I know it’s been a difficult few weeks for all of us, being apart from the ones we love is very hard and especially so at times of celebration like Easter. I had been thinking of a new project originally…
Category: Stoles
Celtic Tree of Life
This commission came from Waterford in Ireland, so my first international client! I was asked to reflect on the elements of water, air and a connection to new growth. The client sent me an image of a Celtic Tree of…
St Alban the Martyr Stole
This is my most recent finished commission for the priest at St Alban the Martyr, London. I was asked to incorporate the stone mullions around the chancel window as viewed from the outside. On the nape of the neck the…
Red Pebble Stole
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…
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 Finishing touches
With all the cutting completed the stole based on Bishop Edward King Chapel was then to start piecing together. With this design I decided that the back neck piece would look better as a single piece of the white silk…
Working the top stitching
I’ve been busy carrying on with the White stole based on the Bishop Edward King Chapel ceiling and am really pleased with how it’s looking so far. Now that I had completed the outline stitches from the tracing, I started…
The Bishop Edward King Chapel Stole
I have another commission i’ve started this month that came from a priest who had completed her training at Ripon College in Oxford. She asked if I could base it on the Bishop Edward King chapel at the college. Having…
Finishing Touches
A couple of close ups of the gold zig-zag stitching, all those ends now have to be taken through to the back & secured !! Beginning to line the stole with 100% cotton. The long outer edge, lower bottom &…
Sewing Starts
Well here we go ! Every time I start sewing my heart is in my mouth as there is very little room for mistakes once I put needle to silk. Once again my silk was bought from the wonderful Barbara…