Priest wearing an ivory satin-faced Advent stole embroidered with lit candles and pine sprays down both panels

Ivory Advent Clergy Stole with Candle and Pine Embroidery for Christmastide

Standard 120 in
$180.00 USD
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Priest wearing an ivory satin-faced Advent stole embroidered with lit candles and pine sprays down both panels
  • Priest wearing an ivory satin-faced Advent stole embroidered with lit candles and pine sprays down both panels
Ivory Advent Clergy Stole with Candle and Pine Embroidery for Christmastide

Ivory Advent Clergy Stole with Candle and Pine Embroidery for Christmastide

$180.00 USD

An ivory satin-look stole embroidered with lit candles and pine sprays, worked down both panels in gold, amber, green and brown thread.

For Advent and Christmas services, best suited to congregations that keep white or gold through Advent rather than violet or blue.

  • Colour White (ivory ground with gold thread)
  • Season Advent, Christmas

Stole length guide

A stole is sized by one figure: its finished length, end to end over the shoulders. Our standard is 120 in, and any length up to 120 in costs the same.

How to measure a stole: A is one side, from the top of the neck to the end above the fringe; the finished length is A doubled

How to measure

  • A - One side: from the back of the neck, down the front to where the end should fall (knee to mid-calf). Double it for the finished length.

Buying as a gift? Give us the wearer's height and we will size it from the chart.

Full guide: How long should a clergy stole be?

Your heightFinished length (A x 2)
Up to 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)100 in (254 cm)
5 ft 5 in to 5 ft 8 in (165-173 cm)104 in (264 cm)
5 ft 9 in to 6 ft 0 in (175-183 cm)108 in (274 cm)
6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 4 in (185-193 cm)112 in (284 cm)
6 ft 5 in and over (196 cm and up)116 in (295 cm)
Our standard cut, no measuring needed120 in (305 cm)

Past 120 in we add $10 for every 5 in, up to 160 in. Longer? Write to us for a quote.

Standard length: 120 in (305 cm) $180.00

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Leave blank for 120 in. Over 120 in adds $10 for every 5 in, up to 160 in. We confirm the length by email.

Not sure of your length? Work it out from your height

A guide, not a rule. Measure from the back of the neck down to where you want the ends to fall, then double it.

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Overview

What this piece is

An ivory satin-look stole embroidered with lit candles and pine sprays, worked down both panels in gold, amber, green and brown thread.

For Advent and Christmas services, best suited to congregations that keep white or gold through Advent rather than violet or blue.

Symbolism

Candles stand for Christ as the light of the world, a theme Advent keeps returning to. Pine and its cones are evergreen, a traditional sign of life continuing through winter.

Why clergy choose it

  • Dispatch

    Dispatched within 5–7 days, with tracked delivery worldwide.

  • Liturgically correct

    White (ivory ground with gold thread) — worn for advent sunday services, advent candle-lighting services, christmas eve mass

  • Cloth and finish

    Ivory satin-faced cloth with gold, amber, green and brown thread embroidery. Single continuous panel; plain straight-cut ends; no fringe or contrast trim.

  • Cut to your measurements

    Cut to any length from 84 in to 160 in; beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in

Details

About this stole

The Advent Candle and Pine Stole is an ivory satin-look stole embroidered top to bottom with the two plants and lights of the Advent season: a ringed candle near the neckline, sprays of pine with pinecones below it, a pair of smaller candles further down, and a second pine spray running toward the hem. It can be tailored to any length a wearer needs.

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Design and symbolism

Each panel repeats the same sequence. At the neck sits a single large candle set inside a gold ring, its flame worked in amber and gold thread. Below it a spray of pine needles and two pinecones spreads across the panel in green and brown. Further down, a pair of smaller candles stands side by side, echoing the first, and the design closes with another pine and pinecone spray near the hem. Candlelight is one of the oldest visual shorthand for Christ as the light of the world, and it sits naturally against evergreen, the traditional sign of life that does not fade with winter. Together the two motifs read as a straightforward Advent picture: light kept burning through the dark weeks before Christmas.

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Liturgical use

The Clergy Couture classes this stole as white. That is worth being plain about: white and gold are the colours of Christmas, not of Advent proper. Where a parish keeps the older discipline of violet, or the Sarum and Anglican custom of blue, through the four Sundays of Advent, this ivory piece is not the stole for that pulpit. It belongs instead to congregations, many of them low-church Protestant or non-liturgical, that wear white or gold through Advent itself, and it is a natural, uncomplicated choice for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when white is worn almost everywhere. A candle-lighting service built around an Advent wreath is exactly the setting the design was drawn for.

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Who it is for

This is a stole for a priest, pastor or minister leading Advent or Christmas worship, whether that is a Sunday liturgy, a midweek candle-lighting service, or the Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service itself. The single continuous ivory panel and plain, unfringed ends keep the piece understated enough for a congregation that prefers its vestments quiet rather than heavily worked.

