Saint Bartholomew, Apostle

On this Feastday, the Studio is pleased to present a glimpse of this set of red vestments.  

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

Tasteful contemporary vestments are made by certain studios in Italy, France and Germany, but we also make them here in Australia at the Saint Bede Studio.  This set has a simple dignity and is made from high quality fabrics.

Crimson-red dupion silk is lined with a light green taffeta and is ornamented with one of the Studio's braids called Saxony, being knotwork in three colours. 

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AMDG

The Season Per Annum 2026 : 11

In this post is depicted a new set of vestments in a beautiful shade of green dupion silk and ornamented with braids in colours of straw-gold upon red.  

These vestments are in one of our Gothic Revival styles.  The chasuble and accessories were lined in rust-red taffeta.

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

Click on the images for an enlarged view.

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

Enquiries : stbede62@gmail.com

Information on placing an order.

Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG

The Immaculate Heart of Mary

On this beautiful Feast, we are pleased to present this image from a set of Marian vestments.  

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

This is the maniple from the set which is ornamented with a combination of braids, one laid upon the other.  The principal braid is one of our newer orphrey braids;  it is called Walsingham.  Accompanying this braid are strips of our narrow galloon of quatrefoils, called Saint Barnabas.

Walsingham braid employs two shades of blue, one a sky blue, the other Royal Blue and upon these two colours, the ornamental design is figured in (non-metallic) gold.  The braid is a sequence of circles, enclosing a Gothic Revival Latin cross. Although not a reproduction of the work of the Gothic designer AWN Pugin, this Walshingham braid incorporates Puginesque elements.  

No matter whether you shop for your vestments in Poland, India, England or America, you will not find another braid like Walsingham.  It is just one of the Saint Bede Studio's unique braids, designed by the writer of this blog and made exclusively for the Studio's use.

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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.

Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG

Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church

On this Feastday of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the Studio is pleased to present a set of vestments in a more contemporary style.  This style we call Saint Martin.  It is both long and wide and is especially designed to fold up beautifully when the arms of the celebrant are elevated (as is shewn in the adjacent image). 

Tasteful contemporary vestments are made by certain studios in Italy, France and Germany, but we also make them here in Australia at the Saint Bede Studio.  This set has a simple dignity and is made from high quality fabrics.

An ivory shade of dupion silk is lined with lemon-coloured taffeta and is ornamented with one of the Studio's unique braids (called Saint Raymund) in colours of red, white and straw-gold upon royal blue.  The ornament is very simple : a TAU in the front and a column at the back.  

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

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Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG

The Assumption

On this lovely feast of the Assumption, the Saint Bede Studio is pleased to describe this Marian chasuble being in the Gothic Revival style.

The decorative focus of this vestment is a new orphrey braid, featuring the Marian star found in many images of the Blessed Virgin.  This braid, which we call Salus Populi, is produced in two shades of blue (lighter and darker) with figured ornament in gold and white.

The braid is punctuated with the words :

Salve : Salus : Spes : Nostra

These vestments were made from an ecclesiastical brocade in the shade of ivory and lined in rose-coloured taffeta.

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 : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics. 

 

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Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG 

Returning

During June and July, the proprietor of this Studio was recovering from an injury and dealing with other unforeseen circumstances.  Pre-arranged posts continued on the Studio blog but much of the business of the Studio had to be deferred.

I have now returned to full-time duties.

Our sewing work continued during this period, so that the schedule of commissions for 2026 has been going along as planned at the beginning of the year.

For those who read an earlier post, thank you for words of encouragement and prayers.  And apologies to any who were inconvenienced by this absence.

Michael Sternbeck

Newcastle NSW

12th August 2026.

Saint Clare of Assisi

On this lovely feast, we are pleased to present a glimpse of a 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. 

 

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.

Enquiries.

Information on placing an order.

Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG 

Saint Lawrence, martyr

On this feast of the martyr, Saint Lawrence, we are pleased to present this red dalmatic.  Made from a European brocade and fully-lined in taffeta, this dalmatic is ornamented with a simple foliated braid in colours of burgundy and straw.

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

Click on the image for an enlarged view.

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

Enquiries : stbede62@gmail.com

Information on placing an order.

Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG

The Season Per Annum 2026 : 10

In this post is depicted a new set of vestments in a beautiful shade of green dupion silk and ornamented with braids in colours of straw-gold upon red.  

These vestments are in one of our Gothic Revival styles.  The chasuble and accessories were lined in rust-red taffeta.

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

Click on the images for an enlarged view.

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

Enquiries : stbede62@gmail.com

Information on placing an order.

Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG

Saint Mary of the Cross

On this Feast of the Australian saint, Mother Mary of the Cross (Mackillop) the Studio is pleased to present a set of festal vestments, in the Gothic Revival style.

This set is constructed from an English ecclesiastical brocade and is lined in a muted yellow shade of taffeta. 

The ornament is formed from the Y shaped orphrey in colours of burgundy and straw-gold upon a red background.  This is one of the Studio's unique braids called Saint Giles.  

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

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

 

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.

Enquiries.

Information on placing an order.

Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.

AMDG