Welcome to Stole My Heart by Elaine

Lovingly Created by Hand

All of my items are individually designed and created by me. I like to work from your own ideas, using my skills to work them in to your finished design. They will include embroidered elements you simply won’t find anywhere else. Whether you’re looking for an Ordination gift, a gift for a member of the clergy or for yourself I’ll work with you to create your perfect vestment.

  • Ordination stoles Summer 2025
    Just wanted to let Ordinands for June/July 2025 that my order book is currently full and I am therefore unable to take on any more commissions at this time. I can still discuss commissions for September Ordinations & for other…

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  • Rainbow Rising Sun
    The brief for this commission was that it should be bright rainbow colours featuring a rising sun. Where the rays from the sun overlap the hills in the background I changed the colours subtly so that they appear more as a reflection.
  • Nautical Tattoos
    The client commissioning this stole was leaving their church in Edinburgh to become a Royal Navy Reserve Chaplain and as they were too squeamish to have actual tattoos decided to have them on their stole instead!
  • Pomegranates & Bells
    The brief for this commission was that the client wanted the stole to have a border of pomegranates and bells below a cross with flames and a dove and it wasn’t to be overly ‘flashy’! I hope I managed it.…

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Latest Completed Commissions

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Ordination stoles Summer 2025

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Just wanted to let Ordinands for June/July 2025 that my order book is currently full and I am therefore unable to take on any more commissions at this time. I can still discuss commissions for September Ordinations & for other commissions that do not have a fixed June deadline.

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Are You Due To Be Ordained In 2024?

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If you are and you haven’t organised your ordination stole then it is time to start thinking about it ! Starting to think about it now will give you plenty of time to have one specially commissioned and created just for you. It will play an important role at the…

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Things To Think About When Considering Commissioning A Stole

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I thought I would put together a little blog on things to think about when commissioning a stole. What is the main colour to be? What do you want your stole to convey? Do you want to reference your spiritual journey? Is there a particular text that inspires you, a…

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The Heraldic

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It was important to this commission that it had a strong heraldic feel. I was asked to include a lion rampant, entwined in passion flowers, holding a pomegranate that is split open showing its seeds. A unicorn with head bowed and knee bent towards the lion, with a crown of…

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