Wednesday 6 November 2024

The Month of the Holy Souls : 2

Black vestments
In this post, during the month of the Holy Souls, we are pleased to present a further set of black vestments.  The liturgical colour of vestments which have been most rarely made by the Saint Bede Studio over the almost 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.  We will write more about this in a subsequent post.

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 Saint Bede Studio


The chasuble is in the Studio's Saint Philip Neri style.  

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Black vestments


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AMDG

Saturday 2 November 2024

The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed

The Saint Bede Studio
In this post, marking All Souls' Day, we are pleased to present this dignified set of black vestments.  These vestments were made from a black brocade and are fully-lined in taffeta of a coppery shade, the chasuble is ornamented with a brocade in colours of gold upon black. A galloon of black and straw-gold 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.


Black vestments


The chasuble is in the Studio's Borromeon style, but which we call Absolve.  Several similar vestments have been made to this unique design.  

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


Black vestments


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AMDG

Friday 1 November 2024

On the Solemnity of the All the Saints

In this post we are pleased to present this beautiful set of festal vestments.  These vestments were made from a European brocade with a gold figured design on an ivory background. Fully-lined in a shade of dark red taffeta, the chasuble is ornamented with a silk damask in colours of old gold upon wine-red. A galloon of burgundy and straw-gold 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 Saint Bede Studio


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.  

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


The Saint Bede Studio

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AMDG

Tuesday 29 October 2024

The Season Per Annum : 22

Green vestments
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.


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


The Saint Bede Studio

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


Enquiries.


Information on placing an order.


The Saint Bede Studio



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AMDG 


Saturday 26 October 2024

Festal Vestments


Festal vestments

The vestments in this post were made for an ordinand in Australia.  They were constructed from a silk brocade in a rich shade of gold and fully-lined in crimson taffeta.  

The vestments are ornamented with one of the Studio's unique braids, called Saint Columba.  It features knotwork derived from ancient Anglo-Celtic exemplars.    


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


The Saint Bede Studio


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


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AMDG

Tuesday 22 October 2024

The Season Per Annum : 21

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

Green Gothic vestments
The Saint Bede Studio has made up this set many times over the years, it being an adaptation of a design for green vestments by AWN Pugin 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 shade of crimson-red taffeta. 

The ornament is in the English style and is formed from an orphrey braid in colours of straw-gold upon red.  This unique braid was designed by the Studio many years ago, based directly on the ornamental work of Pugin.  

This beautiful and distinctive set of vestments was commissioned by an ordinand in the USA.


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

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The Saint Bede Studio


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


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AMDG 

Wednesday 16 October 2024

The Season Per Annum : 20

In this post, we are pleased to present a glimpse of another set of green vestments, in the 16th century Roman style.

Green vestments
This set is constructed from ecclesiastical brocade in a bright shade green and is lined in a delightful shade of taffeta which might be described as "Peacock Blue". 

The ornament is in the French style consisting of a TAU on the front of the chasuble and Cross on the back.  This ornament is formed from a shade of blue silk (matching the colour of the lining), outlined in a narrow galloon in colour of black and straw-gold.  

This beautiful and distinctive set of vestments was commissioned by a Catholic Cathedral in the USA.


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

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Saint Philip Neri vestments


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


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AMDG 


Tuesday 8 October 2024

The Season Per Annum : 19

The Saint Bede Studio
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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Green vestments


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

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AMDG

Tuesday 1 October 2024

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.

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

The ornament is formed from matching braids, one wider, one narrow, in colours of crimson and straw-gold upon a green 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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Gothic Revival Vestments

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

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AMDG 


Saturday 28 September 2024

Red Gothic Revival Vestments : 2

 

The Saint Bede Studio

In this post is shewn a glimpse of a set of red vestments in the Gothic Revival Style.  The vestments were made from a rich shade of English ecclesiastical brocade and lined in taffeta of a brass-gold colour.  

The ornament was formed from one of the Studio's unique braids Saint Giles in colours of burgundy and straw-gold, upon red.  These vestments are simple in their ornamentation, but striking.  There is no need here for fine embroideries, but the effect is created with strong colours and contrasts : the hallmark of the work of the Saint Bede Studio.

Red Vestments

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


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AMDG