This commission came from an Ordinand who wanted their stole to reflect their affinity to Maunday Thursday and the washing of feet and the central role of Holy Communion. The design of the chalice is based on an Elizabethan chalice…
Category: Stoles
Let The Little Children Come To Me
This commission came from a priest whose ordination stole I had made last year. They wanted this green Ordinary Time stole to reflect the saying of Jesus ‘Let the little children come to me’. I was asked to incorporate an…
Our Lady of the Assumption
This commission came from a school in Blackpool that wanted to say goodbye and thank you to their priest who was moving to a new parish. I was asked to use the school logo which featured Blackpool Tower, their school,…
Chesire Countryside
This commission came as a gift for a minister from her parishioners for her Ordination this summer. It was a new one for me as they wanted it to feature a red tractor, a black and white cow and a…
‘Nothing Can Separate Us’
A beloved father’s unique embroideries were the starting point for this Ordination stole. After a chat with her father about a design with a child’s hand making the sign of the cross on the palm of an adult, he went…
Rainbows of Inclusivity
It was very important to this client that the ‘rainbow’ was the main focus of the stole, as the importance of being there for everyone was paramount to them. I was asked to make it ‘swoosh’ across from one side…
Jesus Son Of David
This stole was commissioned by a Methodist minister who found themselves using a purple stole more frequently, the one they were using currently being borrowed. The starting point for this stole came from two distinct influences. Encountering God in places…
Broadstairs Fishers of Men
This commission was for a white Ordination stole. My client initially had no definite idea what they would like on their stole, so we talked about their spiritual journey and places that were important to them. The two that resonated…
Doves
The inspiration for this chasuble and its companion stole came from the dove window in St Peter’s Basilica as it spoke to my client in two ways, to her Anglo catholic style and the glass mosaic and its colour to…
Sing Joyfully
This commission was for a white Ordination stole with a pale colour scheme. My client was a musician and a singer who played the cello and sang in a choir and wanted her stole to reflect this. As a starting…