variance with the wooden remains visible inside.</span></font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></font></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"></font></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_bGO-0aKsw_DJLsGB8uViMMtv1VtVDx95dwkSMRFfNzYN0ZxxbaVksEZJVOIEgHTHquEZfHX5jNQ_myYS10qVRbESrN83vuECahleKQAHDhcxcmvIjiSkBHgarOP8DhhP4frDw2iwEHNPk3n4mjqa8CNLl9fEMq_orztejC3oK4kzvyxdwKSai1VGu4/s4032/IMG_3850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_bGO-0aKsw_DJLsGB8uViMMtv1VtVDx95dwkSMRFfNzYN0ZxxbaVksEZJVOIEgHTHquEZfHX5jNQ_myYS10qVRbESrN83vuECahleKQAHDhcxcmvIjiSkBHgarOP8DhhP4frDw2iwEHNPk3n4mjqa8CNLl9fEMq_orztejC3oK4kzvyxdwKSai1VGu4/w300-h400/IMG_3850.jpg" width="300" /></a></font></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;"><br /></span></font></span><p></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It was a rewarding trip in every way! Those joining me at a Guild of St Clare event soon will be able to enjoy the first fruits of it. </span></font></span>It's essential that these resources should be widely known and supported so <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am planning to put together a list of ecclesiastical textiles suppliers, which we will put on the website. Let us know if you can add to it!</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-15293745170654468742024-01-12T01:10:00.000-08:002024-01-12T01:10:27.723-08:00Online booking open for the February Sewing Retreat<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Our February Sewing Retreat, to be held once again at St Joseph's House of Prayer and Retreat, can now be booked online through the LMS website <a href="https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=256&reset=1">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzQKF1WLGzZlh2Q7-hYK34HShqCkHl-R8yMFEBjhx9MA-WDekvNZl4X1dUBU-PlEPVB_bZ2DpcSiNClxztSf8SZWgzO2l_2ADQDhtzrAqbvwAMKIGz131bFe6pgXs3bRI5Cf7_lL5xNlRErevY_d5ZOeWw_Jdhv2p8vsfMkSWQ1GMBs7ZDuXnl7A2Jj0/s4032/IMG_3119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzQKF1WLGzZlh2Q7-hYK34HShqCkHl-R8yMFEBjhx9MA-WDekvNZl4X1dUBU-PlEPVB_bZ2DpcSiNClxztSf8SZWgzO2l_2ADQDhtzrAqbvwAMKIGz131bFe6pgXs3bRI5Cf7_lL5xNlRErevY_d5ZOeWw_Jdhv2p8vsfMkSWQ1GMBs7ZDuXnl7A2Jj0/w400-h300/IMG_3119.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We are delighted to welcome Fr Edward van den Bergh Cong. Orat. of the London Oratory as our chaplain. Many exciting new projects and commissions will be getting underway, including repairs to the beautiful banner belonging to the Catholic Police Guild, which usually hangs in Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL44DY6IWdojHf6CGdHQXoFBCORcECazJy6QdySwnC3WzlI4IRwpwfYYQtbPlFcuceFKjIGs4WCbdkp8MeGcc4Kle7OntByKVGa1eKH2yyfFEa69ozH7j_SPCFZXhhN_KrqHL6ahgwVtiwWoHGTq9mIGSgnE6jeGqD52QbDHKinc8WKGsQqbp2oHos90/s4032/IMG_3248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL44DY6IWdojHf6CGdHQXoFBCORcECazJy6QdySwnC3WzlI4IRwpwfYYQtbPlFcuceFKjIGs4WCbdkp8MeGcc4Kle7OntByKVGa1eKH2yyfFEa69ozH7j_SPCFZXhhN_KrqHL6ahgwVtiwWoHGTq9mIGSgnE6jeGqD52QbDHKinc8WKGsQqbp2oHos90/w300-h400/IMG_3248.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">All our welcome: previous experience of sewing is not necessary. Come and join us for a weekend of prayerful retreat and creative service to the Church; book your place now!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29P0_32ck46SZyFSfoKm298qqpEBB_F-eHthPIg9c59mHB-_jfXI0s-ypXvcAHETuzZgEes1RjVpai9MwQRpLaI8HRYQbZPpF8rIW50v2JhhoDabehCZooX462-lYDmEs8WuLw8dRMJUL7SaWTnw4EezciuzMrASa-rcn01tWZmJMvnNYTTkYQj4l8eQ/s4032/IMG_3185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29P0_32ck46SZyFSfoKm298qqpEBB_F-eHthPIg9c59mHB-_jfXI0s-ypXvcAHETuzZgEes1RjVpai9MwQRpLaI8HRYQbZPpF8rIW50v2JhhoDabehCZooX462-lYDmEs8WuLw8dRMJUL7SaWTnw4EezciuzMrASa-rcn01tWZmJMvnNYTTkYQj4l8eQ/w300-h400/IMG_3185.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-27506962518834495632023-12-08T04:11:00.000-08:002023-12-08T04:11:56.969-08:00This Advent, make a donation to the Guild of St Clare<span style="font-size: medium;">The Guild of St Clare repairs and makes vestments for the Traditional Mass for priests and religious communities. To this end we have '<a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org/p/sewing-retreats.html">sewing retreats</a>', <a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org/2023/12/making-miniature-dalmatics-at-royal.html">educational workshops</a>, and <a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org/p/the-guild-and-royal-society-of.html">sponsor candidates</a> for the prestigious Certificate Course at the Royal School of Needlework.
All money donated goes directly to this work: all our work is done by unpaid volunteers.
We pray for all our donors at our retreats; benefactors who give over £100 will also receive one of our <a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org/2023/01/guild-of-st-clare-mugs-for-sale.html">beautiful bone china Guild of St Clare mugs</a>, with the Vestment Mender’s Prayer on it.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-22197189501930319792023-12-01T04:00:00.000-08:002023-12-08T09:03:33.194-08:00Making Miniature Dalmatics at the Royal School of NeedleworkWe are delighted to announce that <a href="https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=254&reset=1">online booking has now opened</a> for our annual day course at the Royal School of Needlework next year, which this time is making miniature Dalmatics. Our tutor will be Heather Lewis, RSN graduate Apprentice, who is very kindly preparing this especially for us. Vestment-making does not feature on the RSN's regular schedule of classes and this particular course represents a unique opportunity to learn how to make one of the more exciting and challenging pieces of the traditional High Mass set.
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The date is the 16th March 2023, and the course will run between 10am and 4pm. Tea and coffee are provided; you will need to bring a packed lunch, or you can visit one of Hampton Court Palace's cafes. The cost is £155 (there is a supplement if you would prefer to use ecclesiastical brocade to make your Dalmatic.) Places are strictly limited so <a href="https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=254&reset=1">don't delay in reserving your place</a>.
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</xml><![endif]--><i>Ancilla writes</i>: This time something a little different for us. It is not
liturgical but a great example of perseverance and taking the time to preserve history. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Located within the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South
Africa is a famous tapestry depicting ‘Die Groot Trek’ or 'The Great Trek'. In
1836 and onwards Dutch settlers located along the coast travelled northward
into the interior of South Africa. They styled themselves as “voortrekkers”
which can be interpreted a number of ways: ‘pioneers’ being the most obvious chioce but also ‘pathfinders’ and 'those who trek ahead' gives more depth to what they did in settling in the interior or South Africa and the perils that came with it. <br /></p>
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stitched in 1938 by nine women. It contains 3.3 million stitches highlighting these
years of South African history and especially the role played by women in it.
The tapestry took eight years to complete and consists of fifteen panels spanning the length of a long room. <br /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What is admirable is unlike so much in our factory paced modern society
this piece took years to complete. It must have seemed like an endless job at
times. This quality is also seen in the Guild of St Clare. That is not to say that
every piece we work on will take eight years! Rather that quality and
prayerfulness is put into the projects. Both men and women are re-finding the
path of how to make and mend liturgical items; though only the Holy Angels are
counting the number of lovingly placed stitches we do. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OvBtdeFoA4GDyjYanTF7kw_sFXjXCVo2OHSAVVkMLV7tS_fIJ-gJjFEZfhzWvwNEkEfq7e1jPKiz9JkR4cT5iOLQZrdCGa5BluxD6S6zDoRaYc0DUTeZEFIi2fYj9XLuAzpsa2Gvfq-0RWThN2NIW6gyfLQKO7lFYUrIIrawVHSIqABZ6jiylRkfF8Q/s1280/photo_2023-11-16_12-54-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OvBtdeFoA4GDyjYanTF7kw_sFXjXCVo2OHSAVVkMLV7tS_fIJ-gJjFEZfhzWvwNEkEfq7e1jPKiz9JkR4cT5iOLQZrdCGa5BluxD6S6zDoRaYc0DUTeZEFIi2fYj9XLuAzpsa2Gvfq-0RWThN2NIW6gyfLQKO7lFYUrIIrawVHSIqABZ6jiylRkfF8Q/w400-h300/photo_2023-11-16_12-54-17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBzb2HN8hJQAb6J8O4_pWLT7YvitsI3TnCSnvLdgBdxWi1EC039iTOZrzOnu1xzpCWq3IK0MKdai3wYc4OFG_eo2I7q4FifvbemDalMd7_DMbFFmH3E9dD0LIGRw-jGAdvNsx6cifEFEGRVUxgA-Om7AnE2Rm2St9xlHW9mmtcJjFVMFc02QW4eD-X7I/s1280/photo_2023-11-16_12-54-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBzb2HN8hJQAb6J8O4_pWLT7YvitsI3TnCSnvLdgBdxWi1EC039iTOZrzOnu1xzpCWq3IK0MKdai3wYc4OFG_eo2I7q4FifvbemDalMd7_DMbFFmH3E9dD0LIGRw-jGAdvNsx6cifEFEGRVUxgA-Om7AnE2Rm2St9xlHW9mmtcJjFVMFc02QW4eD-X7I/w400-h300/photo_2023-11-16_12-54-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>
Ancillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00593507996063436795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-19693772607179509372023-11-10T06:35:00.000-08:002023-12-08T08:59:58.355-08:00November 2024 Sewing Retreat: report<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our November Sewing Retreat took place last weekend at St Joseph's Centre in Ashurst, near Southampton, a warm, welcoming and deeply Catholic place where we were made to feel completely at home. Our chaplain was Fr Stephen Morrison OPraem of the Norbertine community at Peckham, who very generously managed to spare the time from his very busy parish to be with us. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFYTcdllgpiATpOmGcUfYKQ_Qegl_FB_Na-8rXE-i7s7nRiLkiMSvk2RKDvCU41amcUfvzJKDvz_4bM8957550NfLTKUSuALMUVS2YI_3p_ClXcN2grMENzA2I93U1I4piMp1eagyCj5Lz-_XLleuxmOfcdsRXwHFfEGcJRNWvPZejcKQIh-lwZqeESE/s4032/IMG_3038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFYTcdllgpiATpOmGcUfYKQ_Qegl_FB_Na-8rXE-i7s7nRiLkiMSvk2RKDvCU41amcUfvzJKDvz_4bM8957550NfLTKUSuALMUVS2YI_3p_ClXcN2grMENzA2I93U1I4piMp1eagyCj5Lz-_XLleuxmOfcdsRXwHFfEGcJRNWvPZejcKQIh-lwZqeESE/w300-h400/IMG_3038.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our three Low Masses, celebrated by him, were of course celebrated in the Premonstratensian rite. I love to see the small differences between this and the more commonly celebrated Roman Rite. He also led us in the Rosary, and Sung Compline each evening. Fr Stephen is a highly accomplished musician, and it was a joy to see our paraliturgical devotions celebrated so beautifully.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvqIYitRnO6l58gJQ0E-YHC8XpxhbmqoSCbi-TEGnCjBKi_zbuk6vFJzO_yP87enZvZ4_xaQO4MFdM9R2jBDBGu_DzuTvL2vmb2DFDJk8G0wi4qU0m_IUdUDhzI1uGcB4OAURKoZamUAv1CmfQsw9QYxhVMMHLFXIWftZV7rpYo1hCkzPElo2uRBYR_Y/s4032/IMG_3141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvqIYitRnO6l58gJQ0E-YHC8XpxhbmqoSCbi-TEGnCjBKi_zbuk6vFJzO_yP87enZvZ4_xaQO4MFdM9R2jBDBGu_DzuTvL2vmb2DFDJk8G0wi4qU0m_IUdUDhzI1uGcB4OAURKoZamUAv1CmfQsw9QYxhVMMHLFXIWftZV7rpYo1hCkzPElo2uRBYR_Y/w400-h300/IMG_3141.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We had a number of repairs to execute. One red and gold chasuble has a very worn velvet orphrey, which has now been removed and replaced by a new one. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvWVyPMWpZg2gjK0n2MvsqcIiyKcAWI2T8mmtz4mGglS95k0MKQum_Sw_F2l_nHbZDxRzrqW8QsG1q-dVVoKxClhx__zKgZGY8Rcgzn-KOkPZafcsDcsc3fz5kZZtmEXEScmmTZZ8snaPb09c0u4L8wKwlc3KZymzGMf4sBbl3y5XwspryJeD5MFL_O4/s4032/IMG_3047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvWVyPMWpZg2gjK0n2MvsqcIiyKcAWI2T8mmtz4mGglS95k0MKQum_Sw_F2l_nHbZDxRzrqW8QsG1q-dVVoKxClhx__zKgZGY8Rcgzn-KOkPZafcsDcsc3fz5kZZtmEXEScmmTZZ8snaPb09c0u4L8wKwlc3KZymzGMf4sBbl3y5XwspryJeD5MFL_O4/w300-h400/IMG_3047.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Significant darning is needed on a semi-gothic chasuble, which the owner has asked us not to patch (we have strengthened it on the reverse, however). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfTTAjsLyzmk5ShzqS8TsK3O3WghjoNCIwCo5t-EMCg9vbUGGRCFUYiNymECHdq4r0uJN3Rw-exVUZdsXUhg3hXvpuDJMKUOPCl4JC1D61Np0Rs9u87SRy2UorcrJpMovM-CSIVcdDxRXESmTf0zeLNUR4n58-h3M3EOxOaCmnYG6bGwDJJLZZjTf75U/s4032/IMG_3158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfTTAjsLyzmk5ShzqS8TsK3O3WghjoNCIwCo5t-EMCg9vbUGGRCFUYiNymECHdq4r0uJN3Rw-exVUZdsXUhg3hXvpuDJMKUOPCl4JC1D61Np0Rs9u87SRy2UorcrJpMovM-CSIVcdDxRXESmTf0zeLNUR4n58-h3M3EOxOaCmnYG6bGwDJJLZZjTf75U/w300-h400/IMG_3158.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We have a clerical cloak for re-lining; and work is continuing on a beautiful white embroidered humeral veil - all the stitches holding the metal threads down have perished and every one needs to be replaced.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOV9dqpo2Bo5By00-gNT5n__JpR-3Wa2-ieoqaT7RvfvuRdQ_EkBYKjCAi1YPB6ik0177So1dfiSN4rjy9_7mY4tV1034pTUoGJrdj9cC3ff-jhap1jS7gWNg65S077Cl2r3hq3ykecPM2dicy5o1HmWpPaPYf4fzk7YZhU4rQtfNQ71NaVzenjobwFY/s4032/IMG_3099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOV9dqpo2Bo5By00-gNT5n__JpR-3Wa2-ieoqaT7RvfvuRdQ_EkBYKjCAi1YPB6ik0177So1dfiSN4rjy9_7mY4tV1034pTUoGJrdj9cC3ff-jhap1jS7gWNg65S077Cl2r3hq3ykecPM2dicy5o1HmWpPaPYf4fzk7YZhU4rQtfNQ71NaVzenjobwFY/w400-h300/IMG_3099.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Fr Stephen had brought a black velvet chasuble with goldwork orphreys; it's in almost perfect condition except on the front at the seam, which was opening and needed to be secured. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUAeIKlQlcfXN5BfIaXOioy9AGe37xdcvJe4Nyct1qdndgcOnFCO8e8eLc5wuYQM3n4ZHl4-xKkiNPHCU-VgGDgQloNDc2f1WOB0ahYrtWbUe5f9wdDnwPbMV_xnTGkM7P-JJ9x6UQ71EzAJN4L_U9MNj0fy9tAYkVNp5SULx9g89rik4L5MhYv_WGJY/s4032/IMG_3098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUAeIKlQlcfXN5BfIaXOioy9AGe37xdcvJe4Nyct1qdndgcOnFCO8e8eLc5wuYQM3n4ZHl4-xKkiNPHCU-VgGDgQloNDc2f1WOB0ahYrtWbUe5f9wdDnwPbMV_xnTGkM7P-JJ9x6UQ71EzAJN4L_U9MNj0fy9tAYkVNp5SULx9g89rik4L5MhYv_WGJY/w300-h400/IMG_3098.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He also brought a cassock from his own sacristy, used by one of his altar servers. Some of the seams were opening, particularly down the front and round the armholes. Fr Stephen repaired this himself, displaying considerable skill with the sewing machine.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD21iaqzlaX2qPIB21MjgvwVQf9h0oQZ7_QhJL2Ozljvp_AB5o1NR1M23OVgM3ml0_PI2cxax342c7fYjp0KoYxztjdIBbZicoo9s5wffrT-cY-ra-rxk6REDgXVuZnzKhZJtOtageVe_mj9tEReHF8tPMW9DGdRH668hfv1-PZ270Yaze6962Ooy6D0/s4032/IMG_3114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD21iaqzlaX2qPIB21MjgvwVQf9h0oQZ7_QhJL2Ozljvp_AB5o1NR1M23OVgM3ml0_PI2cxax342c7fYjp0KoYxztjdIBbZicoo9s5wffrT-cY-ra-rxk6REDgXVuZnzKhZJtOtageVe_mj9tEReHF8tPMW9DGdRH668hfv1-PZ270Yaze6962Ooy6D0/w300-h400/IMG_3114.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We are also undertaking a number of commissions. Under construction at the retreat were two burses, a chalice veil, a chasuble and a maniple.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHmDFx2sT_ZfjyU9votO8UP0RjtXYrINf9OdoI-45Q4m5olB5H9ONvlligoSxrAJQ_eCTUfJ1Q0vDk0lP-8VS6NtnHqAEPmY8DVzs1UxusxddFxcuQ9jdffwa1lDbUshM9Alxyk_YGvAhaSme-OhFJK33zG5DOd3rtol6V-UsmH2OzBHsaZrRcdn2wzo/s4032/IMG_3119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHmDFx2sT_ZfjyU9votO8UP0RjtXYrINf9OdoI-45Q4m5olB5H9ONvlligoSxrAJQ_eCTUfJ1Q0vDk0lP-8VS6NtnHqAEPmY8DVzs1UxusxddFxcuQ9jdffwa1lDbUshM9Alxyk_YGvAhaSme-OhFJK33zG5DOd3rtol6V-UsmH2OzBHsaZrRcdn2wzo/w400-h300/IMG_3119.