Beginner Vestment Sewing Kit

Confessional / Travel Stole Edition

A starter kit for first-time vestment seamstresses making a confessional or travel stole.

Select the option for one yard of White Carlisle and one yard of Violet Carlisle at 50% off. This option only has 2 yards of fabric - one yard of white and one yard of violet. All other colors are sold individually, by the yard.

This kit is specifically designed to help you successfully complete your first confessional (also called travel) stole, using Carlisle, our most trusted beginner-friendly liturgical fabric—now available at a special 50% off price. Select the fabric yardage and colors of your choice. 

To remove guesswork and make your first project approachable, this kit includes a dedicated confessional / travel stole pattern and a collection of sacred embroidery designs, provided as free digital bonuses. Once your purchase is complete, please check your email for the confessional stole pattern and embroidery files digital download. Purchase the Carlisle fabric in the color and quantity of your choice for 50% off the regular price. 

This is not a chasuble kit.
This is for making a confessional / travel stole when you purchase 1 yard of white and 1 yard of violet Carlisle. Crosses and fringe sold separately. 

What’s Included

🪡 Carlisle Textured Linen-Look Liturgical Fabric

50% OFF (Special Starter Price)

Carlisle is the fabric we most often recommend for beginners sewing vestments. It provides the classic appearance of linen with the stability and forgiveness of polyester, making it ideal for a first stole project. You may purchase the yardage and colors that you would like to use for this project or any other project.

To create the confessional stole, you will need 1 yard of white fabric and 1 yard of violet fabric. Select the option for one yard of White Carlisle and one yard of Violet Carlisle at 50% off at check out if you would like to create the confessional stole. 

Why Carlisle works so well for confessional stoles:

• Linen-look textured weave with a matte finish

• Stable and easy to control under the needle

• Wrinkle-resistant and durable

• Drapes cleanly without stretching or slipping

• Ideal for parish use and personal vestment projects

Fabric details:

• Width: 60" (152 cm)

• Content: 100% polyester

• Care: Machine wash and dry on delicate

• Durable and colorfast

Colors:

• White and Violet - 1 yard of each color for Confessional stole - select this option.This option only has 2 yards of fabric - one yard of white and one yard of violet. All other color options are sold individually, by the yard.
• White - sold by the yard
• Ivory -  sold by the yard
• Red -  sold by the yard
• Kelly Green  - sold by the yard
• Hunter Green  - sold by the yard
• Blue  -  sold by the yard
• Roman Purple - sold by the yard
• Violet -  sold by the yard
• Black  - sold by the yard
• Gold  - sold by the yard

Common uses for Carlisle fabric:
Stoles (including confessional and travel stoles), chasubles, dalmatics, albs, cassocks, surplices, banners, pulpit falls, paraments, altar hangings, banners, and more.

Available colors:
White, Ivory, Red, Kelly Green, Deep Green, Blue, Roman Purple, Deep Violet, Black, Gold
(Rose discontinued · Scarlet special order)

✂️ BONUS: Confessional / Travel Stole Pattern & Instructions

Free Digital Download

This bonus is specifically for a confessional / travel stole.

Includes:

• Printable confessional / travel stole sewing pattern

• Step-by-step written instructions

• Clear guidance suitable for first-time vestment sewing

Designed to pair perfectly with Carlisle fabric and sized appropriately for a traditional confessional or travel stole.

🧵 BONUS: 64 Sacred Machine Embroidery Designs

Free Digital Download

A curated collection of traditional Christian embroidery designs—crosses, borders, and sacred motifs—ready to stitch onto your confessional stole or future vestment projects.

Why This Offer Exists

For most of Church history, vestments were not ordered from catalogs.
They were made—by parish members, sewing guilds, monks, nuns, and clergy—for the Church, by the Church.

This kit exists to make that tradition accessible again, starting with one of the simplest and most useful vestments to sew: a confessional / travel stole.

With this offer, you receive:

• 50% off Carlisle liturgical fabric. You may purchase the yardage and colors that you would like to use for this project or any other project. To create the confessional stole, select the color option: White and Violet - 1 yard of each color for Confessional stole - select this option.This option only has 2 yards of fabric - one yard of white and one yard of violet. All other colors are sold individually, by the yard.

• You may also wish to purchase 6 iron on cross and 1/2 yard fringe bundle found here:

• A proven first vestment project (confessional / travel stole)

• Sacred embroidery designs to complete your work

⚠️ Failure to read product options or order proper yardage does not qualify for cancellation, refund, or exchange.

Fabric and swatch orders are final sales and not eligible for refund once processed.