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!

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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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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.

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

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

AMDG 

Puginesque Vestments

The vestments in this post were made from an ecclesiastical brocade in bright white and fully-lined in a muted gold taffeta.  The vestments are in the Gothic Revival style and the combination of colours has been found very attractive by our customers.

The vestments are ornamented with one of the Studio's braids, being a replica of a design by AWN Pugin; this braid is augmented by a narrow galloon running alongside it and in the same colours of brighter red and old gold.  Notice how these braids are arranged : the greatest care is taken with all our vestments to ensure that braids are precisely and harmoniously aligned, not cutting away design elements.  

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AMDG