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Fr Stephen's talks were on the subject of evil and our struggle with it: on the love of God, and our love for him and our neighbour. He preached most movingly at our final Mass, celebrated on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost: "If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole", and drew a parallel between the action of the woman in the story and the work of the Guild of St Clare. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_KM8X29AyzjgsQyVNUCEgkC5bpoXS3gBwvmlcLFopidreeuWqobyB22KozoDL3JvoB_D1YChj3D7nXPh7k8aj2JUNMYwd_iag-OZQih13pKyasF0-zG7KF0m65gLbngJ4toqKdb18qyYyHMYpoX8f10LCwlkHtJG_BwoDRs7ESTg7h_OGTkjuvN9ycQ/s4032/IMG_3077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_KM8X29AyzjgsQyVNUCEgkC5bpoXS3gBwvmlcLFopidreeuWqobyB22KozoDL3JvoB_D1YChj3D7nXPh7k8aj2JUNMYwd_iag-OZQih13pKyasF0-zG7KF0m65gLbngJ4toqKdb18qyYyHMYpoX8f10LCwlkHtJG_BwoDRs7ESTg7h_OGTkjuvN9ycQ/w300-h400/IMG_3077.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=256&reset=1">Booking is open</a> for our next Sewing Retreat, also at St Joseph's, between 16th and 18th February 2024. Our chaplain will be Fr Edward van den Bergh, of the London Oratory. Places are strictly limited so don't delay before booking your place!</span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj72r5QQqdncGTPBCY9jrkjQxohhA-e9Dgar-Z_rdyLIG112LXz2WKnjfTbOfL0frd1QOwq_aokttxattQqy4vLi8k1QHq1y9i2RRmnEXqjxKnNdYamvogYRL2muN_YyQSeyb4hczfwatIjQWj29rF4WwRjK83Ce3dyDAVJEA-I-OOgNNy-6VCvnBDl0/s4032/IMG_3043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj72r5QQqdncGTPBCY9jrkjQxohhA-e9Dgar-Z_rdyLIG112LXz2WKnjfTbOfL0frd1QOwq_aokttxattQqy4vLi8k1QHq1y9i2RRmnEXqjxKnNdYamvogYRL2muN_YyQSeyb4hczfwatIjQWj29rF4WwRjK83Ce3dyDAVJEA-I-OOgNNy-6VCvnBDl0/w400-h300/IMG_3043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-39323010627270336542023-10-20T10:39:00.002-07:002023-10-20T10:39:44.567-07:00Museum Vestments: Amazing Tapestry and Opus Anglicanum<p> <i>Ancilla writes: </i>Having recently had the privilege of going on pilgrimage to Italy I will present over a couple of posts some of the vestments I had the pleasure of coming across in museums. </p><p>I had decided to do the Vatican Museum and knew it contained a piece of English work which I was excited to see but more about it later as the first set of vestments I came across were stunningly beautiful. </p><p>The gold colour of the vestments shone brightly through even after all these years (and even with the annoying lighting and glass which made things difficult) and it must have been awe inspiring to see these being worn on Feast Days. The idea that what is happening must be important because of the clothes the people are wearing really comes through with this set. </p><p>There was a plaque providing information for each piece. All are tapestry in silk and gilded silver made sometime between 1593-1597. 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Then it appeared: The Vatican Cope. Produced in England between 1280-1300 and made of red silk twill with extensive embroidery containing various scenes and figures of Christianity. <br /></p><p>I had seen photos but being up close made me understand the great beauty and skill of Englishwork. Wow. What surprised me is that is has this delicacy about it, a feel of lightness, almost playfulness. Maybe when England and its people were children of Mary and honoured Her, She imparted to them some of Her joy in Annunciation. May Our Lady of Walsingham help us make beautiful vestments and embroidery again!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqJ7BKyFuzmJavlFV2D1lInlt6lYCKFj6WcdO2N6740SUj0RfRBkqaS_AP1w5M2q9bl4_Vq7Z20arhYvIy_ZbzgUwsmK_zSJoSfBNI9_eQCehQqdqBvKq5PVNRsgG8TSkNxuPTgVwdEJS4o9OQPMQsup4cypypN1CLYMV61bSKvACX1Yw4714ZcNPhTU/s6000/IMG_1028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqJ7BKyFuzmJavlFV2D1lInlt6lYCKFj6WcdO2N6740SUj0RfRBkqaS_AP1w5M2q9bl4_Vq7Z20arhYvIy_ZbzgUwsmK_zSJoSfBNI9_eQCehQqdqBvKq5PVNRsgG8TSkNxuPTgVwdEJS4o9OQPMQsup4cypypN1CLYMV61bSKvACX1Yw4714ZcNPhTU/s320/IMG_1028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm2LnlRt4PJbihgRJQ8L_RduO3bJhq2cbVNdLQ0tLfPeZMd_hv-rbOwOUv-9STyI-1AsDeV2mIcz2WLfnwLeSMGV-Lq5Uozz1z9GRCsofIFtt5ZZuOoCyzXChcO8foZssbqEi-z-tv8wScIFwQv3X_gZl9YBD56BjI7wkwGwJCibm6N3apwuwfw-zwuY/s6000/IMG_1029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm2LnlRt4PJbihgRJQ8L_RduO3bJhq2cbVNdLQ0tLfPeZMd_hv-rbOwOUv-9STyI-1AsDeV2mIcz2WLfnwLeSMGV-Lq5Uozz1z9GRCsofIFtt5ZZuOoCyzXChcO8foZssbqEi-z-tv8wScIFwQv3X_gZl9YBD56BjI7wkwGwJCibm6N3apwuwfw-zwuY/s320/IMG_1029.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7wsriEWJN-q3spd5IYtp0YQWr3t8dlxHxTqyAI_UbFUkiSIVXjdaa70cLyYqMinF-z-289Vb6VITu57shvJN5p0St452GC7i3ZMMcPovddukBbKmBMSK4shjdeBje8b5cyrAI0xeQ1ujt_d0OHz-ol7i-jSP_2Rv2A-SQ8c2Y441ywWKLIyG30mRtR0/s6000/IMG_1030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7wsriEWJN-q3spd5IYtp0YQWr3t8dlxHxTqyAI_UbFUkiSIVXjdaa70cLyYqMinF-z-289Vb6VITu57shvJN5p0St452GC7i3ZMMcPovddukBbKmBMSK4shjdeBje8b5cyrAI0xeQ1ujt_d0OHz-ol7i-jSP_2Rv2A-SQ8c2Y441ywWKLIyG30mRtR0/s320/IMG_1030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ancillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00593507996063436795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-11064210129110162192023-08-07T08:55:00.001-07:002023-08-26T00:42:16.475-07:00Vestment Relics<div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Ancilla writes</i>: I had the pleasure of visiting Abbotsford
being the home of Sir Walter Scott in the Scottish Borders right on the river
Tweed. The estate was eventually inherited by his granddaughter Charlotte
Harriet Jane Lockhart who married the barrister James Robert Hope. James was
active in the Oxford Movement and became good friends with Cardinal St John
Henry Newman. The couple converted to Catholicism and St Newman stayed at
Abbotsford on several occasions.</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU2xlfrurAE2NnQDirEOnuqurx4Yol3JrOw1wKYeXPgptNe3ipzLfF9Cvb0YPQGuiUKr34zJAD9y_sLyMCvcZ0Su4srks8XcmFVH0_xBDno5iguxMbZ2RivohIYXWEGTpVr0fVMEut_vV6t568URqaAgGeo-eI629f8095TerPIv2yLANJ1cj0L-1Lyg/s6000/IMG_0617-min.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU2xlfrurAE2NnQDirEOnuqurx4Yol3JrOw1wKYeXPgptNe3ipzLfF9Cvb0YPQGuiUKr34zJAD9y_sLyMCvcZ0Su4srks8XcmFVH0_xBDno5iguxMbZ2RivohIYXWEGTpVr0fVMEut_vV6t568URqaAgGeo-eI629f8095TerPIv2yLANJ1cj0L-1Lyg/s320/IMG_0617-min.JPG" width="213" /></a></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">Charlotte died in 1858 leaving a daughter Mary Monica whom
Newman had known since her birth. They developed a close friendship, and it is
to her that Newman left some of the vestments he had worn while celebrating the
Traditional Latin Mass at Abbotsford. When Pope Benedict XVI toured Edinburgh
these relics were displayed for His Holiness.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMH6lG5Ui-JGAD3ZhuXMrSkzfGLkKR-kEssUFXBf3cZFlPoVmrBosqhHHEbLkaZnF28mL_e3SKcA79oKWwhIopnUIw9tT-b4q3D1KYyU7PnSistfN1nUtRM1FaVMVAbWGgXjhk3u9RK-RP5gfh40KVkLG91UinUo8EP8MiTf_FsCAMyWESTLWq1JBOns/s6000/IMG_0618-min.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMH6lG5Ui-JGAD3ZhuXMrSkzfGLkKR-kEssUFXBf3cZFlPoVmrBosqhHHEbLkaZnF28mL_e3SKcA79oKWwhIopnUIw9tT-b4q3D1KYyU7PnSistfN1nUtRM1FaVMVAbWGgXjhk3u9RK-RP5gfh40KVkLG91UinUo8EP8MiTf_FsCAMyWESTLWq1JBOns/s320/IMG_0618-min.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Rose Vestments (could be Red maybe but as the ground
fabric is a pinkish colour now it’s at least a way to define it) is thought to
have a 16<sup>th</sup> Century embroidery on 18<sup>th</sup> Century silk
fabric. The detail is exquisite. What now looks like grey threads is actually
very fine gold thread, think imitation Japanese gold thread, and as far as I
could tell this includes the floral details around the figures (the vestments
are behind glass so difficult to inspect). Pity the front is not available to
view. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmW4BiiDbQE4GOKhyGz7lYGD_SioGwl9RumbwmDojHWYbBJnysdWvw1YdYvdbIemHgfp4OzCHYmucZoo10H3Q0wqhdOPNV0iqToejc2A5-8EpfXKU7UWJOSvWIjlSEArL4DsynmK8WTaU_ZZ_1EekbkUBH3LsDfb7DLVM2XSJW5KSedRiPntWdw_Ylgw/s6000/IMG_0619-min.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmW4BiiDbQE4GOKhyGz7lYGD_SioGwl9RumbwmDojHWYbBJnysdWvw1YdYvdbIemHgfp4OzCHYmucZoo10H3Q0wqhdOPNV0iqToejc2A5-8EpfXKU7UWJOSvWIjlSEArL4DsynmK8WTaU_ZZ_1EekbkUBH3LsDfb7DLVM2XSJW5KSedRiPntWdw_Ylgw/s320/IMG_0619-min.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p class="MsoNormal">The Gold Vestment is 19<sup>th</sup> Century. It may not be
visible from the photos but there is a bit of repair that needs doing on this
set with threads frayed or missing and the stones falling off. The display
included Newman’s biretta, a Roman Missal, and other relics. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu2g0uDy2HvTzomO3WkCPh2B1ioi5uaGf1CNCpKhbB-9ucD6HxH1cwHPjql6DOB5_eKfhPW12-g0FsVll9wLDhUoXhFAkOATqHtQSGCA63fYxjGSGwwHVSXc-PL3gJVPjeOx6D3snfPA31tN63KtZs0zznOPaXCUXe0jjl5_DzLRz7P3hZnegGHXVcWw/s6000/IMG_0620-min.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu2g0uDy2HvTzomO3WkCPh2B1ioi5uaGf1CNCpKhbB-9ucD6HxH1cwHPjql6DOB5_eKfhPW12-g0FsVll9wLDhUoXhFAkOATqHtQSGCA63fYxjGSGwwHVSXc-PL3gJVPjeOx6D3snfPA31tN63KtZs0zznOPaXCUXe0jjl5_DzLRz7P3hZnegGHXVcWw/s320/IMG_0620-min.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cDJQUGhZwPjDR8axs3IVH-ZBbzpLtyrdlMO3SZKkfmdMU-vMusI6h0WxXqb9EcZU8g2hk71j1d9KAJnh873Gxs4NSrXC5wRfO0O4S_v-hDz8iKL_1WtrFakQGH3zCw26q49JAdJhkFgdSdZbRQrj0JWa0XuQOaC4oOSTYecBLmYurFr3b6UOEeVJFLo/s6000/IMG_0621-min.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cDJQUGhZwPjDR8axs3IVH-ZBbzpLtyrdlMO3SZKkfmdMU-vMusI6h0WxXqb9EcZU8g2hk71j1d9KAJnh873Gxs4NSrXC5wRfO0O4S_v-hDz8iKL_1WtrFakQGH3zCw26q49JAdJhkFgdSdZbRQrj0JWa0XuQOaC4oOSTYecBLmYurFr3b6UOEeVJFLo/s320/IMG_0621-min.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
Ancillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00593507996063436795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-50415759936868010132023-04-13T02:30:00.004-07:002023-04-13T02:30:00.172-07:00Why does the Guild of St Clare make vestments by hand? An Apologia<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Isaac Singer began manufacturing domestic sewing machines in 1851, and it was not long before they were to be found in practically every home. Since that time, sewing with a machine has become so normal that the skills of hand sewing are rare, and their value and importance has faded from the collective memory. The replacement of hand-sewing by machine sewing, at both commercial and domestic levels, radically reducing the cost of clothing in terms of money or time, changed the textile industry immediately and for ever. Many other hand skills such as lace-making, weaving, tailoring and embroidery, many of which had shaped and sustained communities over many centuries, also became obsolete at around the same time. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">However, out-dated as they must have appeared in the mid- to late nineteenth century, there were those who understood the importance of saving these skills and felt some urgency about it. As a result most of them do live on, albeit as niche rather than mainstream activities in the textile industry. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3wV_VmGmQINkQEgATErU27Q1VVOsrjbfk0NIHFVwfpaP1jB8o0moHmRUoPNoUL-_uJaHSRaxjFsCgEAIfkFAIbZ9gf4y6alv2uRPB_h2lK-VSp214CapJwA_n6WypqMdH1Snt7aLCHaGrV5T_lCEMbKjy4Sgen-Gw5Rk0kMPNffWrPz22AyqeCIN/s3403/RSN%20archive.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3403" data-original-width="2603" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3wV_VmGmQINkQEgATErU27Q1VVOsrjbfk0NIHFVwfpaP1jB8o0moHmRUoPNoUL-_uJaHSRaxjFsCgEAIfkFAIbZ9gf4y6alv2uRPB_h2lK-VSp214CapJwA_n6WypqMdH1Snt7aLCHaGrV5T_lCEMbKjy4Sgen-Gw5Rk0kMPNffWrPz22AyqeCIN/w306-h400/RSN%20archive.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Front cover of the Royal School of Needlework Exhibition Catalogue, 1876, from the RSN archive</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">To those accustomed to the quality and efficiency of products made by modern machines, hand techniques can seem like no more than a quaint hobby with no intrinsic value. It is, indeed, possible to take one of them up as a hobby and enjoy and value it without perceiving its superiority over the mechanized version. Lovers of the traditional Mass will fully sympathise when I say that the incomprehension, depreciation and even contempt levelled at the older liturgy is similar (though more visceral) to that often directed at traditional skills: and that sometimes, those slightly familiar with that liturgy, who feel affectionate towards it, can nevertheless trivialise its importance, and misunderstand and patronise those more deeply committed to it.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90TwyZ2lAsxwfazhitdZSnI2l0_eGcuKHJPzV-rKx99mWZmca8MSLSxn-hofX_57LlNZ2W4iYhK6yMV6agKyJgdxaqGXfVMk430Inzxx5JwGxHqNqDym4uctnWSMR5Y8Befzhl8MSc98UPhtNWeJXjGtxgUzvKQ_RGRcJOa3TOFXkGBVsMRQxg2iU/s3999/51165205942_3436c71c86_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2954" data-original-width="3999" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90TwyZ2lAsxwfazhitdZSnI2l0_eGcuKHJPzV-rKx99mWZmca8MSLSxn-hofX_57LlNZ2W4iYhK6yMV6agKyJgdxaqGXfVMk430Inzxx5JwGxHqNqDym4uctnWSMR5Y8Befzhl8MSc98UPhtNWeJXjGtxgUzvKQ_RGRcJOa3TOFXkGBVsMRQxg2iU/w400-h295/51165205942_3436c71c86_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>LMS Requiem for Prince Philip, 8/5/21: black High Mass set, the property of the LMS,<br />with black velvet ground and raised goldwork embroidery. Photo by Joseph Shaw</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5FJeRDwAmA3AugzBc8Ve0oyahiI9VArVYs_I929Bmv_iWTVBZh0FYYJNR1l1a15PAJKLzTzyp0p3laUMvT2kslufndso90iCj4nMieXPS_dOrxjBCMMquepUi_mEkTZRgo0SroesXvutSbd9QiNdHAJLalcAcPzLrj17ItCTOhxajTPET-HTv21J/s5616/41152774875_49c12d64cb_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5616" data-original-width="3744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5FJeRDwAmA3AugzBc8Ve0oyahiI9VArVYs_I929Bmv_iWTVBZh0FYYJNR1l1a15PAJKLzTzyp0p3laUMvT2kslufndso90iCj4nMieXPS_dOrxjBCMMquepUi_mEkTZRgo0SroesXvutSbd9QiNdHAJLalcAcPzLrj17ItCTOhxajTPET-HTv21J/w266-h400/41152774875_49c12d64cb_o.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Close-up of the embroidery on the chasuble</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">It is perhaps natural that those who love the Traditional Mass should feel drawn to these old techniques. They have the same antiquity, stateliness and beauty, the same dignity, and bestow the same feeling of connection with both our recent predecessors and our far distant ones. The virtues required to practise them are old-fashioned: patience, concentration, perseverance. And they stand in opposition to all those things that the modern workplace esteems: they are slow, and difficult to master. So much, I imagine, will be readily understood as advantages by many. To understand that the final product is superior to its machine-made equivalent may need more explanation. In this essay I am considering principally vestment making, though in order to make my case I will draw on examples from dressmaking and embroidery. I hope that, having made it, readers will clearly understand that the principles apply not only to these disciplines but to others also.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">In her magisterial book, Couture Sewing Techniques, Claire Shaeffer makes a direct comparison between a garment made with <i>haute couture</i> techniques, and those of high-end ready-to-wear. In practical terms, this should be understood as the difference between a bespoke garment, made to order for one particular client, from the atelier at Chanel, and one also from Chanel, but off the peg, from the boutique. She identifies 36 ways in which they differ from each other. These include especially clear-cut differences in the method of construction, as follows:</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Modern No. 20;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vECL2K4iPiVK-jwsK1MdmGIuYGgUPhaKUQ1q8O_WSqhMyeqOKRuITYX--P9xmnTkPxvQnP0Kwh_LphU_3TNvfeWaJ02qOrPi2-DxzTYVaxsiNjLLeEDbsLS3RE7NoQ4btmZBtjU17dNkZIU4liia8D5aWV5tOr9Kl0lzozfYCiYYgcD7d7WVMZfk/s970/Image%2013-04-2023%20at%2010.23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="970" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vECL2K4iPiVK-jwsK1MdmGIuYGgUPhaKUQ1q8O_WSqhMyeqOKRuITYX--P9xmnTkPxvQnP0Kwh_LphU_3TNvfeWaJ02qOrPi2-DxzTYVaxsiNjLLeEDbsLS3RE7NoQ4btmZBtjU17dNkZIU4liia8D5aWV5tOr9Kl0lzozfYCiYYgcD7d7WVMZfk/w640-h366/Image%2013-04-2023%20at%2010.23.