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“Antique-ing” for the Sacristy
Fourth of July weekend is a great time to be out and about at flea markets, yard sales and antique shops. Who says sacristies cannot also be beautiful as well as orderly, neat, and clean? I enjoy...
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Summer Sacristy
I am back from vacation! The weather has been so humid and muggy the past few weeks. Does your sacristy smell musty? So few churches are air-conditioned in New England and most sacristies are closed...
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Favorite Catalogues
Happy New Year! I have been down with the flu bug along with many others for the past two weeks. I am hoping you have taken many great photos of your church decorated for Christmas and will share...
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Crocheted Corners
We had an email about crocheted edgings on three or four corners and here is a pattern which addresses that situation and is also lovely, The Cross & Tudor Rose pattern has been around for awhile...
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Cleaning tips for the white chasuble
Thanks for the photos, Adelaide. (scroll down to see the photo slideshow) I am glad to see the hanger is not one of the wire variety. You might consider padding the ends of the hanger with a little...
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Recruiting for the Altar Guild
Photo from St. Peter’s in Columbia, Tennesee This has been a week for receiving calls or emails about a problem many guilds share across the state- and the country. How do we entice new members to...
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Vestment Lace
One of my first big undertakings in the sacristy was to restore some old alb laces found in a suitcase in the top of a closet. The strips were tiny brown balls and looked nothing like lace. After...
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Sacristy Design-We get mail
“Presently, my firm is redesigning the sacristy at our church which was originally built in @ 1950. This is the only article that I have been able to find on the subject although our clergy has tried...
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Altar Linen Project
Recently we heard from Maureen who completed this beautiful altar linen using one of the patterns here on our website. Congratulations! It took her over 500 HOURS of work. Elizabeth Morgan, author of...
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A Visit to Saint Paul’s in Wickford
http://www.stpaulswickford.org/ I hope you will enjoy this slide show made today on a visit to historic St. Paul’s in Wickford. The afternoon winter light was just right for viewing the wonderful...
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Summer and the toll on stoles
Very few churches have the luxury of air-conditioning in the humid months, and vestments take a beating in the weeks of high humidity. Always be sure every vestment is completely dry before putting...
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Low Mass Sets
Michelmas is upon us- where did the summer go? Some of us are still cleaning up after Hurricane Irene, and many church yards lost venerable trees and plantings in the big wind. September brings...
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