The Queenship of Mary

On this Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Studio is pleased to present a further set of vestments with a Marian theme. 

The vestments, in our Saint Benet Gothic Revival style, were made from a silk damask in a muted shade of gold and lined with taffeta in a shade of crimson. 

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The ornament of these vestments was formed from one of the Studio's unique orphrey braids named Saint Marie.  It was based on an illustration of a mediaeval ornament.  It is woven from threads the colours of blue, relieved with white and straw-gold upon a red background.  This is a braid which has a subtle Marian theme, since the medallions which punctuate the orphrey have a Gothic monogram of the Blessed Virgin : MR.

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The Season Per Annum 2025 : 20

In this post, we are pleased to present another set of green vestments, in the Gothic Revival style.

The set is constructed from ecclesiastical brocade with figured Crosses and quatrefoils in a bright shade green upon a black background.  This gives the set the appearance of a quite dark green. The vestments are lined in a brighter shade of green taffeta. 

The ornament is in the English style and is formed from an orphrey braid in colours of green, white and straw-gold upon red.  This braid, named ChiRho, is one of the unique braids of the Saint Bede Studio.  

This beautiful and distinctive set of vestments was commissioned by a bishop in the United States.

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The Season Per Annum 2025 : 19

In this post is illustrated a set of green vestments in a design now familiar to readers of the Saint Bede Studio blog.

There is a difference in this particular set of vestments, since they are made from a vibrant shade of green brocade.  

The Gothic-style ornament is formed from the Studio's Saint Chad orphrey braid, which is based on braid designed by the Gothic Revival luminary AWN Pugin.  A galloon of red and gold finishes-off the vestments nicely. 

These vestments are in one of our Gothic Revival styles which we call Saint Benet.  The chasuble and accessories were lined in a muted shade of gold taffeta.

The vestments of the Saint Bede Studio are beautiful in design, sound in construction and distinctive in appearance.

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AMDG

Masses for the Faithful Departed

In this post we are pleased to present a set of black vestments.  The liturgical colour of vestments which have been most rarely made by the Saint Bede Studio over the 25 years of our work is BLACK.  It is obvious that within the Church there is still an unease about wearing black vestments at funerals.  

These vestments were made from a black brocade and were fully-lined in taffeta of a dark grey. The chasuble is ornamented with a brocade in colours of slate grey upon black. A galloon of black and silver outlines the TAU ornament at the front of the chasuble and the column at the back.

The vestments of the Saint Bede Studio are beautiful in design, sound in construction and distinctive in appearance.

The chasuble is in the Studio's Saint Philip Neri style, which is the product of years of research into historical vestments and refinement of dimensions for comfortable use.  The Studio revived this more ample 16th century style of the Roman chasuble in 2007 and since then we have made many of them.  Interested readers, beware of poorly-made imitations!

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The Season Per Annum 2025 : 18

In this post is depicted a dalmatic in a lovely shade of green ecclesiastical brocade.  In this instance, the choice was made to ornament the dalmatic with a galloon in colours of burgundy and gold.  

The work of the Saint Bede Studio is distinctive for its artistic qualities and the pains taken with every detail, such as the alignment of ornaments.  Even a restrained set of vestments like this is striking for its combination of colours and fine workmanship.

 

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The Assumption : 2

On this Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Studio is pleased to present a further set of Marian vestments.  We have made a number of these sets, which we have named Salve Regina.

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The vestments, in our Saint Benet Gothic Revival style, were made from a brocade in a shade of ivory and lined with taffeta in the shade Peacock blue. 

The ornament of these vestments is in the familiar Gothic Revival style and is formed from one of the Studio's unique orphrey braids titled Salve.  It is woven from two contrasting colours of blue thread, relieved with ivory and straw-gold.  

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The vestments of the Saint Bede Studio are beautiful in design, sound in construction and distinctive in appearance.

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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

On this happy Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Studio is pleased to present this set of Marian vestments made for an American customer. This design we have named Regina Coeli.

