Among his many other tasks in the monastery, Pluscarden's Junior Br. Patrick has been studying the art of sewing. Already he has made or repaired many habits, scapulars, work smocks, cowls and cloaks for the brethren. More recently he has been working to enhance his sewing skills, so that he can repair or make liturgical vestments.

Hearing of this, our friend Fr. Andrew Clark decided to mark his Silver Jubilee of Ordination by ordering a new vestment, to be made for him by Br. Patrick. Fr. Andrew is seen in our picture here wearing his beautiful new vestment, Br. Patrick's first completed commission, which was delivered in time. The cloth of chasuble and stole is pure white wool, with gold trimmings around the edges, and a blue embroidered orphrey. The design is quite simple; nevertheless the finished product is a result of very many hours of painstaking work.