The process of designing and making a stole has many steps. In this post I hope to give an insight into what is involved so that you will understand how I work. The first step is a discussion with the client. This might be in person at my studio or at a vestments fair at one of the theological colleges. It might all be conducted through emails, or it might involve a combination of zoom chats and emails, with perhaps the odd telephone call as well. Whichever way the discussions take place, the important thing is that we arrive at an outline of what the client wants that works with what I am able and willing to make. Designs often evolve through this discussion process. A client might start off simply asking me to make a design exactly as they have seen in an earlier photo of my work, but then through discussion they become aware of different variations. In one of my Google Photos albums I have posted photos of my Celtic Angel design so that you can see the huge range of design