The vestments were made from a brocade in a shade of ivory. They were ornamented with a damask in peacock blue and silver, outlined with a silver-coloured narrow galloon. The vestments were lined with taffeta in a shade to match the orphrey. 

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The chasuble is in the Studio's Saint Philip Neri style, which is the product of years of research into historical vestments and refinement of dimensions for comfortable use.  The Studio revived this more ample 16th century style of the Roman chasuble in 2007 and since then we have made many of them.  Beware of poorly-made imitations!

Click on the images for an enlarged view. 

The vestments of the Saint Bede Studio are beautiful in design, sound in construction and distinctive in appearance.

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AMDG

Red Gothic Revival Vestments

The Studio is pleased to present these red vestments, in the Gothic Revival style.  

The set is constructed from a magnificent silk damask in a rich shade of crimson-red.  The vestments are lined in Royal Blue taffeta. 

The ornament is in the English style and is formed from an orphrey braid in colours of red and straw-gold upon blue.  This braid, named Saint Chad, is one of the unique braids of the Saint Bede Studio and directly based on the work of Gothic Revival luminary AWN Pugin.  

A simple quatrefoil galloon in straw-gold upon blue outlines the neckline and perimeter of the chasuble.

The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.

 

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The vestments of the Saint Bede Studio are beautiful in design, sound in construction and distinctive in appearance.

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The Bishop and his Cat

I have the pleasure of sharing this image with readers.  It was a portrait of the late Bishop Elliott entered amongst others for the Archibald Prize (Australia) in 2010.

It reveals a side of the Bishop known well to those who visited him at his residence : his love of cats.

May his soul, and the souls of all the Faithful Departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Bishop Peter Elliott : 1943 - 2025

On this Feast of the Transfiguration, we share with readers today's sad news of the death of the Most Reverend Peter Elliott, retired auxiliary bishop of Melbourne.  He was 81 years old.

The Bishop pictured in his private oratory.

The late bishop was a pastor of renowned orthodoxy, a gentleman of great wit, and a well-known liturgical scholar.  He was also a great friend of the Saint Bede Studio.

His last correspondence with the Studio was on the exciting night (Australian time) when the new Pope, Leo XIV, presented himself.

Eternal Rest grant unto him, O Lord, with your saints forever, for you are merciful.

The Season Per Annum 2025 : 17

For this post, we are pleased to present a set of green vestments, made in the traditional Roman style.  The vestments are made from a beautiful green dupion silk and fully-lined in a deep shade of crimson taffeta.  The chasuble in this post is ornamented in the Roman style, formed by a geometric brocade in old gold and burgundy and an outlining burgundy and gold galloon. 

The chasuble is in the Studio's Borromeon style, which is the product of years of research into historical vestments and refinement of dimensions for comfortable use.  The Studio revived this more ample 16th century style of the Roman chasuble in 2007 and since then we have made many of them.  Beware of poorly-made imitations!

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AMDG

Red vestments in the Borromeon style

In this post, we are pleased to present a set of red vestments, in the Borromeon style.

This set is constructed from ecclesiastical brocade in a beautiful shade of crimson red and is lined in a coppery shade of taffeta. 

The ornament was formed from one of the Studio's unique braids in colours of Old Gold and burgundy, with a hint of white, upon red.  It features knot-work, rather than our usual mediaeval style.  We called the braid Saint Columba. It can be used with any of the liturgical colours, excepting rose. 

The orphrey is outlined with another knot-work narrow galloon in the same colours.

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AMDG 

Festal Gothic Revival Vestments

In this post, we are pleased to present a glimpse of another set of festal vestments, in the Gothic Revival style.

This set is constructed from ecclesiastical brocade and is lined in a shade of lemon taffeta. 

The ornament is formed from an orphrey braid in colours of deep blue and straw-gold upon a red background. This is one of the Studio's unique braids called Saint Edmund and is directly based on a design by AWN Pugin.  It features the sacred monogram " IHS ".

Although not elaborate, this is a beautiful and distinctive set of vestments.

The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics. 

 

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The vestments of the Saint Bede Studio are beautiful in design, sound in construction and distinctive in appearance.

Enquiries.

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AMDG