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seeking buttons  I am looking for magenta buttons to replace those on Monsignor's cassock. One is lost so I need to replace them all. What is a good source for the ornate ...

How many yards of fabric which is 45" wide for a lined cope and humeral veil?  I stumbled upon your lovely website. I have to make a cope and humeral veil. I want it to be lined. The fabric is silk on both sides and is 45 inches ...

custom stole of muslin with children's handprints  What special tips can you give me for working with muslin vs. satin, after children's handprints have been "painted" on the muslin? As a quilter, I plan ...

Using chain at the back of a stole  I just sent this question in through your "Contact Us" link; then I saw this "Ask a Pro" heading. I asked a question through this heading once before,...

Small stoles for Baptism  I'm a grandmom who has her two six year old grandsons living with her. As they were abandoned by their mother, I am helping my son raise the boys.

We ...

What does it mean to "ease"?  Our Sunday School class is going to make banding and try to create a chasable for our priest to wear on Children's Sunday. I, being the teacher that owns ...

What to charge  A customer wants me to sew a jacket and skirt like the ones shown here. What would be a fair price to make this outfit? The customer will provide the fabric ...

Sizing for chasuble and stole  Is there a standard length/width sizing for chasubles and stoles, or are there variations due to the priest's height? Also, is there a difference in the ...

pattern adjustment and fabrics  Hello,
I posted a question under "contact us", but I may have given a wrong e-mail and also saw this topic and thought it might be a better site.

I ...

Pressing the Fabric and Finishing the Maniple  Hi there, My aunt and I recently purchased one of your vestment kits, and we had a couple of questions. This is the first time we have attempted something ...

Do you recognize this vestment/stole?  Dear Ma'am,

I am researching the history of a stole I found in a box of early 1900’s antiques at an auction house. I have been trying to find out what ...

Making a Reversible Fiddleback  Hi: Great website. My wife has made a couple of fiddleback style vestment sets. Our priest mentioned that he would like to have a reversible chasuble with ...

Cassock lining and albs  Do you know how to best replace the lining on a black cassock?

Also, do you have a "hoodless" alb pattern?

Traditional burse  Please tell me which stitch is used to sew the traditional (i.e., as those made prior to 1962)burse.

What type of cardbosrd was used in the traditional ...

How much fabric is needed?  The fabric I am using for the chausible and stole is 55 inches wide. I am using the same fabric for BOTH SIDES of the stole. How much fabric do I need ...

vestments  Do you know where I may get get a gothic vestment pattern so that I may make some for our priests.
Thank you.
Mary

Stole  how heavy is the canvas?

Chasuble linings  Hi I am currently making new chasubles. I have had problems avoiding having the linings droop because of the bias.

I have cut the front and back ...

stoles  How do you know the degree of the curve in the neck line for a stole. I am soon going to be making stoles for the children at my church. The fingertip ...

Deacon Vestments  It would appear thet the majority of your vestments are aimed toward the priest. Do you have anything for the deacon?

fabric  I like your vestment fabric. How wide is it?
Im making Roman sets. Can I order 3.5 yds?

childrens chasuble  Hello. Can you tell me what standard measurements you would use to make a small childs chasuble? Thank you.

postage error, whoops!  I'd like to order this pattern but the shipping shows up at $49.95 USD which is plainly wrong. Could you give me an approximation of how much it would ...

Canvas for the stole?  I have some polyester fabric for the stole, and I'm wondering if I need a canvas inside? The fabric is fairly heavy, and I planned to use it on the front ...

A Stole for a Good Man  Hello Merriam, I just wanted to write and thank you for the speedy delivery of the priest's stole that I ordered.

Thought I would share with you the ...

Adding Canvas to the Stole  I have some polyester fabric for the stole, and I'm wondering if I need a canvas inside? The fabric is fairly heavy and I planned to use it on the front ...