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So you are going to have a St. Nicholas—where or how to find
a costume? You will need these parts:
• Basic garment (alb, long tunic, or cassock), may be trimmed with
wide lace if not using a surplice
• Surplice (loose shorter garment worn
over cassock), optional, usually trimmed with wide lace
• Stole
(long, narrow scarf)
• Cape, cloak, or cope, may have
optional capelet
• Miter
• Crozier (staff)
• Beard
• Gloves, ring, pectoral cross,
optional
Costumes can be bought, made, or borrowed.
Professional costume companies are one option for complete outfits, or just
specialized parts like the cope and miter. For church use, basic pieces may
be borrowed from the church's basic vestment supply, such as an
alb and stole. However, it is important that St. Nicholas be
clearly different than a real bishop. So it isn't recommended to use real
bishop's vestments. A bit of fantasy is good for St. Nicholas!
Purchase
Costume shops sometimes have costumes, or, maybe, bishop's
costumes that may be modified to make a St. Nicholas. One source is the Sinterklaas Shop in Leiden, the Netherlands. This is
a Dutch site, but the friendly folks there use English when needed. Complete
Sinterklaas costumes are available, including an accessory pack with beard.
Make
Complete costume pattern
Pattern includes:
Miter
Cloak or cape
Capelet
Alb
Stole
Complete
instructions with cutting layouts
More information and PDF files
Tops to make a crozier easily are available in our shop.
Another way to make a costume is to adapt commercial costume
patterns to create the basic parts of a St. Nicholas costume. Vestment patterns
can also be found in vestment pattern books.
Simplicity 5480 or 0606 includes a cape with a capelet
option.
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Simplicity 9452 has a pattern for a
full cloak with or without a capelet.
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McCall's 2339 has a basic gown or long tunic and a
drape for a cape.
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Simplicity 5368 has a pattern for a
cassock.
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Vestments for All
Seasons
by Barbara Dee Baumgarten, Morehouse, 2002; This excellent book
has graphed patterns and complete directions for a dalmatic/tunic (the basic
garment) and stoles.
Purchase from amazon.com, amazon.ca, or amazon.co.uk.
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Link
Suggestions for How to Have a
Festival
from the St. Nicholas Society
in England
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print version
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Our SHOP has
St. Nicholas Cards
Three designs!!
Stickers
and a Puppet!
Cookie Cutters,
Paper Napkins,
Rubber Stamps & more!
St Nicholas SHOP
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