Mark's Ordination Stole

Hi everyone,
I wanted to share the first photos of my stole with you. I am so grateful that it has turned out well! I snuck into my church a couple of days ago and took a few photos of it. The story has been picked up by my Diocese who…

Dear family and friends,
My ordination stole finally arrived this morning and is sitting beside me as I type this update.
I haven't unwrapped it yet. On receiving it through the post, I found myself surprisingly overcome with emotion, which I now realise is due to the fact that this was the…

As mentioned already, I am so grateful that the fund-raising target has been met and that my ordination stole can go ahead. I won't just be wearing this stole for my ordination, but also for special occasions. For those unfamiliar with the Liturgical year, a white stole is generally worn…

Good news everyone,
It looks as though Juliet Hemingray has been able to source a gold-thread that the machine can weave without jamming up. Originally, there had been some issues with how delicate gold-thread is and I may have had to settle for dark yellow instead. Here are some trial shots…

Hi everyone,
Amazingly, both the original target  and 'stretch goal' have been met! I am so grateful to everyone who has contributed to this project - thank you so much!
The Crowdfunder page still has two weeks left to run, but I won't be setting any additional targets. Any extra funds will…