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This image shews His late Holiness, Pope Benedict wearing vestments made for him by the Saint Bede Studio in 2008. These vestments, together with the matching mitre are now preserved in the sacristy of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome. Only a select few vestment-makers are given the opportunity to make vestments for the Pope and the Saint Bede Studio is among them! We are very mindful of this immense privilege.
At the Saint Bede Studio, we are a small firm of Catholics making vestments for Catholics.
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Mirabile dictu ... Something strange happened overnight (Australian time) at this blog of the Saint Bede Studio. Almost 9000 visits :O Welcome new visitors.
NEW VISITORS Take an opportunity to look around the Studio blog and see our range of fine vestments. We are a small business of Catholics here in Australia making vestments for the Catholic Church all around the world.
You will also find many interesting articles and commentaries on the Sacred Liturgy on this blog.
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Thank you for visiting us and visit again soon.
Michael Sternbeck
Proprietor of the Saint Bede Studio
Wednesday 30th August at 845am
Contact us at : stbede62@gmail.com
2024 is closer than we would wish, so if you are interested in commissioning vestments with the Saint Bede Studio for your Ordination next year, NOW is the time to contact us to begin discussions.
Every year - regretfully - we have to refuse work from ordinands because they have left enquiries too late for us to fit into our over-crowded schedule.One of our customers kindly provided us with some photographs of a set of vestments made for his use by the Saint Bede Studio
This set is constructed from handmade dupion silk in a rich shade of green, and it is lined in a lovely shade of blue taffeta. The ornament in the traditional Saint Andrew's Cross is formed from a reproduction of a mediaeval braid, in colours of crimson, straw-gold and white upon a blue background. This is one of the Studio's unique braids called Saint Raymund.
At the Saint Bede Studio, we strive to avoid the idea that the designation Ordinary Time is a reason to make green vestments which are non-descript, or lacking in inspiration. Although not elaborate, this is a beautiful and distinctive set of vestments.
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The Studio has made many such chasubles, based upon careful study of illustrations of mediaeval chasubles and examination of modern reproductions. Through trial and error, the Studio has developed a form of conical chasuble which is comfortable to wear, although the wearer certainly benefits from the assistance of a minister to adjust the chasuble.
This set is made from an English ecclesiastical brocade, lined in a lovely shade of crimson-red taffeta. The ornament is formed from a reproduction of a mediaeval braid, in colours of crimson and white upon a dark background. The perimeter of the chasuble is outlined with a quatrefoil galloon in the colours of crimson and platinum.
At the Saint Bede Studio, we strive to avoid the idea that the designation Ordinary Time is a reason to make green vestments which are non-descript, or lacking in inspiration. In the case of this set, it might be noted that the colour gold is absent from the ornamental scheme. This makes this set distinctive; its colours are intended to be based on the colours of nature.
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The Saint Bede Studio is pleased to present this set of vestments in a style we call Saint Giles, being an interpretation of the Gothic Revival chasuble. The chasuble is ample without being of the exaggerated proportions one sometimes finds. The Gothic chasuble was never intended to reach to the ankles.
This set is made from an ecclesiastical brocade, lined in a lovely shade of crimson-red taffeta.
We wish to draw particular attention to the ornamentation of this set, formed from one of the Studio's unique orphrey braids, called Saint Edmund, and which is derived from the designs of AWN Pugin. Although we have Saint Edmund braid in other colours, it has recently been woven for us in colours of blue and gold, upon a red background. This combination allows this braid to be attractively used with vestments of different liturgical colours.Click on the images for an enlarged view.
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