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">It will be observed, even by those unfamiliar with many of the technical terms used, that the difference in construction is most often that the <i>haute couture</i> garment is hand stitched, rather than machine stitched. Such garments come with a large price-tag: the lowest you might expect to pay for a <i>haute couture</i> dress would be in the region of £10,000, more than ten times more than you might pay even for a high-end ready-to-wear one. The difference, the reason why clients are willing to pay so much for them, and even more importantly, why the couturiers who make them are willing to subsidise them (the <i>haute couture</i> business is loss-making) is the innovative design, the custom fit and the outstanding skill needed to make them. The techniques used simply cannot be transferred to a machine: reproducing a <i>haute couture</i> garment on a sewing machine means a sacrifice of quality and finish. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">To illustrate, in my own lessons in <i>haute couture</i> (strictly for beginners, I should say) I was instructed on how to prepare thread for stitching: a length should be cut, not too long (the length will vary according to the stitch); it should then be passed once or twice through a small cake of beeswax, and then ironed to strengthen it. This gives the thread more body and strength, and less static; it makes it smoother, so it passes through the fabric more easily, and the stitcher has more control over it. In stitching the seams, I learnt how to align the grain of the fabric with a precision I had not imagined possible. I also learnt how to cover the "eye" of a hook and eye fastening on a dress with an exquisite, minute buttonhole stitch, so that no metal shows. It looks beautiful, and of course there is no risk of the fastening coming adrift. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bjKJy0xDIRJf5XLxy8_aDTRBY9pti-zgduIzizbo6Pk-Q5AhHoNapx8Dw0ADs5NkHvBPFTklWT8X4QBEAeOomB9LIGEwsu7Jqz66TgAmM2p-oc9_A1SbhqMH4ED0kcNZjOAwUrIsRntaWfaFBRx6p1b3GyzXwhZ5AJrQbEAEqf5NatCCFgLDMR71/s1546/Image%2011-04-2023%20at%2016.22.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1546" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bjKJy0xDIRJf5XLxy8_aDTRBY9pti-zgduIzizbo6Pk-Q5AhHoNapx8Dw0ADs5NkHvBPFTklWT8X4QBEAeOomB9LIGEwsu7Jqz66TgAmM2p-oc9_A1SbhqMH4ED0kcNZjOAwUrIsRntaWfaFBRx6p1b3GyzXwhZ5AJrQbEAEqf5NatCCFgLDMR71/w640-h414/Image%2011-04-2023%20at%2016.22.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My miniature pleated couture dress, made entirely by hand</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I am sure many readers, although grasping my drift, will nevertheless be picturing to themselves a perfect row of stitches created by a sewing machine, and saying to themselves that no hand-sewing could equal it for precision, regularity and strength. This, certainly, was my own belief until I started to understand the extent to which we allow machines to govern our measure of perfection. To help illuminate the difference, let us now consider the way in which vestments are traditionally made by hand, by contrast with machine manufacture. The principle difference is the sixth point on Claire Schaeffer's list: in a handmade vestment, the fabric is stitched right side up – a machine made one, with right sides together and the wrong side facing the stitcher. A fuller description of the different techniques will be necessary to understand the implications of this difference.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><o:p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A vestment is made with the main fabric, usually a brocade or damask, decorated with a braid and sometimes with embroidery (applied before construction). It is lined with a different fabric, usually (but not always) a cheaper one: generally a cotton sateen, but sometimes with a silk twill. To make a vestment with a machine, these two fabrics are stitched right sides together: that is, with the presentation side of each fabric on the inside while it is being stitched. A small gap is left, so that when almost all the stitching is finished, it can be turned right side out again. The gap would then be closed up with a few hand stitches. This is what I call the pillowcase method: the result is very much like a pillowcase in that both the outside and the lining of the vestment will be exactly the same size and shape, and the seam where the two fabrics join will run around the exact edge of it. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Vestments made in this way very rarely hang exactly as they should: there is often bagging round the bottom, where the lining is slightly larger than the main fabric: alternatively, the main fabric sometimes wrinkles where it is slightly smaller than the lining. This can be minimised or eliminated by very careful cutting and tacking. However, what cannot be changed is the position of the seam. Furthermore, the strength of the construction is entirely reliant on the one line of stitching provided by the sewing machine. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Hand construction, on the other hand, is done as follows. An interlining, usually made of a heavy linen-like fabric called dowlais, is cut to the desired shape of the finished vestment. It is placed on top of the ‘wrong’ side (that is, not the presentation side) of the main fabric, which is the same shape but with a generous seam allowance. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTiPk0cmj0pWGC-VahYaBK3B06v2S11ZXjQ0f2wZuMD0aPYqBs9gkRNde0e9-ZdAUhgqklrroaeUGpQBv-DYTpmQq3rFMd9b5HgOgKn4iCxyCeLm_WudvmWiQAUYBe3coAYCspwyQxSkCPd4HdhF1PD9_MSYg7JUHyC79KdIftd6Z0CHbL9WKN_No/s3860/IMG_1726.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3860" data-original-width="2694" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTiPk0cmj0pWGC-VahYaBK3B06v2S11ZXjQ0f2wZuMD0aPYqBs9gkRNde0e9-ZdAUhgqklrroaeUGpQBv-DYTpmQq3rFMd9b5HgOgKn4iCxyCeLm_WudvmWiQAUYBe3coAYCspwyQxSkCPd4HdhF1PD9_MSYg7JUHyC79KdIftd6Z0CHbL9WKN_No/w279-h400/IMG_1726.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A quarter-sized chasuble, made as a sample piece: the interlining has been tacked inside the damask and the seam allowance pinned over it</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Then, the outer fabric seam allowance is folded over the top of the interlining, and stitched on to it with a strong utility stitch called herringbone. This is done without the stitches penetrating the front of the vestment - the stitches go through the seam allowance and the interlining only. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqxuo5JVFask3X44iVpB94xVAjRA4_lMrKte0GEITxKoiEH9398G-hwRNdz_352Kt839MVJKX83CWh5mnKwH9UW8vDWzQ69PNLwrfofUY5ikOrpNt54zxudnAbQ2cB6_LfJtHXxmij7RSFWm5t3GS512iIzlFg59ACp3JIdtS7yksIr6vIuK3y3Wo/s1553/Image%2012-04-2023%20at%2014.09.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1553" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqxuo5JVFask3X44iVpB94xVAjRA4_lMrKte0GEITxKoiEH9398G-hwRNdz_352Kt839MVJKX83CWh5mnKwH9UW8vDWzQ69PNLwrfofUY5ikOrpNt54zxudnAbQ2cB6_LfJtHXxmij7RSFWm5t3GS512iIzlFg59ACp3JIdtS7yksIr6vIuK3y3Wo/w400-h261/Image%2012-04-2023%20at%2014.09.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The seam allowance is herringboned to the interlining, without encroaching on the surface of the vestment</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">When this has been done, the lining is applied, as follows: its seam allowance is pressed to the wrong side, and then the lining is laid over the interlining so that the three layers of the vestment are in the position that they are finally destined for. It is pinned in place, leaving a small margin (or rebate), so that the edge of the lining sits about a quarter of a centimetre inside the vestment, and is therefore slightly smaller than the main fabric. This means that no seam is visible on the outside of the vestment, and also makes a pleasing finish on the inside. It is slip stitched into place: slip stitching is an almost invisible stitch, where most of the thread is concealed inside the fabrics. In this way, the construction is far stronger than it would be with a machine, as it has two sets of stitches holding it into place rather than one (one of which is a particularly robust one), and the whole thing lies completely flat, without a wrinkle. And since vestments are made to last not simply a lifetime, but for generations, the strength of the stitching is indispensable.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span class="separator" div="" style="clear: both;"></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: auto; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp4c873hjnWswva4YSoU-EWclBHaMpSAAl2lb-276KEV1Y_zKGMn7Pbuxy-_yS4ieXl8fbsPeQTY5ZGuo5hCuZNHw6ixBfz9Sg2YN-saud8TdAYcjednXndV8Ep_dfX5ITkeWCT1-wVFuu4uvUQlAWqRM_k3AjeirmGRLF9qszsn1ut8W4Zt1IhFK/s4032/IMG_1732.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp4c873hjnWswva4YSoU-EWclBHaMpSAAl2lb-276KEV1Y_zKGMn7Pbuxy-_yS4ieXl8fbsPeQTY5ZGuo5hCuZNHw6ixBfz9Sg2YN-saud8TdAYcjednXndV8Ep_dfX5ITkeWCT1-wVFuu4uvUQlAWqRM_k3AjeirmGRLF9qszsn1ut8W4Zt1IhFK/s400/IMG_1732.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A handmade maniple, with the lining slightly inset and slip stitched in place</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">One of the reasons why people are amazed when I assert that hand-constructed vestments are not only prettier but also stronger than machine-made ones is because they do not realise that the whole method of making them is different. They imagine simply an attempt to make a vestment using a technique designed for a sewing machine, but done by hand. In fact, the herringboning of the interlining to the seam allowance is something a sewing machine cannot do, and so a less satisfactory method has been adopted for the sake of the machine. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This explanation of the two different techniques is enough to show the superiority of hand construction. But to those readers still enamoured of those perfectly regular machine stitches, let me persuade you further. One of the skills of hand embroidery is to adjust the length and tension of each stitch relative to its position in the overall scheme. Where the handstitcher will manipulate the fabric in order to ensure that the needle passes through the precise place where the stitch should go, easing and stretching it to guarantee a perfect join, the virtue of the machine is the opposite: that the stitches do not vary. Our enthralment to the machine means that we have forgotten the extent to which hand sewing techniques had to be adapted, and bastardised, in order to make it possible for a machine to execute them. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOlt8oiaJkZtzqa6ty_KqK-dOkeLmxeJKNWhxkjszwqn_ERtkPaeLOmGwxhDdo7qxGgxH_C-mZkUC44usJoNQkdOfo7SdzLiWoCGt2iafubeBRGcjYySZhGeRp6Exj18ZArESIeVXenC37Bw2B3BmvPlmxJL2PJR3Bgk4t7CVKbtbu5oeX_ZBjU0S/s4032/IMG_1149.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOlt8oiaJkZtzqa6ty_KqK-dOkeLmxeJKNWhxkjszwqn_ERtkPaeLOmGwxhDdo7qxGgxH_C-mZkUC44usJoNQkdOfo7SdzLiWoCGt2iafubeBRGcjYySZhGeRp6Exj18ZArESIeVXenC37Bw2B3BmvPlmxJL2PJR3Bgk4t7CVKbtbu5oeX_ZBjU0S/w300-h400/IMG_1149.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Preparations for cutting a maniple: the pattern outline is tacked on to the fabric, for greater accuracy. </i><br /><i>These stitches are later removed.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The apostolate of the Guild of St Clare is in large part founded on our love for traditional hand-embroidery, and it was through this route that we learned the hand construction techniques that we use. These are still in use in the studio at the Royal School of Needlework, and it was an RSN tutor who has taught them to us. As the Guild has grown, and the skills and knowledge of our volunteers have developed, we find that we are all in agreement in this matter. The reason is not confined to the excellence of hand-stitching techniques, but is also connected in a very important way to the spirituality of the sewing we do. Devotional sewing is not merely the exercise of a skill, nor yet a means to an end. It is the expression of a prayer, and of a commitment to the service of the Church. The meditative beauty of it is intimately related to the work of the hands, and the peace and serenity of the working environment. Therefore, although we never hold a vestment workshop without taking a machine along with us, it is rare for us to use one.</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcyyXEZasdRF38u3stLOyynJkRAjQqfiRyurBVhGi0hUf-tz_VJo90FpGPFatAeQlDYTMuaXcxzo915ej4CDgIw6Pq3Q45NQhLHo6jLBbb665MSMbWCIqqU4aeut4awozj1gonLBQIXZB94DmU8MWTndEJSWErEe1xZ6Eaaiit-iIu5ZEbqoqpSYC/s4032/IMG_1268.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcyyXEZasdRF38u3stLOyynJkRAjQqfiRyurBVhGi0hUf-tz_VJo90FpGPFatAeQlDYTMuaXcxzo915ej4CDgIw6Pq3Q45NQhLHo6jLBbb665MSMbWCIqqU4aeut4awozj1gonLBQIXZB94DmU8MWTndEJSWErEe1xZ6Eaaiit-iIu5ZEbqoqpSYC/w300-h400/IMG_1268.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A hand-constructed burse: the fabric is laced to the board before the lining is applied</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">As the National Coordinator of the Guild of St Clare, I have an obligation towards the people who volunteer to use their time wisely: it is essential that so many hours, willingly given, should not be wasted or used frivolously, and I try to exercise prudence in the matter of how best to mend or make a vestment. But having decided on the value and likely lifetime of a vestment, we count no cost in the matter of making or restoring it. To us, our “client” is the Lord God, and we are the “petites mains”, working to the highest possible standard to make the vestments intended to glorify Him as perfect as may be possible.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlcZPwJf_M5m52FcvX26132VeNUdaSLS8EB9G8-ZTLQhcvokq9-o4RpiPqfVtJIna2zlnP8qeE1Uk29S0eAVnATX1XYmudMMMycsF6E_ySp0NOkNvbUn73o85H4Qi2v_Qt0mTq6cfwIzVVpLVG8qtswcehvCgEZwfPzR99UFXJ8o7XtS4e5kMa4OX/s5616/52804576018_ef4f45f374_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3744" data-original-width="5616" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlcZPwJf_M5m52FcvX26132VeNUdaSLS8EB9G8-ZTLQhcvokq9-o4RpiPqfVtJIna2zlnP8qeE1Uk29S0eAVnATX1XYmudMMMycsF6E_ySp0NOkNvbUn73o85H4Qi2v_Qt0mTq6cfwIzVVpLVG8qtswcehvCgEZwfPzR99UFXJ8o7XtS4e5kMa4OX/w640-h426/52804576018_ef4f45f374_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Latin Mass Society Easter Vigil 2023: Roman Purple High Mass set, property of the LMS,<br />made of handwoven silk lamé,<br />extensively repaired by the Guild of St Clare</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-55458350128231747442023-04-10T08:56:00.003-07:002023-04-12T09:15:14.423-07:00Easter Vigil at St Mary Moorfields: the story of the vestments<i>Lucy writes</i>: Every year I attend the Easter Vigil at St Mary Moorfields, organised by the Latin Mass Society, with my family. The older children attend all of the Triduum with my husband, and the little ones and I join them for the final marathon liturgy. This is the story behind the beautiful Roman Purple High Mass set, the property of the LMS, which is always used on this occasion.
