History of the chasuble A chasuble is a vestment worn by the clergy. It is normally worn with a clergy stole. Used by Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, and other denominations. The  chasuble started life as a conical poncho, called in Latin a "casula" that was the common outer traveling garment in the late Roman Empire. It was simply a roughly oval piece of  cloth, with a round hole in the middle through which to pass the head, that fell below the knees on all sides. It had to be gathered up on the arms to allow the arms to be used  freely. Like most garments the chasuble has evolved but still remains quite traditional. There are many types of chasuble from the very plain to extremely ornate, lavished with hand  embroidery. Machine embroidery has now become popular due to low cost compared to hand work. Most fabrics used on chasubles are specialist to the church. Chasubles are  normally decorated with braids and trimmings. Types of chasuble are Gothic, Semi Gothic, Roman or fiddleback, Monastic. Colours for the chasuble are normally dependant on the  season (liturgical colours) White/Ivory/Gold, Green, Red, Purple, Black. We specialise in embroidered chasuble & stoles, hand embroidered chasubles, vestments, clerical shirts &,  church supplies. Bookmark www.chasuble.co - discounts available for multiple chasubles. View deals on chasubles at twitter. The pictures of chasubles on this website are subject  to copyright. Chasuble. Cardiff House, Cardiff Road, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. CF63 2AW. ©2010. www.chasuble.co www.chasuble.co ©2010 Site Links White Chasuble Ivory Chasuble Green Chasuble Red Chasuble Church Banners Purple Chasuble Black Chasuble Chasuble Sets Copes Clergy Stoles Sitemap XML Sitemap Home Chasuble & stole. Embroidered front and back as shown. Fully lined. Length 130cm Chasuble & stole. Embroidered front and back as shown. Fully lined. Length 130cm Chasuble & stole. Embroidered front and back as shown. Fully lined. Length 130cm Chasuble & stole. Embroidered front and back as shown. Fully lined. Length 130cm Chasuble & stole. Embroidered front and back as shown. Fully lined. Length 130cm Chasuble & stole. Embroidered front and back as shown. Fully lined. Length 130cm Welcome to our worldwide site for low cost machine  embroidered & hand embroidered chasubles. We manufacture  and retail chasubles, clergy stoles, hand embroidered  banners, hand embroidered emblems, clergy shirts & blouses,  ecclesiastical garments, church silver, church fabrics &  trimmings, and much more. A fully lined chasuble & stole  starts at just £39. UK shipping is free at www.chasuble.co  Shop at chasuble with confidence. Our website domain is  verified by GoDaddy and SiteSafe. We have a shopping cart  powered by Roman Cart which has VeriSign security. We manufacture chasubles, clerical shirts & blouses, ecclesiastical metalware and much more. Please contact us for a free quotation. Note: all chasubles come with a free stole  “I am very pleased with the chasuble and stole that I ordered. Great value” Mrs Bolton - Lowestoft. “Well done chasuble.co for a great service and for being so helpful. Love your website, so easy to use” Reverend Thomas - Wales. “This is my first purchase and you have exceeded all expectations. My chasuble is divine” John C Howard - Scotland. “Wow! Your clerical shirts are the best I have ever seen. Such workmanship. Extremely high quality” Sarah Hart - Midlands. “A big thanks to all at chasuble.co for all your help. I purchased a cope, chasuble, and 2 shirts. Very pleased” James - Newcastle. “My order arrived in plenty of time for my ordination. I will certainly be back to order some chasubles and a stole” Luke - Devon “Thanks chasuble.co for making matching chalice veils for my chasubles. Love the brocade fabric!” Mrs C Roberts “Embroidered chasubles that are designed for every occasion” Father Howard - Bristol Wordpress Wordpress Wordpress Clerical Shirt Shop Clergy Shirts USA Wordpress Wordpress Church Emblems