First I should tell you that I did sew a couple of nights ago. I made one of the cap type chemo caps and one turban from interlock knit. The turban was made with the serger ---so much easier!
I told you several times that I was working on a project that I couldn't show. I have my posts set to automatically share on Facebook. The recipient is a Facebook friend and I didn't want to spoil the surprise.
You see, we had a seminary intern at our church. We loved him and his family dearly. When he graduated, it was a bit before he was ordained. Last night was his ordination. I was asked to make a priest stole for him as a present from our church. This was a totally new experience for me.
I was asked to make it special with symbols that mean a lot to him. So, I did the practical thing and called his wife. She told me that he was very involved in the Cursillo movement (in some denominations it is called De Colores.) So I found a rooster embroidery and did a bit of re-digitizing on it. Also the word "imagine" holds special meaning.
{*note: for some reason the whites in the fabric seem to have stains - this is from the camera phone. The white is a pure white. }
Of course, the stole needed a cross at the center back so I digitized this one.
It has a touch of Celtic flavor in the knotwork.
I also added words that describe the goodness of God -"God Attributes"
And of course, we needed a woven piece in it. There is a song in the Songbook used by Cursillo called "Weave" - part of the words are "weave us together in unity and love." I used a piece of woven fabric and did an inset cross in a green fabric. When the stole is worn this cross sits on the left chest, just over the heart.
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| This is not a good picture-sorry. |
And there is an applique cross on the other side, probably at the knee level
And finally there is an angel and dove embroidery also.
I simply forgot to get a photo of the entire stole.
As a separate gift, I used the test sew-out of the attributes of God to make a framed piece. It looked so good that I hated to let it go to waste.
Now I can get back to my usual projects --but first I have a long weekend to enjoy and next week I get to retire from my day job!
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