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The set was among the first things belonging to the Latin Mass Society to be repaired by the Guild of St Clare. It probably dates to the early twentieth century, and is made of handwoven silk lamé. Incidentally, there is a very similar set at Westminster Cathedral. It’s a beautiful and striking fabric, not easily obtainable now. Our first task was to re-stitch the braid down. The existing thread was perishing, and although at first we thought only obviously loose pieces needed attention, in the end we realised that every stitch on all the braid needed to be replaced. On a High Mass set, that’s a lot! At some earlier point in their history, some other person had attempted to do this, using a sewing machine. On the front it wasn't obvious, but on the purple lining it was painful to see lines of yellow machine stitches dotted about at random. Naturally we got rid of all those, replacing them with hand stitching invisible from both the front and the back.
We had completed the chasuble, dalmatic and smaller pieces, when we came across what turned out to be by far the biggest challenge of the undertaking. The braid on the sleeves of the tunicle was gaping considerably, and the lining was oddly wrinkled inside the vestment. We didn’t want to stitch the braid down without first ensuring that the lining was hanging correctly, so we unpicked a portion of the sleeve with a view to straightening it. And then we made our discovery. This vestment had clearly been left till last during the cutting and construction of the set, and there hadn’t been sufficient fabric for the sleeve length - it was an inch short. Instead of adjusting the pattern, or sourcing more fabric, the maker had simply pressed on regardless. So the sleeve lining was the same size as that of the dalmatic. But the lamé was an inch shorter. As it was the heavier of the two fabrics, the lining had at first wrinkled, but the two fabrics were in a permanent fight with each other which ultimately resulted in a divorce. As the thread on the braid perished, there wasn’t anything else to keep the two fabrics together, and gaping holes appeared. I suppose we could have forced them back together into the same unsatisfactory arrangement that had existed for the previous 100 years, but that would have been utterly alien to the Guild of St Clare ethos. We resolved to reconstruct the sleeves as they should have been. The difficulty was how to patch them. Usually we try and find a liturgical fabric sufficiently similar to be unnoticeable, or at least inoffensive. But that was impossible with this set (short of ordering more lamé from Gamarelli’s, at heaven knows what cost). We needed only a strip about three quarters of an inch wide, and the length of the sleeve. After much measuring and further exploratory unpicking, we worked out that we could cut the necessary piece from underneath the braid, which could easily be replaced as it wouldn’t be seen.
Cutting it out was nerve-wracking - cut too much, and there might be too little seam allowance left to keep the main piece secure: cut too little and it would all be in vain, and we would have to use a clashing fabric to make up the shape just the same. We were twice successful, however, and the patches for both sleeves went in beautifully. If you look at the tunicle closely, knowing what to look for, you’ll spot the patches: the grain of the fabric runs the wrong way. But to all intents and purposes, it’s an invisible repair. It all took a lot longer than we had envisaged: countless hours, in fact, by several different volunteers. But seeing it in use at the Vigil, whole and undamaged, there’s no doubt it was worth every minute of it.
In marked contrast is the white High Mass set, also owned by the LMS, which the sacred ministers change into for the first Mass of Easter. This is one of the few sets which have needed no repairs. It was purchased in 2012 from Luzar by the LMS in honour of the visit to the UK of Archbishop Rifan of Campos. It is machine embroidered with floral motifs and will be going strong, I have no doubt, 100 years from now. But if any problems do develop in the meantime…the LMS will know who to call!
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Photos by Joseph Shaw
<a href="lmschairman.org">lmschairman.org</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-26714841953853620722023-04-10T07:49:00.003-07:002023-04-10T07:50:26.903-07:00He is risen indeed: Close of the Lenten Vestment Mending Challenge<span style="font-size: medium;">Regular readers of this website will know that, at the beginning of Lent, the Guild of St Clare launched its annual <a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org/2023/02/launch-of-lenten-vestment-mending.html">Lenten Vestment Mending Challenge</a>; and this year, we made a specific prayer intention for the Liberty of the Traditional Mass, offered as a contribution to the <a href="http://www.fiuv.org/2023/02/pray-for-tlm-this-lent.html">Appeal for Prayers by Una Voce International.</a> The Lenten season started very ominously for lovers of the Traditional Mass, with the publication, by the Dicastery for Divine Worship, of a <a href="https://lms.org.uk/blog/rescript-traditional-mass-press-release-latin-mass-society-and-fiuv">Rescript</a>, concerning the interpretation of the Apostolic Letter Traditiones Custodes, which deprived local bishops of the authority to provide traditional Masses in their own parish churches.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Rumours had, previous to this, been very widespread as to the publication of a further document, issuing yet more restrictions, or perhaps even a complete ban on celebrations of the Latin Mass: and a particular date, Holy Monday, had been suggested as a possible occasion for it. Prayers were therefore urgently necessary, and it was heartening to witness the strength and enthusiasm of the supporters of the Guild of St Clare as they responded to the Appeal for Prayers. Repairing (or making) vestments is a double prayer: not only is it in itself an alms to the Church, but when undertaken prayerfully, it is also a spiritual offering.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">More than thirty stitchers joined our effort for this intention. I attach a few photos of some (by no means all) of the things which have so far been finished. I am enormously grateful to all those who assisted in this great endeavour. There can be no doubt that the many prayers offered for this Lenten intention have been heard: no document was issued on Holy Monday, and perhaps our worst fears will not be realised. They have certainly, at least, been delayed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Our prayers continue for the freedom of the faithful to attend the Old Mass, and our vestment-mending also goes on. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpgseYkqKHlqYngCcgx7qlTb589Fr_sZdCu5vvEqxi1w0jPF-mOfQOrkO227dg-XZ7DNNjfZJAl0qrzXW9MwAF19RAn6e7uzhwA-KCxVbs5mRSxtJSQsN4dWxO3FwR0cRI_l8NftE9vI9w8sR6rhheJIYxtEtoFEsTe8XeIrwG4LJTzDB5YwL-TfX/s4080/IMG_20230330_085305793.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpgseYkqKHlqYngCcgx7qlTb589Fr_sZdCu5vvEqxi1w0jPF-mOfQOrkO227dg-XZ7DNNjfZJAl0qrzXW9MwAF19RAn6e7uzhwA-KCxVbs5mRSxtJSQsN4dWxO3FwR0cRI_l8NftE9vI9w8sR6rhheJIYxtEtoFEsTe8XeIrwG4LJTzDB5YwL-TfX/w400-h301/IMG_20230330_085305793.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new Ciborium veil, made of silk charmeuse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8Qq4XBJFkgzua0jNF2gkaGJTSM97wjehe4RLWWpgeHLXfaKU87kPnk5pUaD2rLsjiGgBquDNYvwbAD8FWw6I8Y94V-njTylrauld76m8juW-mS784LJNhc-AJ3U7Abdh2OQRYcx5lxYBtRxBOwO0PPp_tbiyE4BwhMzQ6gO239P0CrOJSDiv5qta/s4032/IMG_1163.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8Qq4XBJFkgzua0jNF2gkaGJTSM97wjehe4RLWWpgeHLXfaKU87kPnk5pUaD2rLsjiGgBquDNYvwbAD8FWw6I8Y94V-njTylrauld76m8juW-mS784LJNhc-AJ3U7Abdh2OQRYcx5lxYBtRxBOwO0PPp_tbiyE4BwhMzQ6gO239P0CrOJSDiv5qta/w300-h400/IMG_1163.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lace protector is re-attached to this exquisite black velvet chasuble covered in raised goldwork</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd-wk2v8v7N0ule2mHsHF_DUIUVmDFvShKPx9wlIXhLU1hK9IBxKuu4rfWfFAkzNA_NBuBwMvl1dw1onw-91v8VOnu3BZrwkFqDHdzAUmDdZobLqoh-fxKge4QW6HJyQX7OQyBXnNGe9aQ67m0aLAYyTaCeXK2cZfzgxbeslg7QXCIYPQai02Xjif/s2048/3d35185f-ad71-4eed-82a3-1591d8c5d312.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd-wk2v8v7N0ule2mHsHF_DUIUVmDFvShKPx9wlIXhLU1hK9IBxKuu4rfWfFAkzNA_NBuBwMvl1dw1onw-91v8VOnu3BZrwkFqDHdzAUmDdZobLqoh-fxKge4QW6HJyQX7OQyBXnNGe9aQ67m0aLAYyTaCeXK2cZfzgxbeslg7QXCIYPQai02Xjif/w225-h400/3d35185f-ad71-4eed-82a3-1591d8c5d312.JPG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a new stole, to match (and complete) a black Low Mass set belonging to the LMS</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqxIoLklN-5sjKpE2-kEtxoJhIXITBjcvR430vQ5PSK0yK8ziaNqpARLyRvRtthK5RQHoSC8JdL-WzxFwpsMqdCVJJSWDa7aLEBn7E29rc_K8hcZg1NeR3LloO-i5n0c8rV1CfvjCpXipCTlahEs9FYDv8lpnA9TFC7gRZCQpQHFoVc-YgwnyUrTW/s1600/bc684248-b232-496f-87f0-101e045d586e.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqxIoLklN-5sjKpE2-kEtxoJhIXITBjcvR430vQ5PSK0yK8ziaNqpARLyRvRtthK5RQHoSC8JdL-WzxFwpsMqdCVJJSWDa7aLEBn7E29rc_K8hcZg1NeR3LloO-i5n0c8rV1CfvjCpXipCTlahEs9FYDv8lpnA9TFC7gRZCQpQHFoVc-YgwnyUrTW/w300-h400/bc684248-b232-496f-87f0-101e045d586e.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This chasuble has been completely re-lined</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG50zjywtQCNvPG6E3nV_QwZXpDFBubVUJZheu5JNn1Qv9EIlyrNdSgpwzeUVKd2J3eKqhtej0-Ol-PVYsuIVk8w9wtYDv1mFKncdG7599967UcaOfqIKAm0GbBhEKYL-ZlH0rJsBValyuZ78jMMeEG5zsKj9Ey9Kr5UTV9UxUOTsRb6eIy_JllkHu/s1296/d52bebe0-79a5-421a-8e84-ddb8d085831c.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG50zjywtQCNvPG6E3nV_QwZXpDFBubVUJZheu5JNn1Qv9EIlyrNdSgpwzeUVKd2J3eKqhtej0-Ol-PVYsuIVk8w9wtYDv1mFKncdG7599967UcaOfqIKAm0GbBhEKYL-ZlH0rJsBValyuZ78jMMeEG5zsKj9Ey9Kr5UTV9UxUOTsRb6eIy_JllkHu/w400-h300/d52bebe0-79a5-421a-8e84-ddb8d085831c.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The London (St Bede's) Chapter collaborated to make this altar frontal for Laetare Sunday at St Bede's<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-MogKGVPb9Ot5lRhojtGApxHv_InhXUmnWP8KD4-P3pQMOH70rwfQEbjXM6Yl-aduCiICZSPR807CE79l0Ps0QErzfQiwNqldCMcmC-C31qikjhP3SPJLFqe4WmSLWOO7fyEArDLDUsH0F4VoDqdHSCjN5tWOaamPeXZwf_F6YOmNxYl8UlPOCps/s3074/IMG_1703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="2580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-MogKGVPb9Ot5lRhojtGApxHv_InhXUmnWP8KD4-P3pQMOH70rwfQEbjXM6Yl-aduCiICZSPR807CE79l0Ps0QErzfQiwNqldCMcmC-C31qikjhP3SPJLFqe4WmSLWOO7fyEArDLDUsH0F4VoDqdHSCjN5tWOaamPeXZwf_F6YOmNxYl8UlPOCps/w336-h400/IMG_1703.jpg" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This maniple has been made to complete a red Low Mass set</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-54812301413389033412023-04-04T08:48:00.003-07:002023-04-09T09:00:55.633-07:00Vestment Mending Workshop in Oxford<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Lucy writes:</i> As Lent neared its close, the Oxford Chapter met on 1st April to consolidate our progress on the various projects we have undertaken for the Lenten Vestment Mending Challenge. We were very grateful to Fr Daniel Lloyd for offering us the hospitality of Holy Rood, the chapel of ease under his care, for our gathering. <a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org/2023/02/lenten-vestment-mending-for-liberty-of.html">Prayers continue for the liberty of the Traditional Mass.</a></span><div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdqsVSYAhxVlxUDQbj6izsL_Ytc1AQmAUlilj_siL7R5gwYsNgq9-h4iQfP8vMJqPO5cxAR9Dxql9YHHVICtJ8cvstvOO7gVS8ctgfRLPvwZp6d9h78_QwcSpV5vE5elQhU0ixoLMnNlyA7YxNRCvEh_AtCgwk_lLLyRMCwLfHBtpB71adpmXUZ5G/s4032/IMG_1611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdqsVSYAhxVlxUDQbj6izsL_Ytc1AQmAUlilj_siL7R5gwYsNgq9-h4iQfP8vMJqPO5cxAR9Dxql9YHHVICtJ8cvstvOO7gVS8ctgfRLPvwZp6d9h78_QwcSpV5vE5elQhU0ixoLMnNlyA7YxNRCvEh_AtCgwk_lLLyRMCwLfHBtpB71adpmXUZ5G/w300-h400/IMG_1611.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work begins on covers for kneelers at Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_roKuIiSsqjoiBQF1QOP6bRAhJNFXrQaLS066Z0OQ-0ooEtDqAjbf-RsepoynC4v5BeqjLteVNvnJ_GyQIkt7-pqRvv1bARUuVEsOMgfBJOg--8mVfo7-YaZFFKUy4ynoIKw2CiPW1VTxNOy6J7N8BbFI1avWRW_lXEw4x3xpV4LtH0JDIKUEGZr/s4032/IMG_1616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_roKuIiSsqjoiBQF1QOP6bRAhJNFXrQaLS066Z0OQ-0ooEtDqAjbf-RsepoynC4v5BeqjLteVNvnJ_GyQIkt7-pqRvv1bARUuVEsOMgfBJOg--8mVfo7-YaZFFKUy4ynoIKw2CiPW1VTxNOy6J7N8BbFI1avWRW_lXEw4x3xpV4LtH0JDIKUEGZr/w300-h400/IMG_1616.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating a pattern for a maniple</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTItSVjkos_knInty1GPYcz3QJuo8nnJG4_KxCa4nHEHWINPVLPBe_QJFCsXy075C-yj2ezI3ielbkQd33BihhkZd2T-ktg8OacHtS3Mf8Kpb-1NeU26LRmvwo_oUf9emBhIqiDhMEjsJi7KuMwWKgnjcOQaIB-Uk1atpYs2eq7wSem91mJYH6lhj/s4032/IMG_1621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTItSVjkos_knInty1GPYcz3QJuo8nnJG4_KxCa4nHEHWINPVLPBe_QJFCsXy075C-yj2ezI3ielbkQd33BihhkZd2T-ktg8OacHtS3Mf8Kpb-1NeU26LRmvwo_oUf9emBhIqiDhMEjsJi7KuMwWKgnjcOQaIB-Uk1atpYs2eq7wSem91mJYH6lhj/w300-h400/IMG_1621.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repairs are ongoing on the goldwork decorations on this humeral veil: every spangle must be re-stitched into place, as the existing threads holding them have perished.