I thought I would take a brief moment to share a set of vestments I have been intending to share for some while now, coming from Altarworthy, a proprietor of sacred vestments based out of the Pacific Northwest in the United States.
Altarworthy has a particular, but not exclusive, focus on vestments in the gothic revival tradition, including a set of two vestments they produced for Sacred Heart Church in Bellingham, Washington. Altarworthy tells us that "to highlight the Gothic touches [of the church's architecture], especially its stained glass windows, the parish priest chose custom milled silk damask in all liturgical colors in a modified Gothic cut. The goal was gorgeous fabrics in lush colors which would become the parish patrimony for years to come."
Here then, is what they came up with to meet their client's needs and specifications.
As beautiful as this damask is, what I find especially striking are the embroidered orphreys that form a part of the set. Their design is bright, highly ornamental and distinctive, yet at the same time they are characterized by a certain quality of restraint as well. Their design is characterized by two naturalistic motifs, one floral the other vegetal, which repeat in an alternating pattern. These designs are in turn separated by two colour trims which, in their design, approximate the look of gemstones.
A better look at the matching dalmatic from the set:
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