Blue Vestment: For Marian Feast Days

Making the Blue Vestment for Marian Feast Days...

I started to have everyone look for materials: Liturgically colored fabrics, and lace. 

Resourcefulness... 

This vestment is unique because I found a table runner at the thrift store, which already had the embroidery and lace on it. The vestment came out bigger then the original because I was keeping the curve of the table runner. (note the fold lines, that is to make the cape fold over).

So, all I had to do was cut a matching blue cape and back collar (on above photo), and line the cape, back collar with lace.

On the Inside...

See how it is two halves of an oval. That flap in the middle is for the back collar. Very Simple!

All Finished...

The last thing I do is try the vestment on and position the hand holes. Notice that the left-hand hole is much large and slightly lower than the right-hand hole. This is because of the position of the statue's hands. Once you are sure that the hands will fit properly, line the holes with lace. Then fold and iron the cape into position.