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTAu1_FC-5A_aHu4hzHDwdze3Iv0g2w93BQQlw8aLnzQf2nhIDe2Q0CfNBtuNs3t54-pGANNPDUVd73eTweGa67wW0-dIbuuczUFhVwOgfOIjSOentqddwuf9zmVTJIl2iAhdgD7nj8qjM8Bd-6B2fd-JM7SPSPFMFK6UTPEudHpLl0-rkztPFh5F/s4032/IMG_1623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTAu1_FC-5A_aHu4hzHDwdze3Iv0g2w93BQQlw8aLnzQf2nhIDe2Q0CfNBtuNs3t54-pGANNPDUVd73eTweGa67wW0-dIbuuczUFhVwOgfOIjSOentqddwuf9zmVTJIl2iAhdgD7nj8qjM8Bd-6B2fd-JM7SPSPFMFK6UTPEudHpLl0-rkztPFh5F/w300-h400/IMG_1623.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repairs to goldwork decorations on a lavishly embroidered gold chasuble</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wGc7tKSQs7CjjsIbr4iZwVxvQ-4bKaN3d8z4LENdEzKLUwc2SetiIK1Sef1UZjJiGx1sq6cOAZAAWs0aZwMLcGcQx0VJO-e3kPkQY3qGC0Xbqxdsn80QUHERAm2eIHZ3Ufkhxt7INh91h8VV7TI8Qh6SlIo3r9trvPul1xVtlND4cxisCF3GxR_r/s4032/IMG_1625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wGc7tKSQs7CjjsIbr4iZwVxvQ-4bKaN3d8z4LENdEzKLUwc2SetiIK1Sef1UZjJiGx1sq6cOAZAAWs0aZwMLcGcQx0VJO-e3kPkQY3qGC0Xbqxdsn80QUHERAm2eIHZ3Ufkhxt7INh91h8VV7TI8Qh6SlIo3r9trvPul1xVtlND4cxisCF3GxR_r/w300-h400/IMG_1625.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a maniple<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_FucU9Z-zDg819G9S0u10jy_8skg8DJOxoIoYLjuub0XzyqCJEP7x_HmNlfMIHLUd5ZUamgqcNTNATzwORjp3kGNs-MhKHhv5ZH9nUzM6T_wMSjGkaNSmt2jGI23I1B0Do7KNkwvTrJQdhi7LAonCzaMl40zc1ySGFQd6ukuOBRE2IaVhmUVkBje/s4032/IMG_1627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_FucU9Z-zDg819G9S0u10jy_8skg8DJOxoIoYLjuub0XzyqCJEP7x_HmNlfMIHLUd5ZUamgqcNTNATzwORjp3kGNs-MhKHhv5ZH9nUzM6T_wMSjGkaNSmt2jGI23I1B0Do7KNkwvTrJQdhi7LAonCzaMl40zc1ySGFQd6ukuOBRE2IaVhmUVkBje/w300-h400/IMG_1627.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another maniple under construction</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-38798648103866920112023-03-30T13:41:00.001-07:002023-03-30T13:41:29.195-07:00Apply now for our Royal School of Needlework Sponsorship Scheme<p>Since 2019 the Guild of St Clare has offered an annual award of sponsorship through the prestigious Certificate Course at the Royal School of Needlework: the scheme continues, and we invite candidates to submit their applications by 23rd June 2023.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaAGxe-ZgyjLe7rlcgzEEmzAPLI8mGHKV0Yho-PcJY6XV8iAZRucn9_eZKd_OXJOxx1HQfP47DhO99zOyjHwXS6ogy4wzwO5OfnNKgG5Qf5_O77atU8D2vdXEWH8bIfFARnZ-OMtVKg7sw3NQIrNppDoqVccOh7_DsYP5dn3qHvQtligQ_FVkJHyf/s2048/Class.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaAGxe-ZgyjLe7rlcgzEEmzAPLI8mGHKV0Yho-PcJY6XV8iAZRucn9_eZKd_OXJOxx1HQfP47DhO99zOyjHwXS6ogy4wzwO5OfnNKgG5Qf5_O77atU8D2vdXEWH8bIfFARnZ-OMtVKg7sw3NQIrNppDoqVccOh7_DsYP5dn3qHvQtligQ_FVkJHyf/w400-h300/Class.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Burse-Making, March 2020: our annual Guild of St Clare workshop at the RSN, Hampton Court Palace</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>The Royal School of Needlework is an international centre of excellence for hand embroidery, and the skills it teaches are essential to the work of vestment making and repairs. The Certificate Course is a flexible course which can be completed at a pace to suit each student. It teaches four core techniques: Jacobean Crewelwork, Silk Shading, Goldwork and a choice of either Canvaswork or Blackwork. It is taught in various locations across the UK: at the main teaching apartments at Hampton Court Palace and also at satellites in Bristol, Durham, Rugby and Glasgow.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxsOL65uEPQ33uBi39avu8X8nMo4-jZubc6Op8O8GV50wPtvfdSifsEcQDJ2skL1lDnQInb5UAegAE8bXUddsfvkA04wyNDRb7d0bMwJsbVU32DslcTDLnh_yAKJ1Bemd2jGjaZiQsPKnNRXZBkUwz1ADkyUHRL_go_K1XzRwJGm56yEEoqYIN5uo/s1962/Screenshot%202020-11-11%20at%2013.52.20.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1962" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxsOL65uEPQ33uBi39avu8X8nMo4-jZubc6Op8O8GV50wPtvfdSifsEcQDJ2skL1lDnQInb5UAegAE8bXUddsfvkA04wyNDRb7d0bMwJsbVU32DslcTDLnh_yAKJ1Bemd2jGjaZiQsPKnNRXZBkUwz1ADkyUHRL_go_K1XzRwJGm56yEEoqYIN5uo/w400-h390/Screenshot%202020-11-11%20at%2013.52.20.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jacobean Crewelwork, completed by James Sharpe, our first sponsorship winner</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>With the assistance of the Latin Mass Society and also a private benefactor, the Guild of St Clare offers sponsorship which contributes 50% of the fees. For more information, including how to apply, click here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FcCHfAXi9BmQYKqRqtiiVEl0EmEpYC9MQIcal_tbW-hKQNx7wZwhIvW40BTuAX1VypZ-sbsr_fLBqxA6qY6NivXbnGqvAvCqvWNpmdHuxgOx9oxv_9yFsWqSvbXxsF7Y8UgtEq_e5Bq5hiC7tY4YDy-fjV3GFrQs-_J-g44VcKLdW-NYlwBfRQBS/s1364/Screenshot%202020-07-29%20at%2010.53.04.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1364" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FcCHfAXi9BmQYKqRqtiiVEl0EmEpYC9MQIcal_tbW-hKQNx7wZwhIvW40BTuAX1VypZ-sbsr_fLBqxA6qY6NivXbnGqvAvCqvWNpmdHuxgOx9oxv_9yFsWqSvbXxsF7Y8UgtEq_e5Bq5hiC7tY4YDy-fjV3GFrQs-_J-g44VcKLdW-NYlwBfRQBS/w400-h266/Screenshot%202020-07-29%20at%2010.53.04.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-91214768614608823452023-03-06T12:45:00.004-08:002023-03-06T12:45:00.179-08:00The Oxford Chapter on Pilgrimage<div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i> Clare of the Oxford Chapter writes:</i> It was a somewhat chilly morning on Monday 27th February, when 3 members of the Oxford </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Chapter of the Guild of St. Clare met on the platform of Oxford Parkway Railway Station. This was </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">the start of our Pilgrimage to the Church of Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane in London, via a number </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">of sewing related retail establishments.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N7bD9QZHkoF3eKLNFIPc9-CxMvTvKm0QhdG7xRfvClguJa9Z5E-_BVicNZFL7ArEiwXeXHVWpBDiFey0_quUT77hOSpigtsRYeW9vPamAZGeNrh_-q-ORgopOSslac47aTJWDGdiOo86tZJVILUfGzezranZ5oB8ULOGAZvG-NhfHDmBUAbpmGyB/s4032/IMG_1316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N7bD9QZHkoF3eKLNFIPc9-CxMvTvKm0QhdG7xRfvClguJa9Z5E-_BVicNZFL7ArEiwXeXHVWpBDiFey0_quUT77hOSpigtsRYeW9vPamAZGeNrh_-q-ORgopOSslac47aTJWDGdiOo86tZJVILUfGzezranZ5oB8ULOGAZvG-NhfHDmBUAbpmGyB/w400-h300/IMG_1316.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">We spent the hour of the journey into London discussing our hopes and aspirations for the day - </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">and, of course, doing some sewing. </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">We arrived at Marylebone Station and walked the short distance to our first port of call; Joel and </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Son. This is a veritable cornucopia of rolls of fabric, reaching from the floor to the ceiling. Nothing </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">leapt out at us, demanding to be purchased, so we moved on to the next establishment on our </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">itinerary.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LYS3_B_AmUBmoNZJi-9ZoLbbenZozGGMz6Po7T7mvd1i9hkRhheZVsWlhM8j3Z9XmQmLZSln0FQmqkFLlH2d8tVNL4ka9qg3KAe77ve1useZmqXivEzKw-JAGkE6f_Vybptawx8iYmjSBpzIYIYyDeoZQwq3KNSeJGJuV1krv_tnGOn-tbWePPt1/s4032/IMG_1331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LYS3_B_AmUBmoNZJi-9ZoLbbenZozGGMz6Po7T7mvd1i9hkRhheZVsWlhM8j3Z9XmQmLZSln0FQmqkFLlH2d8tVNL4ka9qg3KAe77ve1useZmqXivEzKw-JAGkE6f_Vybptawx8iYmjSBpzIYIYyDeoZQwq3KNSeJGJuV1krv_tnGOn-tbWePPt1/w400-h300/IMG_1331.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">After a somewhat circuitous route, we found ourselves at V. V. Rouleaux - another cornucopia, this </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">time of braids, ribbons, trims and other bits and bobs. </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">It was getting towards lunchtime, so we MacCulloch and Wallis our last stop of the morning. We </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">dramatically reduced their stock of needles, thread, marking pencils and calico, among other </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">things, after which we had a well earned cup of tea and a sandwich.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Liberty’s was just a short walk from the café, with its large collection of cotton prints and sewing </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">accessories, made in some of their more popular prints. A number of items in the latter category </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">were delightedly purchased. While investigating the sales items, we came upon a rather </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">spectacular model of the shop in LEGO!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMQBRQb2ivwP8NkZwKdNzvrPwZ1-ILKy-52MmDJmro0gxPU6tnhR0WoecXAY6kUdeYTCsLm5ymytQPDZVR3X0azd25OFma_vUpOafff3R467Q4-F0IDgI1-rN4TJiiEeNW-2nLo8IRj--Sp0OK37qUvjlhj0AvFOWHbwHcTi7FXdkWjLvUJ1_OMcC/s4032/IMG_1344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMQBRQb2ivwP8NkZwKdNzvrPwZ1-ILKy-52MmDJmro0gxPU6tnhR0WoecXAY6kUdeYTCsLm5ymytQPDZVR3X0azd25OFma_vUpOafff3R467Q4-F0IDgI1-rN4TJiiEeNW-2nLo8IRj--Sp0OK37qUvjlhj0AvFOWHbwHcTi7FXdkWjLvUJ1_OMcC/w400-h300/IMG_1344.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Our final retail establishment was Watts and Co, where we were shown their extensive range of </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">glorious liturgical fabrics, and came away with some samples for matching various projects.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hxO60jTkYxJfCueMiyZo73UO0DKDNx7n94Vr3JN6g3OeMjqscDAZD1XoFljolk7LB6Jq9G9MaG-untD7rDoE-ERXyrGCy5K48UJgX8qg1OIwnSNT4pqJ9gvJB6d9052Nba_DTRjFIxn2M2-3K650_oKPowen8AdgKlbKCJEXH7gXRky0UudFbVDp/s4032/IMG_1363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hxO60jTkYxJfCueMiyZo73UO0DKDNx7n94Vr3JN6g3OeMjqscDAZD1XoFljolk7LB6Jq9G9MaG-untD7rDoE-ERXyrGCy5K48UJgX8qg1OIwnSNT4pqJ9gvJB6d9052Nba_DTRjFIxn2M2-3K650_oKPowen8AdgKlbKCJEXH7gXRky0UudFbVDp/w300-h400/IMG_1363.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Two further Pilgrims then joined us at the Clermont Hotel, Charing Cross for afternoon tea. We spent a very pleasant hour or </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">so chatting and enjoying the tea, sandwiches and cakes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBr603BsZSjBJHBSvLVg5g2bW_a7FhnrGNkT3wZS77BMGBTg7TtlbOcZbV3RwicUPS1ey-v_raFbcy9Crf2TIeQ9YsxZfNJmN-ivXuRfADHYGiJhmxunoroNpXTMa8MX4OMO0m8ZBMMYerH75YpKHRuvuy1MzudUQjwUFKVTgnvFqH8F7VZhoznue/s4032/IMG_1368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBr603BsZSjBJHBSvLVg5g2bW_a7FhnrGNkT3wZS77BMGBTg7TtlbOcZbV3RwicUPS1ey-v_raFbcy9Crf2TIeQ9YsxZfNJmN-ivXuRfADHYGiJhmxunoroNpXTMa8MX4OMO0m8ZBMMYerH75YpKHRuvuy1MzudUQjwUFKVTgnvFqH8F7VZhoznue/w400-h300/IMG_1368.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">After tea, we made our way to our final destination and the purpose of our Pilgrimage; Sung Mass </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">at the beautiful Church of Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane, to pray for the special intention of the L</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">iberty of the traditional Mass.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV25F1LuAnUSLL5zEOSS9YSs8f8Dm9i1GExfFp95M-WclVnH9xC2yQ1ZJdodne56ei94eIEpAZV41t_v1jH2Ac2-Ebe5a7Wv8vI7aO1YWoHOLF5bxE9UDVOmh11gM78W0WLACdGIeOmFe4J3UJ4OLmtmLGqIL14HlEvwT9Ov1NxezdH3GSutgs67W/s4032/IMG_1375.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV25F1LuAnUSLL5zEOSS9YSs8f8Dm9i1GExfFp95M-WclVnH9xC2yQ1ZJdodne56ei94eIEpAZV41t_v1jH2Ac2-Ebe5a7Wv8vI7aO1YWoHOLF5bxE9UDVOmh11gM78W0WLACdGIeOmFe4J3UJ4OLmtmLGqIL14HlEvwT9Ov1NxezdH3GSutgs67W/w400-h300/IMG_1375.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>We have been commissioned to make covers for the kneelers for Corpus Christi, for use at Pontifical Masses, and took this opportunity to check the measurements. We are looking forward to beginning these as part of our contribution to the Lenten Vestment Challenge.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc09i7Sc_s2rq0RNs0coARCub_kiUARMIlOifQ7XoGyiziX-UiMhsGMOQPrh3uU5jw2ee1zupNkLBljwL1UlhxZ-qamXDSAjr44vCQhQBvTuDnohUdiJ8BuNRnXHf4gxAIz8EIsZDWMsiPhEAGIeyLdQicBxeWicIPrEia91SU8EPrEvoj9ktUO6KU/s4032/IMG_1383.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc09i7Sc_s2rq0RNs0coARCub_kiUARMIlOifQ7XoGyiziX-UiMhsGMOQPrh3uU5jw2ee1zupNkLBljwL1UlhxZ-qamXDSAjr44vCQhQBvTuDnohUdiJ8BuNRnXHf4gxAIz8EIsZDWMsiPhEAGIeyLdQicBxeWicIPrEia91SU8EPrEvoj9ktUO6KU/w300-h400/IMG_1383.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-10474292791762604482023-03-03T12:44:00.001-08:002023-03-03T12:44:43.641-08:00A visit to the Northern Chapter<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i>Lucy writes:</i> It was a marvellous treat for me to attend the most recent meeting of the Northern Chapter, very kindly hosted by the priests at the York Oratory. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_a7pXa8yc_BPWfvcrEwtauT-41Q6iBEvY30csYiGIELGcFKh76v2Gjrv1QhD1VSUueEH7PoYKIdqkQLHZbdNMNZG7gxAIcdxSaYmCApM9EogKLcpWbaD42DIPYrojdAjFoMzgiWhviUq8R27pIOm9L4PL_9lcW4ayNVVxLcnYN6vLliBqRt9eseSx/s4032/IMG_1255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_a7pXa8yc_BPWfvcrEwtauT-41Q6iBEvY30csYiGIELGcFKh76v2Gjrv1QhD1VSUueEH7PoYKIdqkQLHZbdNMNZG7gxAIcdxSaYmCApM9EogKLcpWbaD42DIPYrojdAjFoMzgiWhviUq8R27pIOm9L4PL_9lcW4ayNVVxLcnYN6vLliBqRt9eseSx/w400-h300/IMG_1255.