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Length and fit

Standard length is 120 in (305 cm) end to end, worn straight down over both shoulders in the presbyteral cut. Anything from 84 in up to 120 in costs the same as standard; past that, $10 is added for each further 5 in, up to 160 in. Give your height in the box on this page and it will suggest a starting length, which you are free to adjust. Whatever length and notes you enter travel through to your cart and your order automatically.

See the full range of Advent vestments and Christmas vestments, browse other clergy stoles, or check the liturgical colour guide before you order.

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At a glance

  • Liturgical use

    Advent Sunday Services, Advent Candle-Lighting Services, Christmas Eve Mass, Christmas Day Services

  • Embroidery

    Candle, Pine Branch, Pinecone

  • Liturgical colour

    White (ivory ground with gold thread)

  • Worn by

    Priest, Pastor, Minister — Presbyteral cut - worn straight down over both shoulders

  • Cloth

    Ivory satin-faced cloth with gold, amber, green and brown thread embroidery

  • Construction

    Single continuous panel; plain straight-cut ends; no fringe or contrast trim

  • Dispatch

    Dispatched within 5–7 days

  • Personalisation

    Cut to any length from 84 in to 160 in; beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in

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Care

Dry clean only. Ivory satin marks easily, so keep it away from make-up, incense smoke and anything that might transfer colour.

Store rolled rather than folded, away from direct sunlight, and press from the reverse side if it needs it.

Specifications

The particulars

Measurements, cloth, construction and liturgical class, as recorded for this piece.

Product type
Clergy Stole
Style
Traditional presbyteral-cut stole with a repeating candle-and-greenery Advent and Christmas motif
Liturgical colour
White (ivory ground with gold thread)
Liturgical season
  • Advent,
  • Christmas
Embroidery
  • Candle,
  • Pine Branch,
  • Pinecone
Material
Ivory satin-faced cloth with gold, amber, green and brown thread embroidery
Length
120 in (305 cm) standard, or cut to your length
Width
4.5 in (11.5 cm)
Fit
Presbyteral cut - worn straight down over both shoulders
Construction
Single continuous panel; plain straight-cut ends; no fringe or contrast trim
Worn by
  • Priest,
  • Pastor,
  • Minister
Customisation
Cut to any length from 84 in to 160 in; beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in
Dispatch time
5–7 days
Made in
Pakistan

Liturgical practice varies between traditions. Where your own use differs, follow your ordinary.

FAQs

Before you order

Is this ivory stole meant for Advent or for Christmas?

White and gold belong to Christmas in most Western traditions, not to Advent, which many churches keep in violet or, in Sarum and Anglican use, blue. This stole is cut from ivory satin, so it sits most comfortably on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when white is worn almost everywhere.

It also suits congregations that do not follow the violet or blue Advent discipline and wear white or gold through the season instead, including many Advent candle-lighting services built around a wreath.

What do the candles and pine sprays on this stole mean?

The candles stand for Christ as the light of the world, a picture Advent keeps returning to as the season moves toward Christmas. Pine and its cones are evergreen, kept in church decoration as a sign of life that continues through winter.

The two motifs repeat down each panel, so the stole reads the same story twice: light, then evergreen, light again, then evergreen, from neckline to hem.

How long should my stole be?

Enter your height in the panel above and the page works it out: roughly 100 in for a wearer up to 5 ft 4 in, 104 in to 5 ft 8 in, 108 in to 6 ft, 112 in to 6 ft 4 in, and 116 in above that. Those figures follow the usual clergy proportion of 51, 53 and 55 inches per side.

It is a guide, not a rule. Some clergy like the ends at the knee and some at mid-calf, and a stole worn over a full alb hangs differently from one worn over a cassock. If you already know the length you like, type it in and ignore the suggestion.

Does a made-to-measure length cost extra?

Up to 120 in, no. Any finished length from 84 in to 120 in (213 to 305 cm) is available at the standard price. Past 120 in we add $10 for every 5 in, so 125 in is $10 more, 130 in is $20 more, and 160 in, the longest we offer, is $80 more.

The price on the page is the price you pay. Choose Made to Measure, type the length you want, and the band updates the price before you add to cart. We confirm every made-to-measure length by email. If you need longer than 160 in, write to support@theclergycouture.com and we will quote it.

Is this cut for a priest or for a deacon?

It is made in the presbyteral cut, worn straight down over both shoulders. That is the way a priest, a pastor or a minister wears a stole, and it is what the photographs on this page show.

A deacon wears the stole across the body, from the left shoulder to the right hip. If you need it made that way, choose Made to Measure and say so in the notes, or write to support@theclergycouture.com before ordering so we can confirm it for this design.

How should the stole be cared for?

We recommend professional dry cleaning for embroidered vestments. Store the stole flat or loosely rolled rather than folded, so no crease forms across the embroidery, and keep it out of direct sunlight to protect the gold thread. The Journal's vestment care guide covers pressing, storage and stain removal in full.

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