I love making gifts and I give them happily with and without reason or occasion. This stole was for Fr Rafał, a missionary of St. Vincent de Paul who prepared me for Confirmation and was instrumental in my early faith formation. Our paths crossed again after thirty plus years and in Rome of all places.…

After finishing the bunting, I felt an incredible urge to create something new. I wasn’t sure what to make, but I wanted something for church that would be beautiful and useful. I decided to make a stole. Initially, I chose to make it double-sided: white on one side, purple on the other. I thought that…