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">What a powerhouse! The meeting was extremely well-attended: the Upper Room, which is the parish hall of the York Oratory, was as full as it could hold. I was impressed by the wide range of projects under repair, from a baptismal gown with a hole (a new panel of needle lace is being made specially to replace the damaged section) to several large and magnificent banners, some owned by the Canons at St Walburge's, nothing is too complex for the highly-skilled needleworkers gathered last Saturday.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkzVnc8r-Ls4vX1rPcGZIM_LtvJdJcwizKC9c_1aXl150kuz_OqJBFHgk5zZADlK8w2KWI5N5I4DQuN-I_qKxzbO2gt2wcCPbEeAud-Rqui-C4c_MJz50cevUzgi90r3W1BAXMuQneo4ygvZnc0a79ZIEaYuIsCSisygGQbBHwJ60gVW-1izfHDm_/s4032/IMG_1260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkzVnc8r-Ls4vX1rPcGZIM_LtvJdJcwizKC9c_1aXl150kuz_OqJBFHgk5zZADlK8w2KWI5N5I4DQuN-I_qKxzbO2gt2wcCPbEeAud-Rqui-C4c_MJz50cevUzgi90r3W1BAXMuQneo4ygvZnc0a79ZIEaYuIsCSisygGQbBHwJ60gVW-1izfHDm_/w400-h300/IMG_1260.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">One of the special things about the meetings at the York Oratory is that the day begins with Mass, at 9.15am. There is also Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at lunch time, so that the whole day becomes a spiritual retreat as well as a workshop. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceAe2oiGYfvy3FW3mJQdK4Lzu1apSE5Uj4gzhoy86MYTQ8PDEJAD_s702PDNPM-GZxaOpaAMSNl4EbS94lsRqiDmfsSJuvClAMwwXM2K8Wss7gwl-y1EUYZZiLv2jxuJHfuKss_4vFaenA-4bynETOrNKbwjJgphpoyyvegfOr8LgqwGjoN0_YKCo/s4032/IMG_1251-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceAe2oiGYfvy3FW3mJQdK4Lzu1apSE5Uj4gzhoy86MYTQ8PDEJAD_s702PDNPM-GZxaOpaAMSNl4EbS94lsRqiDmfsSJuvClAMwwXM2K8Wss7gwl-y1EUYZZiLv2jxuJHfuKss_4vFaenA-4bynETOrNKbwjJgphpoyyvegfOr8LgqwGjoN0_YKCo/w400-h300/IMG_1251-2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I was very touched by the very warm welcome I was given by the Chapter members, and awe-struck by the sheer quantity of work that they are tackling. They are anxious to be as useful as possible to the traditional communities that they serve, especially to the priests, and are continually seeking them out to offer their services.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBFTAd4qGWwEZ4acF07K6LJSrNqsfYxebAPKpXHtg2t7Qly3UslwRNZyMsUYrN916z-K7dCWrdhHHM26M6ChwjIKPrrMj9rZpKA79ua9WE5Dl67zLuXbp6qYdwobTecGK5Oi-zJyWlJbtN6kK9senbs-xaPOH_89LLlwr-duW1Tw7-8rXhoWRKU03/s4032/IMG_1259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBFTAd4qGWwEZ4acF07K6LJSrNqsfYxebAPKpXHtg2t7Qly3UslwRNZyMsUYrN916z-K7dCWrdhHHM26M6ChwjIKPrrMj9rZpKA79ua9WE5Dl67zLuXbp6qYdwobTecGK5Oi-zJyWlJbtN6kK9senbs-xaPOH_89LLlwr-duW1Tw7-8rXhoWRKU03/w400-h300/IMG_1259.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The meeting took place on the same day that news broke about the suppression of almost all traditional Masses in Leeds, which is the neighbour to Middlesbrough diocese where we were gathered. It was a great shock to us all, especially as the blow seemed to fall so close to us. The attack on the traditional Mass feels very personal to those attached to it, and we are very hurt by it: but it was notable that there was no bitterness. There is anxiety and distress, but no anger: only a determination to continue to serve the Church as well as possible. Mending vestments is not only a practical answer to the latest onslaught from Rome, but also a great comfort.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ5rivmlSrBDA_nKGyJjS0W5js9GTw8tBI__M4lH6u_0JDpKOzyDgS0KQcpTp3RM1iMsuFo1XCq7SKLScV_9g4l0HKEa37HpD2Z5SltlY60RVTyF-S-xYb3xicx3kh8loGx_TptmZuZ35E7JVEiziUOIvgfWw0cgyNHwVE8XrwoLOqrhiq8DZ0EN5/s4032/IMG_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ5rivmlSrBDA_nKGyJjS0W5js9GTw8tBI__M4lH6u_0JDpKOzyDgS0KQcpTp3RM1iMsuFo1XCq7SKLScV_9g4l0HKEa37HpD2Z5SltlY60RVTyF-S-xYb3xicx3kh8loGx_TptmZuZ35E7JVEiziUOIvgfWw0cgyNHwVE8XrwoLOqrhiq8DZ0EN5/w400-h300/IMG_1280.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The next meeting of the Northern Chapter is at St Augustine's, Manchester: for more details contact the Chapter Co-ordinator, Clare Megarity on <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">clarefm0325@gmail.com</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-jRFaYQkuW0EJ1T7pmxthgP_TBsvOladhRtELkp6w1w8mW6ulsBxwvPkpghxRrEFCYkVIVsYIdYR9paRfK_ABVcl7Mi1HRxXZzyi2k8VMv42VJq3DMvOnsKoybSRQyasz_YFYWv5TGyDt5nEHL3KZky7GqVsGUNSn6Jr9nW0tWAnN79Qd2jTRDKh/s4032/IMG_1268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-jRFaYQkuW0EJ1T7pmxthgP_TBsvOladhRtELkp6w1w8mW6ulsBxwvPkpghxRrEFCYkVIVsYIdYR9paRfK_ABVcl7Mi1HRxXZzyi2k8VMv42VJq3DMvOnsKoybSRQyasz_YFYWv5TGyDt5nEHL3KZky7GqVsGUNSn6Jr9nW0tWAnN79Qd2jTRDKh/w300-h400/IMG_1268.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-88055523921719148032023-02-28T10:40:00.003-08:002023-02-28T10:40:43.832-08:00Launch of the Lenten Vestment Mending Challenge<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Lenten Challenge launched over the weekend before Ash Wednesday, with a vestment mending workshop at St Mary Moorfields, London (thanks to the kind hospitality of Fr Christopher Vipers). The </span><span style="font-size: large;">Lenten </span><span style="font-size: large;">Vestment Mending Challenge is an annual enterprise for the Guild of St Clare: this year it is being offered as a contribution to the <a href="https://onepeterfive.com/appeal-catholics-good-will/">Appeal for Prayers and Penances for the Liberty of the Traditional Mass</a>, organised by <a href="http://www.fiuv.org/2023/02/pray-for-tlm-this-lent.html">Una Voce International</a>. Nearly thirty people are officially signed up to our Challenge this year, with others participating through their local Chapters. This translates into a considerable quantity of work, mostly repairs, which we are undertaking as an alms to the Church, and in particular to traditionally minded priests. Here is a sample of the projects that are in progress.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPScq1Vd3dd-VXsOLxOVjpzceirZQWCQzxQvzFjtWjqtXmDLDpH6JaHXFAJ1ZS5D4MJdQHI6F9FX6TQ-tIgz2jEe0bAASjnnAsFJhXEc1mLSWyO89364iluUBn2t7vxiCRL5JuHYCK72PfGz4ps0rBR968AXWaV4m1ConpFmEyfnCSleDN894xrRL/s4032/IMG_1201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPScq1Vd3dd-VXsOLxOVjpzceirZQWCQzxQvzFjtWjqtXmDLDpH6JaHXFAJ1ZS5D4MJdQHI6F9FX6TQ-tIgz2jEe0bAASjnnAsFJhXEc1mLSWyO89364iluUBn2t7vxiCRL5JuHYCK72PfGz4ps0rBR968AXWaV4m1ConpFmEyfnCSleDN894xrRL/w300-h400/IMG_1201.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new maniple is being made to match a Low Mass set: the shape and design will imitate the stole</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGN0ocBwcRmH1UTLwzStpiKCwwM8pdlS68vYS3idxs9uFaJ5mq4F_VnsdD_EFLhE6S9Zr3AsH5E6hNfFdHHFr_3ITMTyGitSV8L0br7c0NmH7m9DTtcXiXdg76idQp7Fl1GzWapHYrACeQ70qlTFTHydOHKjI_8i9IPTHuyg0yZVkoShDrEpPzJec/s4019/IMG_1195.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="4019" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGN0ocBwcRmH1UTLwzStpiKCwwM8pdlS68vYS3idxs9uFaJ5mq4F_VnsdD_EFLhE6S9Zr3AsH5E6hNfFdHHFr_3ITMTyGitSV8L0br7c0NmH7m9DTtcXiXdg76idQp7Fl1GzWapHYrACeQ70qlTFTHydOHKjI_8i9IPTHuyg0yZVkoShDrEpPzJec/w400-h189/IMG_1195.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lining is adrift from this chasuble: it is being stitched back down </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL467qqeg_tWpX5ykB8uaaJPf5Ckb5qnR3gSYXuLAUg1ybKQ6aCFFmIxYlKxNGaZ537WIzb_BgIx6NzGE64VVLtS23zFv4CCEMyEZhrsY_I3uCWFdJ5q9GBscyk7Zwnq4INSIHGuTksHl9KgjdBdJ3-RD0LYmYonNK4mYQfqZQjooIvg6V8mIMBCYw/s4032/IMG_1166-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL467qqeg_tWpX5ykB8uaaJPf5Ckb5qnR3gSYXuLAUg1ybKQ6aCFFmIxYlKxNGaZ537WIzb_BgIx6NzGE64VVLtS23zFv4CCEMyEZhrsY_I3uCWFdJ5q9GBscyk7Zwnq4INSIHGuTksHl9KgjdBdJ3-RD0LYmYonNK4mYQfqZQjooIvg6V8mIMBCYw/w400-h300/IMG_1166-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a pattern I have made for a new maniple to match the stole of a red Low Mass Set</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Lk5-4sQVPecRrUFiiYSvFg79q-oAMaBsp_mZujfiu7ldAOaYGO6bIAhhiRnR23OgiiN495u13iF9tDFbQnYc_ZSFeLIedDM-2rGOcfnVvBXWBzt7Wd3-9bPl38XTgvlERqogbkBcNSax1zK7igQfAhMJH3mWOimjKgC54LCGIydt2w4T92O8wUb/s4032/IMG_1163.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Lk5-4sQVPecRrUFiiYSvFg79q-oAMaBsp_mZujfiu7ldAOaYGO6bIAhhiRnR23OgiiN495u13iF9tDFbQnYc_ZSFeLIedDM-2rGOcfnVvBXWBzt7Wd3-9bPl38XTgvlERqogbkBcNSax1zK7igQfAhMJH3mWOimjKgC54LCGIydt2w4T92O8wUb/w300-h400/IMG_1163.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This beautiful embroidered chasuble was coming apart at one of the seams: it has been carefully reinforced</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKHzIvtefAtIE0ye7znYwZKfXKwQyffVjwJgbQ5f-PGvJlArGq5ZKg-4jzajkEmxXvQNWbVMNXK-f9DmKI3BZTkEQRyckrs5YtUeQ3AFTOH_E7b2OcOgfxCdx6rSQvYkqXzFhWnK3QKfOXAGyQFq_-BBq5ShJ9ecyjzwQVLXdy3bHa1XbqQV899Eb/s4032/IMG_1149.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKHzIvtefAtIE0ye7znYwZKfXKwQyffVjwJgbQ5f-PGvJlArGq5ZKg-4jzajkEmxXvQNWbVMNXK-f9DmKI3BZTkEQRyckrs5YtUeQ3AFTOH_E7b2OcOgfxCdx6rSQvYkqXzFhWnK3QKfOXAGyQFq_-BBq5ShJ9ecyjzwQVLXdy3bHa1XbqQV899Eb/w300-h400/IMG_1149.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A maniple under construction, to go with a chasuble which had no matching pieces</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeEgKDSHkJ4DVagBtPav8PgpT1GJMcROUAPhpisvPAYUMYNZd7UcHcK8UfnYxwpKQLE3a4Nmm8UyGlakGpphVACms4y0Oz-WIeNBMd8UQrhzqyds1ZCR8LhX26ybc0AkYU4V2uwKY4cB07Fb1IQk1Xf2Cp05Y4pkKJBv-ww6Ztf9-IOH51BVk70dN/s4032/IMG_1147.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeEgKDSHkJ4DVagBtPav8PgpT1GJMcROUAPhpisvPAYUMYNZd7UcHcK8UfnYxwpKQLE3a4Nmm8UyGlakGpphVACms4y0Oz-WIeNBMd8UQrhzqyds1ZCR8LhX26ybc0AkYU4V2uwKY4cB07Fb1IQk1Xf2Cp05Y4pkKJBv-ww6Ztf9-IOH51BVk70dN/w300-h400/IMG_1147.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This chasuble is in perfect condition except for the lining which was badly stained: we are re-lining it</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAYeRJ_85iMphQfhOmE2y81yxw7bpNvlQYhEijGlKIHpK-zUU4JJQtNhlQaDB0lP3Xbsc--JUObpXN3kKwXd90awUdZZH9-gs6hyClG_tItjgwoP8i00eN09I1PRWC35xJBkxeWpuJrUw9PsMjQKzvyoz7KjHmuRabfsbylWeOOp0SR1P8yDuf3Ry/s4032/IMG_1145.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAYeRJ_85iMphQfhOmE2y81yxw7bpNvlQYhEijGlKIHpK-zUU4JJQtNhlQaDB0lP3Xbsc--JUObpXN3kKwXd90awUdZZH9-gs6hyClG_tItjgwoP8i00eN09I1PRWC35xJBkxeWpuJrUw9PsMjQKzvyoz7KjHmuRabfsbylWeOOp0SR1P8yDuf3Ry/w400-h300/IMG_1145.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a lot of damage to the gold work on this humeral veil: the spangles are being painstakingly replaced</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEwoEg0BMK5T1Cp4lCqSa3kuTcMRVYux3aRFM9_N5OGGSkefnwruxq3p_XRo-jex7oax6gdrv2-asnJl2vTiM9zPoTFGxsupq49MwRBSwB-rSCSbMgsuewL52tOmmurLtO6_bjY78KhSWrY8ar0g1-BteCNOdgHAOnzDfwt3oOa3qs38Sa7VzIqf-/s4032/IMG_1144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEwoEg0BMK5T1Cp4lCqSa3kuTcMRVYux3aRFM9_N5OGGSkefnwruxq3p_XRo-jex7oax6gdrv2-asnJl2vTiM9zPoTFGxsupq49MwRBSwB-rSCSbMgsuewL52tOmmurLtO6_bjY78KhSWrY8ar0g1-BteCNOdgHAOnzDfwt3oOa3qs38Sa7VzIqf-/w300-h400/IMG_1144.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bias strips of cotton sateen, being cut and pressed before being stitched to the fraying neckline of a chasuble</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t_HL9H2VylUfckYpf7gBUYsB3uJ44j3h9874NK2A2UIx4h_gV0TmTK69hUzF5YvXi1tBtzDJiS1FByzKB3wkMzReSmC-l_xnjvqOPKRF69SQNgOpWKPy29wZcdpwLvGJqdJfabGEYg35yRaMbrjof-v3qW1T2ivCwhX4np9qHcSi1prVNdDth3P_/s4032/IMG_1142.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t_HL9H2VylUfckYpf7gBUYsB3uJ44j3h9874NK2A2UIx4h_gV0TmTK69hUzF5YvXi1tBtzDJiS1FByzKB3wkMzReSmC-l_xnjvqOPKRF69SQNgOpWKPy29wZcdpwLvGJqdJfabGEYg35yRaMbrjof-v3qW1T2ivCwhX4np9qHcSi1prVNdDth3P_/w300-h400/IMG_1142.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We often add a lace protector to the neckline of fragile chasubles, to give them a longer life expectancy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqHNYpBd2OhkT18rXQ5mpHvaaTekNLJPS4__HzpOG3OHmXmGFoKp8Un1teQYsFPO8F2XCgTch9wmNpJWvzhdkMg1cE_DfI0fPr1YS6asAJsCNkKIuS7RR2VjTiXR_hY1X1RnlyaqPhmG0ipAemZLsGZZ9NMn0yFdGQPxDeKcaHrG6adHZiQhBV3uz/s2048/eaaecc7d-a117-4b4d-8a2d-84e5e5a0aca2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqHNYpBd2OhkT18rXQ5mpHvaaTekNLJPS4__HzpOG3OHmXmGFoKp8Un1teQYsFPO8F2XCgTch9wmNpJWvzhdkMg1cE_DfI0fPr1YS6asAJsCNkKIuS7RR2VjTiXR_hY1X1RnlyaqPhmG0ipAemZLsGZZ9NMn0yFdGQPxDeKcaHrG6adHZiQhBV3uz/w225-h400/eaaecc7d-a117-4b4d-8a2d-84e5e5a0aca2.JPG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This banner needs a new ground fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNj660rnTBi4XOtxmw9PArbpQFotriQQusAzwMkQRWRKplHIq3afkbs0J4FqMU9DBVC6so2kiiz5-oxRU15O9LGdOUC-gXRYLR-f0v27_NiRfJEmlskbroirXqpesv6aDXAfmsHReZ-0SMjqqV3TA7CpLiAEq-RwA9ksLlXByrlmjWLW5Zw_j_z7B/s2048/de75c0ca-859a-4d97-a655-f18b33e29266.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNj660rnTBi4XOtxmw9PArbpQFotriQQusAzwMkQRWRKplHIq3afkbs0J4FqMU9DBVC6so2kiiz5-oxRU15O9LGdOUC-gXRYLR-f0v27_NiRfJEmlskbroirXqpesv6aDXAfmsHReZ-0SMjqqV3TA7CpLiAEq-RwA9ksLlXByrlmjWLW5Zw_j_z7B/w400-h300/de75c0ca-859a-4d97-a655-f18b33e29266.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our younger members is making a burse to go with this stole</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqpVeBp3Cc8uQfTC-ONMUWm9m93Wqi0Cd3E_51TVULeCzhFsbF44F1jxzyHzfHQAQc_NbtKHjB_e8LIRnC4BFp96HtEsPJS4a98GWov70luwmNvSTvaw_sbRZ1b1AGwDLLZfzbdYixLwTyg2ghIEebrqBuN5Y9Gw9Huz_UoY30hgJ501qB8NI7Fel/s1296/dbc22d8b-e864-40f6-ab30-edf90f9d6570.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqpVeBp3Cc8uQfTC-ONMUWm9m93Wqi0Cd3E_51TVULeCzhFsbF44F1jxzyHzfHQAQc_NbtKHjB_e8LIRnC4BFp96HtEsPJS4a98GWov70luwmNvSTvaw_sbRZ1b1AGwDLLZfzbdYixLwTyg2ghIEebrqBuN5Y9Gw9Huz_UoY30hgJ501qB8NI7Fel/w400-h300/dbc22d8b-e864-40f6-ab30-edf90f9d6570.