In the Season of Advent 2025 : 2

In this Season of Advent, the Saint Bede Studio is pleased to present this set of vestments.

The vestments were made from an ecclesiastical brocade in a deep shade of violet.  A deep, narrow chevron formed from Peacock blue brocade was framed with a galloon comprised of knotwork in black upon a taup background.  This formed the chasuble ornament, front and back.  The vestments were fully lined in a lovely teal-blue taffeta. 

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These vestments are in the Studio's Saint Cuthbert form which is ample, but carefully shaped to avoid falling upon the wearer like a blanket.

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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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AMDG

The Feast of Saint Francis Xavier

On this Festal day, we are pleased to present a set of vestments in the style described as Saint Philip Neri.  It is a style which would have been very familiar to Saint Francis Xavier.

This set is a modern interpretation of the chasubles illustrated in various depictions of Saint Philip.  Although ornamented in the Roman manner, this is an earlier and more traditional form of "the Roman chasuble" being both wider and longer.  As made by the Saint Bede Studio, this style of vestment is very comfortable to wear.

This particular set was made from an ecclesiastical brocade in a shade of ivory, it was lined in a golden taffeta and ornamented simply with an outlining golden galloon.

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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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AMDG

In the Season of Advent 2025

During this holy Season of Advent, the Saint Bede Studio is pleased to present a set of violet vestments.  

This distinctive set of vestments was made from silk dupion in a lighter hue of violet; it was lined with a taffeta in a dark shade of purple.  The colour of the vestment inclines towards blue; but it is distinctly violet, as distinct from purple or blue.

The chasuble is in the style we call Saint Cuthbert,  being a contemporary version of a mediaeval chasuble.  The chasuble is very ample, being both wide and long, and is ornamented with a narrow braid in the familiar "Y" arrangement.  

The braid ornamenting these vestments is purple and ivory, upon a black base.  It is complemented by a narrow galloon in a lighter shade.

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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AMDG 

On the Feast of Saint Andrew

The last day of the liturgical year coincides with the Feast of the Apostle, Saint Andrew.  In this post, we present a set of vestments in the Studio's Saint Anselm style.

This style of chasuble, which we have been making for several years now, is simple and comfortable to wear.  Although the chasuble is unlined, it is made from substantial, not flimsy material, so that it hangs down well.  Around the neckline, on the underside of the chasuble is a facing, which causes the vestments to sit well on the shoulders.

Concerning the appearance of this vestment, it is intended to be a mixture of the contemporary and the traditional.  It is a long chasuble and reaching near to the wrists.  It is ornamented simply.  The colour of the ornament varies, but consists of two columns made from silk with a selection of the Studio's unique braids.

In the case of this chasuble, the Studio's braid Saint Columba is laid upon pendants of crimson red silk dupion.  These pendants are attached to the front and to the back of chasuble.

Each of these simpler chasubles is supplied with a fully-lined stole.  They are available in all the liturgical colours.

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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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AMDG

A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Almighty Father, 

we give you thanks and praise that, when we were still far off, 

you met us in your Son and brought us home. 

Dying and living, he manifested your love, 

gave us grace and opened the gate of glory. 

May we who share Christ's Body, live his risen life; 

we who drink his chalice, bring life to others; 

we whom the Spirit lights, give light to the world. 

Keep us in this hope that we have grasped; 

so we and all your children shall be free, 

and the whole earth resound to the praise of your most holy Name. Amen

Triptych  : The Martyrs of Lancaster
by Martin Earle.

The Season Per Annum 2025 : 29

As the Liturgical Year draws to a close, the Saint Bede Studio pleased to present another set of green vestments, in the Gothic Revival style.  The set is constructed from a brocade in a shade of teal-green.  This gives the set the appearance of a darker and distinctive green. 

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 Saint Austin, is one of the unique braids of the Saint Bede Studio and directly based on the work of Gothic Revival luminary AWN Pugin.  

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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AMDG 

The Feast of Christ the King 2025 : 2

We are pleased to commemorate the Feast of Christ the King with this post featuring a set of festal vestments. The vestments are made from a familiar tapestry fabric and fully-lined in crimson-red cloth. This chasuble is ornamented in the well-known Roman style, a variation of the TAU at the front and a column at the back, formed by a stripes of crimson-red brocade and an outlining burgundy and gold galloon.

The vestments are sumptuous, but yet gold metallic yarns are nowhere to be found in it.

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.  Beware of poorly-made imitations!

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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

On the Feast of Saint Cecilia

On this lovely Feast of Saint Cecilia, we are pleased to present this image of a set of Gothic Revival vestments.  

The set was made from dupion silk in a fiery-red and lined in a very muted shade of gold.  The vestments were ornamented with a geometric braid unique to the Saint Bede Studio, which we call Salisbury.  It is based on an old design and is woven in the colours of red, burgundy and straw-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 simple vestment like this is striking for its combination of colours and fine workmanship.

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

Enquiries : stbede62@gmail.com

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AMDG

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

On this beautiful Feast day, we are pleased to present a set of vestments in honour of the Blessed Virgin.  The vestments are made from a brocade in ivory and fully-lined in blue taffeta. 

The chasuble in this post is ornamented is an adaptation of the well-known Roman style, a TAU at the front and a column at the back, formed by a silk damask in beautiful shade of blue and an outlining galloon in blue and straw-gold.

These vestments are 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!

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 Month of the Holy Souls 2025 : 4

In this month of the Holy Souls, we are pleased to present this set of black vestments.

These vestments - in the Gothic Revival style - were made from a black brocade, lined in red taffeta and ornamented with two of the Saint Bede Studio's unique braids.

These braids are directly based on designs by AWN Pugin.

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

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