Earlier this year I was commissioned to produce a stole that was quite different with regards to the design. Unlike my previous work where most of the design work was completed by me then refined with the client, in this…
Category: Finished Commissions
The Iona
This stole was commissioned by a priest for her ordination at Chester cathedral in June 2019. She had a number of ideas that she wanted me to incorporate in to her stole. The island of Iona held very significant memories…
The Oak Tree
This stole was commissioned by a priest who wanted an oak tree, as it was her father’s favourite tree. It is worked in dupion silks, with small elements of goldwork. Actual oak leaves were rubbed to create the shapes for…
Alpha and Omega
Now I am on a roll. I did not realise when I said ‘yes’ to the ordination stole that it would lead me to a full set! The inspiration for this stole is Advent and Lent. We chose the symbols…
Bishop Edward King Chapel Stole
This commission came from a priest who had completed her training at Ripon College, Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire. She asked if I could use the Bishop Edward King chapel at the college as inspiration. Having visited the chapel when my sister…
The Luytens Window
One of my favourite commissions, this stole is based on the Luytens window within the crypt of Liverpool Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King and was completed in winter 2017. It is dupion silk, with a cotton backing and is…
Chi Rho & Eucharist
Here is my second completed stole. This stole is in-fact one of an identical pair, made for my sister and brother-in-law. It is made from green silk Dupion, with appliqued grapes and stalks of wheat, symbolising the Eucharist. The stalks…
I will make you fishers of people
This is my very first stole!I was asked back in January this year if I would think about making my sister’s ordination stole. I was, at first, very honoured, then the panic set in!I had never done anything like this…