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frayed patches are being carefully darned on this chasuble, and the whole thing re-lined</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdMjHwZg-e_L0nFJT5C3q6tmNtykwq_mWXYtur5qipjPvMem0EabJ6ATq-cWZ3mbuMcapEgl2KXevIDbLCHwMndJp0nnvRdP-k84yEw2anjevngsNJV3Aiw1QaFrj85McDTsHcFHCo1GZXbcU3T-PKsdWWFX0O00-5d98jmOsiVBWNK5nPajHPVVc/s1296/d205935c-5146-4fda-87ef-00dee3d0bbe3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdMjHwZg-e_L0nFJT5C3q6tmNtykwq_mWXYtur5qipjPvMem0EabJ6ATq-cWZ3mbuMcapEgl2KXevIDbLCHwMndJp0nnvRdP-k84yEw2anjevngsNJV3Aiw1QaFrj85McDTsHcFHCo1GZXbcU3T-PKsdWWFX0O00-5d98jmOsiVBWNK5nPajHPVVc/w400-h300/d205935c-5146-4fda-87ef-00dee3d0bbe3.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The London (St Bede's) Chapter is making this altar frontal as a group project, aiming to complete it in time for Laetare Sunday</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_ZJwWzGv9WR05_bqSWO0pcVDNBQUtHfp5-Tbu28IpIpiZT8b-28MQVp4KqFdMygjEuz8x96vmD5Y8ze9Z62LxeFIRk3CrrU3NXertjdKF7qDunPOQ4J23jKXbGrWynjJFc7aYhyYWnAf_luTHeAxrDpEusZ-HuyvN-s55XZfH3tikNKXr7Zg4pTY/s2048/085c3097-1ef0-4112-a921-c5a055083d4e.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_ZJwWzGv9WR05_bqSWO0pcVDNBQUtHfp5-Tbu28IpIpiZT8b-28MQVp4KqFdMygjEuz8x96vmD5Y8ze9Z62LxeFIRk3CrrU3NXertjdKF7qDunPOQ4J23jKXbGrWynjJFc7aYhyYWnAf_luTHeAxrDpEusZ-HuyvN-s55XZfH3tikNKXr7Zg4pTY/w225-h400/085c3097-1ef0-4112-a921-c5a055083d4e.JPG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This banner needs extensive repairs: re-touching to the painting, and a new ground fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-41335542193890376672023-02-17T04:46:00.000-08:002023-02-17T04:46:06.502-08:00February Sewing Retreat Report<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>Lucy writes: </i>As supporters of the Guild of St Clare will remember, our February retreat was to have been held at Park Place Pastoral Centre, near Wickham, Hants. Owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding, it turned out that our dates were not in the Centre's diary, and I made this discovery only a week before the retreat was due to start. That we managed to find a replacement venue at such short notice - and one only a half hour's drive from Park Place - was nothing short of miraculous. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw-sq4WfKm1XIYmg1sJPSaj1zJpjxHtmHNT59ExMF1zm9UTZGY0stRSjp08B6PD_30MW5HjwEvuXvo91dUAZp3czuvCme4jMRo1jIKhwCKCZBdJfSM-DL4k2GByBzT1NGN_H5zQ7-ZALRYcmd7QoZQZyrIoWTETw1btDVCvRYbfxm5E53AmwKGruG/s4032/IMG_0800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw-sq4WfKm1XIYmg1sJPSaj1zJpjxHtmHNT59ExMF1zm9UTZGY0stRSjp08B6PD_30MW5HjwEvuXvo91dUAZp3czuvCme4jMRo1jIKhwCKCZBdJfSM-DL4k2GByBzT1NGN_H5zQ7-ZALRYcmd7QoZQZyrIoWTETw1btDVCvRYbfxm5E53AmwKGruG/w300-h400/IMG_0800.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We held the retreat instead at St Joseph's Centre, Ashurst, a beautiful house run by the Montfort Missionaries. And it became evident, once the weekend had begun, that Our Lady herself had had a hand in the new arrangements. St Joseph's is a superbly run retreat centre, where retreatants are welcomed with roaring log fires and magnificent meals; but what meant the most to us was the profoundly Catholic atmosphere of the place. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTTV5zFAACYQNH6YTRvrpzIu8XxUgM4SuWJQXoEUlRbNlQGeFBY7tMuVXc6xdmpgQWfi0Kwd6sZ7p9YcIULU2fbAR7IQRvyDCCYRS0nlmGegPDuFJecJE7nO8Ur1ejFxN_OEg1v9XUOzXNVKlmQRbgCT0ixcm8VPxCnNdvxSjcqp6QGrk5TtBwLv6/s4032/IMG_1061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTTV5zFAACYQNH6YTRvrpzIu8XxUgM4SuWJQXoEUlRbNlQGeFBY7tMuVXc6xdmpgQWfi0Kwd6sZ7p9YcIULU2fbAR7IQRvyDCCYRS0nlmGegPDuFJecJE7nO8Ur1ejFxN_OEg1v9XUOzXNVKlmQRbgCT0ixcm8VPxCnNdvxSjcqp6QGrk5TtBwLv6/w300-h400/IMG_1061.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We had the exclusive use of a small <i>ad orientem</i> chapel, and were delighted to find a wonderful Stations of the Cross in the garden, not to mention an abundance of religious art that harmonised charmingly with the surroundings. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLk7uMnrffant1rB6L0ryrO0o6uZI7ZPi8Iuuth2Sw6S9ayDOxFSd15_3OjzYbmEDSKzRthhl8FCoVKRssIPgDTla1xlUkpJkfphIaBZsr_IzbOzIGJFSe15RM3Q1sR7AmiHOIhQU6VrYnDYlGYU1VFi4bRiNoQ-vdIyQlusbYRseOq8LOPqiIRJX/s4032/IMG_0774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLk7uMnrffant1rB6L0ryrO0o6uZI7ZPi8Iuuth2Sw6S9ayDOxFSd15_3OjzYbmEDSKzRthhl8FCoVKRssIPgDTla1xlUkpJkfphIaBZsr_IzbOzIGJFSe15RM3Q1sR7AmiHOIhQU6VrYnDYlGYU1VFi4bRiNoQ-vdIyQlusbYRseOq8LOPqiIRJX/w400-h300/IMG_0774.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our retreat began on 3rd February, the Feast of St Blaise, and our chaplain, Fr Thomas Crean O.P., gave us the blessing of throats, as well as our usual devotions of daily Mass, daily Rosary, Compline each evening and Adoration on Saturday.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfWPAiE_khVnELI3AQO8lkChZOnI6cdrb1Svcu-P6tImHgAnMn0VggEiUmewD_WvRH25nT7H-D2ODgXq0lzumOS1euCGli6gchwxAV4u-gcy3K87lXrwGTouClIU9dNcQhrwLdH6IbBMGDob8bk6n6-F4vPKpQ7MTxHuiZ64xQZudJVYSqemprm2Z/s4032/IMG_0790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfWPAiE_khVnELI3AQO8lkChZOnI6cdrb1Svcu-P6tImHgAnMn0VggEiUmewD_WvRH25nT7H-D2ODgXq0lzumOS1euCGli6gchwxAV4u-gcy3K87lXrwGTouClIU9dNcQhrwLdH6IbBMGDob8bk6n6-F4vPKpQ7MTxHuiZ64xQZudJVYSqemprm2Z/w300-h400/IMG_0790.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We achieved a great deal in the short time available to us. Progress was made on re-lining a chasuble, making a chalice veil, a maniple and a burse, adding new facings to a cope, patching a much-loved cotta, stitching lace on to an alb where it had come loose, strengthening some fragile panels in an old chasuble, adding lace protectors to stoles, labelling new vestments with the names of the owners and repairing the gold work on a humeral veil.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidO6z7cM6svVaxQuq0_rZEQ2JQEg-GeRKe_-15-VOM9alji-SiX8sFU04Ay_X1rshhZjLWUViDGnVwhBa0N7UI9wthVV7F6GdMpL904SmFQ2BsfuQiRLsmzrgVvyGAdyuNtQmDMGjYZPoOaF_6YGCqco8CfEN-hc1WCNRcKOhcPwCa3dMRDmgckTes/s4032/IMG_0804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidO6z7cM6svVaxQuq0_rZEQ2JQEg-GeRKe_-15-VOM9alji-SiX8sFU04Ay_X1rshhZjLWUViDGnVwhBa0N7UI9wthVV7F6GdMpL904SmFQ2BsfuQiRLsmzrgVvyGAdyuNtQmDMGjYZPoOaF_6YGCqco8CfEN-hc1WCNRcKOhcPwCa3dMRDmgckTes/w400-h300/IMG_0804.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite the last-minute change of venue, the retreat was fully booked, and we had retreatants from all over the UK including Scotland, Manchester and Kent, and also from abroad: from Slovakia, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70zedDRDjJAyzaXB6JvvGHjwXDGPgoEkmrJPOESB1z42xTyxVZlZE8GsKfMP8a5F80dKN2psJwTUM-hJ8upAKPaMt4jqjrupRp1-b8YUSIUAk5oY0hdfdtaHCdoaoqwLiyJV25_uzd-v-tgnidvj77VAtqYBs_QoSKSYbdOeXn3G_JugOFheScP86/s4032/IMG_0854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70zedDRDjJAyzaXB6JvvGHjwXDGPgoEkmrJPOESB1z42xTyxVZlZE8GsKfMP8a5F80dKN2psJwTUM-hJ8upAKPaMt4jqjrupRp1-b8YUSIUAk5oY0hdfdtaHCdoaoqwLiyJV25_uzd-v-tgnidvj77VAtqYBs_QoSKSYbdOeXn3G_JugOFheScP86/s320/IMG_0854.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Fr Des Connolly, who was our host, embodies the Ancient Greek spirit of <i>philoxenia</i>. We have never been so warmly welcomed in any place as we were at St Joseph's last weekend. He pressed us most earnestly to return, and as every retreantant, on leaving, also urged the claims of St Joseph's as our future home, it will be so. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDY2nt0KaIZwXYk90dbmD87wNcHikcTcSTszjVIF_BrHWzu0hPfJl2naIMfvtFYVVkVos9pv2WHTa4qSwIoCCQluM4n2E8t6FYkBl3VuMy77PhmTIXVXE63jIl68VUrifUFzwMAJRmDiz8wHAwO97-sQ5g2ys4YdWumghgZ0r8oRn2voGWoCT0-9A/s4032/IMG_0926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDY2nt0KaIZwXYk90dbmD87wNcHikcTcSTszjVIF_BrHWzu0hPfJl2naIMfvtFYVVkVos9pv2WHTa4qSwIoCCQluM4n2E8t6FYkBl3VuMy77PhmTIXVXE63jIl68VUrifUFzwMAJRmDiz8wHAwO97-sQ5g2ys4YdWumghgZ0r8oRn2voGWoCT0-9A/w300-h400/IMG_0926.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our November retreat (3-5th Nov) will therefore be held at St Joseph's likewise: online booking is open <a href="https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=217&reset=1">here</a>. For more information about the Guild of St Clare and our events, look at our website <a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gJ8zc4KqW7dqoai6DegRoDF4jQp3nZ0-Ep0-SIo-S5ivO7OiTTaubGPYBZrnxx2Te3MXuKXxcuhk0WlFGR5x4mPAWeqh9j55IzAOG6Kbkdfz61PEi4bdHXYL1a_fX1N_pJgSjgotAo_lBrYsqk9QpNmKtHkQ-fTSC3npB5l4v62gwxhstwvZeq8I/s4032/IMG_0814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gJ8zc4KqW7dqoai6DegRoDF4jQp3nZ0-Ep0-SIo-S5ivO7OiTTaubGPYBZrnxx2Te3MXuKXxcuhk0WlFGR5x4mPAWeqh9j55IzAOG6Kbkdfz61PEi4bdHXYL1a_fX1N_pJgSjgotAo_lBrYsqk9QpNmKtHkQ-fTSC3npB5l4v62gwxhstwvZeq8I/w300-h400/IMG_0814.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-39523662376529172602023-02-11T02:30:00.004-08:002023-02-11T02:30:00.169-08:00Lenten Vestment Mending, for the Liberty of the Traditional Mass<p> <span style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt;">Una Voce International has today <a href="http://www.lmschairman.org/2023/02/pray-for-tlm-this-lent.html">launched an Appeal for Lenten prayers and penances</a> with the special intention of the liberty of the traditional Mass. Rumours have been circulating recently which suggest that further restrictions will be placed on the Traditional Mass this year, perhaps in Holy Week, and the Appeal is a response to this possible threat. The Guild of St Clare is joining the Appeal by offering our usual Lenten Vestment Mending Challenge for this intention.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">The Appeal does not ask for a particular prayer to be said; rather, that individuals and groups should make their own particular offerings for the intention. We at the Guild of St Clare therefore invite anyone who may wish to join us in mending or making a particular vestment during Lent as our contribution to the Appeal, uniting the work with our special vestment-mending prayer: <span style="color: #222222;"><b>Jesu, via, veritas et vita, miserere nobis </b>(Jesus, the way, the truth and the life, have mercy on us).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">It is not necessary to be local to the Guild to participate in this endeavour. If you are unable to attend local Chapter meetings, or the mending workshops in London, it is nevertheless possible to take part from your own home. Any vestment or altar furnishing can be the object of your work, although in accordance with the ethos of the Guild of St Clare, it should be one which will be used, at least occasionally (not necessarily exclusively), for the Traditional Mass. Neither is it necessary to undertake a colossal project on a grand scale (although this isn't discouraged!). Simply sewing down loose braid, or replacing the tapes in a chasuble, can make a big difference to a priest living with the inconvenience of such a problem, and will be also be welcomed as a contribution to the Appeal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">If this suffering is indeed to come to us, it must be understood as an invitation to prayer: let us be like the widow praised by Our Lord for the donation of her mite to the Temple, and give as much as we can, be it ever so little, to support the Church and preserve the great treasure of her ancient liturgy. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">If you would like to take part in this Lenten Challenge, please email me at guildofstclare@lms.org.uk for further details. If you are unable to participate but are interested in the project, we will be updating our blog and Twitter feed with news about how our Lenten work is progressing. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Modern No. 20"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDWvGE8y5H-Gscsf9k3l0oO7bTArO9uzUJHzHPnFs0yCbLses3Tq1qFeWaPaFvo7IuINndpQR0VvwFxM0loB2Ph74VOwXe9Qeu1vabxhQjV131p0CvXR_wn2aT939JIMwO0T0O9SAv1bPGzpkkKl_4NlVXwqfwYVIhMWh3dKT01sb1jNgLcBJArIc/s5184/51923970231_b268f1c4e8_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDWvGE8y5H-Gscsf9k3l0oO7bTArO9uzUJHzHPnFs0yCbLses3Tq1qFeWaPaFvo7IuINndpQR0VvwFxM0loB2Ph74VOwXe9Qeu1vabxhQjV131p0CvXR_wn2aT939JIMwO0T0O9SAv1bPGzpkkKl_4NlVXwqfwYVIhMWh3dKT01sb1jNgLcBJArIc/w426-h640/51923970231_b268f1c4e8_o.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-79933502876562164172023-01-18T11:44:00.006-08:002023-01-18T11:44:00.181-08:00Forthcoming Vestment Mending Workshops<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The Guild of St Clare will be holding vestment mending workshops alongside server training with the Society of St Tarcisius on the following dates:</span></p><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>18 February 2023</b>, Vestment Mending day at St Mary Moorfields, Eldon Street, London, 10.30am-3.30pm</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>22 April 2023</b> Vestment Mending day at St Dominic’s, Haverstock Hill, London, 10.30am-3.30pm</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>17 June 2023</b>, Vestment Mending day at St Mary Moorfields, Eldon Street, London, 10.30am-3.30pm</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">For more information, contact Lucy at guildofstclare@lms.org.uk</span></div><h3 class="iw" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: auto; color: #5f6368; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: inherit; max-width: calc(100% - 8px); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-79469281459056218442023-01-14T11:32:00.001-08:002023-01-14T11:32:00.188-08:00Places available on February's Sewing Retreat<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our next Sewing Retreat is in three weeks, and we still have <a href="https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=216&reset=1">a few places available</a>. The dates are 3rd-5th February 2023, and it will take place at Park Place Pastoral Centre, Fareham. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hNC6jRT3eEQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="hNC6jRT3eEQ"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; text-align: center;">For more information </span><a href="http://www.guildofstclare.org/p/sewing-retreats.html" style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">have a look at our website</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; text-align: center;"> or watch this mini-documentary made by Peter Jones of One of Nine at last year's February retreat.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-24565872275089491892023-01-13T08:39:00.002-08:002023-01-14T10:42:38.022-08:00Reliquary Clasp at the Musée de Cluny, ParisLucy writes: I recently paid a visit to the Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris (known as the Musée de Cluny) and was very excited by one particular exhibit, a Reliquary Clasp from the mid-fourteenth century. Its origins are uncertain but it would have been used to fasten a ceremonial garment, quite likely a Cope. <br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCNj_g49Eqo19C9r5pF0I4IErl-7seY40u7x-1sMPJOR3p7R6MYNCwK3luA2miioUYn3fpMF_cZiH1HtXb2W5LmeHCzfn2F7OC7BhisuRHqCWZZDcQTUYE5_Y6pb8VBw1DL9tJONsbzAs1RNP8iEDfjwXpVOVN-PVEanSsR4vxkM5-8u0Hr23W4bj/s400/Clasp%20reliquary.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="378" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCNj_g49Eqo19C9r5pF0I4IErl-7seY40u7x-1sMPJOR3p7R6MYNCwK3luA2miioUYn3fpMF_cZiH1HtXb2W5LmeHCzfn2F7OC7BhisuRHqCWZZDcQTUYE5_Y6pb8VBw1DL9tJONsbzAs1RNP8iEDfjwXpVOVN-PVEanSsR4vxkM5-8u0Hr23W4bj/w335-h355/Clasp%20reliquary.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It is very large, 18.5cm in diameter. The medallions around the outer rim of the clasp are in fact little philatories, transparent reliquaries which would once have contained relics. It's possible to see tiny labels inside, of the sort that generally accompany relics giving a description, but the relics themselves are absent.</span></div><div><h3 class="LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md" style="display: inline-block; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></h3></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn't help thinking what a magnificent addition this would make to some of the Copes we are asked to repair. I'll definitely be having a look on Etsy to see if I can find anything similar!</span></div><div><h3 class="LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><br /></h3></div><div><h3 class="LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><br /></h3></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-71968709820577328892023-01-01T08:03:00.002-08:002023-01-13T08:11:53.507-08:00Guild of St Clare mugs for sale<span style="font-size: medium;">Exciting news from the Guild of St Clare: we now have our own merchandise! Our beautiful bone china mugs, which have the logo on them as well as the Guild of St Clare prayer, are available for sale from the <a href="https://lms.org.uk/product/guild-st-clare-mug">Latin Mass Society shop</a>. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP8praVi9uwq0aYvTr_SVlt63H7rqIxPZqifpIB3cS3Tj1uAadp0o-8NvIbS_cr82HV3eOmu95Vm74Vxm71UBeTc2igfVfCflaP4xoTinz2vXZZxyJT_dKSkhqjqr6fMHHdC0t_ZYC0UNkFnTTLfU33g-W8DTdGk4kAUINqmDw5j90ocRQNeyzHNY/s2220/Screenshot%202023-01-13%20at%2015.54.05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="2220" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP8praVi9uwq0aYvTr_SVlt63H7rqIxPZqifpIB3cS3Tj1uAadp0o-8NvIbS_cr82HV3eOmu95Vm74Vxm71UBeTc2igfVfCflaP4xoTinz2vXZZxyJT_dKSkhqjqr6fMHHdC0t_ZYC0UNkFnTTLfU33g-W8DTdGk4kAUINqmDw5j90ocRQNeyzHNY/w400-h354/Screenshot%202023-01-13%20at%2015.54.05.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The perfect gift for the ecclesiastical stitcher</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Guild prayer, f<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;">rom the 1957 edition of the </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;">Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;">Raccolta), is </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;">Jesu, via, veritas et vita, miserere nobis </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;">(Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life, have mercy on us).</span></span></div></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, FreeSerif, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The Raccolta says of this prayer, that "</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;">The faithful who devote themselves without compensation to the making and repairing of church ornaments and liturgical vestments, either privately or in institutes founded for this purpose, as often as they devoutly recite the above invocation, while engaged in this work, that they may thus sanctify their labour still more, may gain an indulgence of 300 days." </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;">This specific indulgence was abolished in the reform of indulgences of 1967and replaced with</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;"> a partial indulgence.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">No vestment mending session would be complete without a cup of something: and what better vessel for it than this mug with its helpful reminder of the available indulgence on it? Our supply is limited so buy now before they're all gone!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-52394335431994314652022-12-20T04:22:00.002-08:002023-01-13T08:03:30.211-08:00Christmas Vestment Mending Party<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="text-align: left;"> Lucy writes:</i><span style="text-align: left;"> Great fun was had by all at our annual Vestment Mending Christmas Party, held at the church hall of St Gregory & St Augustine on 17th December, thanks to the hospitality of Fr John Saward.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7Oxx855UplKpLRcRT8VQ7GCpvMeq50GwF4BU3hbeh3034a4C-AdFUrYOmyR6hvizu-rMkOdIOHTwT37k21gX-agtijkZ_m1E9_nd97dphEJ7nhimIHxFtS57da-UWJkN9Aq3EavOmZDAoMURKvjZ6eIiietAxJzik8G0gX9syPAfUEjh-o5bu09w/s4032/IMG_0548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7Oxx855UplKpLRcRT8VQ7GCpvMeq50GwF4BU3hbeh3034a4C-AdFUrYOmyR6hvizu-rMkOdIOHTwT37k21gX-agtijkZ_m1E9_nd97dphEJ7nhimIHxFtS57da-UWJkN9Aq3EavOmZDAoMURKvjZ6eIiietAxJzik8G0gX9syPAfUEjh-o5bu09w/w300-h400/IMG_0548.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We absorbed quite a lot of mulled wine and mince pies.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgF5NYOwVAL1Sc5vyZzKz9bEcPP39zHzF81D7lWa2fgXNGSG9xG-_77efUlyOheK6G79Zbt0AyIJ-ZJDsliZ8FIlxmshs6chV6EAxnQQKm27tqoAXjBA1rwnB33fOk_Dqo8iMQlXPwqo7mI0EgXVkZLNJlgtk0dXdsluQC0counFDBCfhb9p114XW/s4032/IMG_0515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgF5NYOwVAL1Sc5vyZzKz9bEcPP39zHzF81D7lWa2fgXNGSG9xG-_77efUlyOheK6G79Zbt0AyIJ-ZJDsliZ8FIlxmshs6chV6EAxnQQKm27tqoAXjBA1rwnB33fOk_Dqo8iMQlXPwqo7mI0EgXVkZLNJlgtk0dXdsluQC0counFDBCfhb9p114XW/w300-h400/IMG_0515.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of us even managed to do some sewing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrVYQmKM3149Amd2Pd5ksuE5ecA1P1e9AlW5I6f8TnqZcpD8GjTTT2tFcqN2zOjBM6q6VWKHzeqYkk5NyNlYYwgWz9NH_qw1h6PCH_5zryG6OPqPA_FjUwLUensap2IzFGne8jM3t7_fSy3GbcE_7oknwyxbQz2YutBl2piDvCmyjCaEbv4jjZYF2/s4032/IMG_0509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrVYQmKM3149Amd2Pd5ksuE5ecA1P1e9AlW5I6f8TnqZcpD8GjTTT2tFcqN2zOjBM6q6VWKHzeqYkk5NyNlYYwgWz9NH_qw1h6PCH_5zryG6OPqPA_FjUwLUensap2IzFGne8jM3t7_fSy3GbcE_7oknwyxbQz2YutBl2piDvCmyjCaEbv4jjZYF2/w300-h400/IMG_0509.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a treat to see members from all over the country: a party came from the London chapter, including the founder of their chapter, Susan Gollop. We also had guests from as far afield as Kent and Herefordshire, as well as a representative from the Birmingham & Black Country chapter.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgq4FguBBJHaCtMD_GBE8xPK1poeQpV77dUzuad4JKL7hOkrrw1_oUrn_Db41MVs5oba-3Qj2ynltnyYIWg7D138MLPQ81YfULbH0QSAwVUh66RU8-6_WzXfyf3l5fcozoLh5c3Bslh2tWD0oX_OLnKyzM2bCqeBiPLcnYhdP4HOJ5PhpiyKuIGEE/s4032/IMG_0503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgq4FguBBJHaCtMD_GBE8xPK1poeQpV77dUzuad4JKL7hOkrrw1_oUrn_Db41MVs5oba-3Qj2ynltnyYIWg7D138MLPQ81YfULbH0QSAwVUh66RU8-6_WzXfyf3l5fcozoLh5c3Bslh2tWD0oX_OLnKyzM2bCqeBiPLcnYhdP4HOJ5PhpiyKuIGEE/w400-h300/IMG_0503.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Festive knitwear and accessories were very much encouraged.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkam9pPlIwJr30lPwq2szcNfKwMyWJxDTHN10jfba-k-pAukC4POJcyl3qdQjNiPj5xX1fUHf2l2r0V6W_9o3Mu0uUjoTI9PoxidxejceKIn_5p-amePHnasB2gpl-2mL8LZuFB1F5wjjIwyC5UW8lK0m0PInt_w6VKnBFG55vQ1IALujDLqYb0hT/s4032/IMG_0501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkam9pPlIwJr30lPwq2szcNfKwMyWJxDTHN10jfba-k-pAukC4POJcyl3qdQjNiPj5xX1fUHf2l2r0V6W_9o3Mu0uUjoTI9PoxidxejceKIn_5p-amePHnasB2gpl-2mL8LZuFB1F5wjjIwyC5UW8lK0m0PInt_w6VKnBFG55vQ1IALujDLqYb0hT/w300-h400/IMG_0501.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO3H4KaXLH4XT8dziITTb90TbWp5dA0Znri4AeOloOjRtVJixqO5CVyL-YuAiGCQfVEGFOQl_R0wJXIWHqM-xSJDOlHr1HssizN4TsFmQv42HSuMppWDmrWBit6P_MtV1Tz4KzBop02i2f8vEI2GZumstnNYpT4tiL6GkoiWp3tzoOBUjFigTBlq5/s4032/IMG_0512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO3H4KaXLH4XT8dziITTb90TbWp5dA0Znri4AeOloOjRtVJixqO5CVyL-YuAiGCQfVEGFOQl_R0wJXIWHqM-xSJDOlHr1HssizN4TsFmQv42HSuMppWDmrWBit6P_MtV1Tz4KzBop02i2f8vEI2GZumstnNYpT4tiL6GkoiWp3tzoOBUjFigTBlq5/w300-h400/IMG_0512.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">No one is too young or too old to join in either the work or the fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEajCVhbAAjiT9_cZs5oUTh-QRrGLIB4GSUUxmBX8sfraDJTFDXVqMcfLwxnraO2T2NpkZw3_pQLayoSCiUdxRCg0bX6oENGoezlLWC0m4cVOUaHkMcBiTwCiDRfzqmTVBke2qGDErz1hnGMbO-CjhAIHRRiFfm0BlD6q3zDnfXdYf8R7Jlddi-IJF/s4032/IMG_0569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEajCVhbAAjiT9_cZs5oUTh-QRrGLIB4GSUUxmBX8sfraDJTFDXVqMcfLwxnraO2T2NpkZw3_pQLayoSCiUdxRCg0bX6oENGoezlLWC0m4cVOUaHkMcBiTwCiDRfzqmTVBke2qGDErz1hnGMbO-CjhAIHRRiFfm0BlD6q3zDnfXdYf8R7Jlddi-IJF/w300-h400/IMG_0569.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Vreni, the leader the of the London chapter, had brought with her some of the mantillas which are their special interest: as you can see it is mounted on a hairband. They are for sale from the Guild of St Clare at St Bede's for £5.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyADJsYUHvJpRRaOH27jZGpKpTsrshxSxt5H4syUtm_sZOwbQyNnS5MQRTbH6rkSoDzTmfzDU9NzW7yPZBGZnC0blmBpD7Ipj1OYf_Ew-o0p6RIHEOQZeY_5AkQ4xrgFe9tPFQ51WOmYivwXN88jDJuQW5FvfwYdw0WG-OeFfOr66xWL3q9lPzglx/s4032/IMG_0536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyADJsYUHvJpRRaOH27jZGpKpTsrshxSxt5H4syUtm_sZOwbQyNnS5MQRTbH6rkSoDzTmfzDU9NzW7yPZBGZnC0blmBpD7Ipj1OYf_Ew-o0p6RIHEOQZeY_5AkQ4xrgFe9tPFQ51WOmYivwXN88jDJuQW5FvfwYdw0WG-OeFfOr66xWL3q9lPzglx/w300-h400/IMG_0536.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">A Guild of St Clare vestment mending session would be unthinkable without tea, and plenty of it.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0-L5eChjBY-k3e-6k9CmgFzU3J8ou63CAHDMjlyvM_XKBGe7rwzF73LdzEYjsJh1GET2p_aszUcj59hR4tIrTRD8gxfgwHMSbBBfDHs6pdZ1lWT2HNvEnmxK_PhtVAikxNA5pvVvvDhmEty84JIKZnAP4CVKRPiRvnF8kFvXM9aWGl3MKsV2A0Uz/s4032/IMG_0497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0-L5eChjBY-k3e-6k9CmgFzU3J8ou63CAHDMjlyvM_XKBGe7rwzF73LdzEYjsJh1GET2p_aszUcj59hR4tIrTRD8gxfgwHMSbBBfDHs6pdZ1lWT2HNvEnmxK_PhtVAikxNA5pvVvvDhmEty84JIKZnAP4CVKRPiRvnF8kFvXM9aWGl3MKsV2A0Uz/w400-h300/IMG_0497.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Every guest took away a party bag with a Christmas present from the Guild of St Clare: one of our beautiful bone china mugs, now available for sale from the <a href="https://lms.org.uk/product/guild-st-clare-mug">Latin Mass Society sho</a>p.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP8praVi9uwq0aYvTr_SVlt63H7rqIxPZqifpIB3cS3Tj1uAadp0o-8NvIbS_cr82HV3eOmu95Vm74Vxm71UBeTc2igfVfCflaP4xoTinz2vXZZxyJT_dKSkhqjqr6fMHHdC0t_ZYC0UNkFnTTLfU33g-W8DTdGk4kAUINqmDw5j90ocRQNeyzHNY/s2220/Screenshot%202023-01-13%20at%2015.54.05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="2220" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP8praVi9uwq0aYvTr_SVlt63H7rqIxPZqifpIB3cS3Tj1uAadp0o-8NvIbS_cr82HV3eOmu95Vm74Vxm71UBeTc2igfVfCflaP4xoTinz2vXZZxyJT_dKSkhqjqr6fMHHdC0t_ZYC0UNkFnTTLfU33g-W8DTdGk4kAUINqmDw5j90ocRQNeyzHNY/w400-h354/Screenshot%202023-01-13%20at%2015.54.05.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm so grateful to everyone who came for making the party a success: it was lovely to see Guild of St Clare members gathered from all corners of England, and the perfect curtain-raiser to Christmas. I'm already planning next year's!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022616378238104190.post-1249121475503647532022-11-19T11:44:00.000-08:002022-11-19T11:44:10.496-08:00London Vestment Mending Day<p> This took place in St Mary Moorfields in the City, alongside a server training event organised by the Society of St Tarcisius.</p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/josephshaw/52510890375/in/album-72177720303807415/" title="IMG_1622"><img alt="IMG_1622" height="333" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52510890375_af7a867825.jpg" width="500" /><br /></a><div><div><br /></div><div>
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