Patron saints of lace and decorative needlework are:
- St. Anne (lace makers) (26 July)
- St. Clare of Assisi (embroidery) (she is generally recognised as the main patron saint of needlework and embroidery) (11 August)
- St. Crispian (glove makers, lace makers, lace workers) (25 October)
- St. Elizabeth of Hungary (lace makers) (17 November)
- St. Francis of Assisi (embroidery; lace makers) (4 October)
- St. Helena (needle makers) (18 August, Western Church; 21 May Eastern Church)
- St. John Regis (embroidery; lace makers) (16 June; 2 July; 31 December)
- St. Louis (Louis IV of France) (embroidery) (25 August; formerly 24 August)
- St. Luke (lace makers) (18 October and other dates)
- St. Nicholas of Myra (lace merchants) (6 December)
- St. Paraseva (embroidery) (14 October)
- St. Peter the Evangelist (net makers) (Feast of Peter and Paul, 29 June)
- St. Rose of Lima (embroidery) (23 August)
- St. Sebastian (lace makers) (20 January, Western Church; 18 December Orthodox Church)
- St. Teresa of Avila (lace makers; lace workers) (15 October)
In addition, there are several websites that have 'created' patron saints for needlework and lace makers. These sites include Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture, and Generation Q, both of which are intended to be humorous and not to be taken too seriously.
Digital sources:
- http://saints.sqpn.com/ (retrieved 19 April 2016)
- http://generationqmagazine.com/lesser-saints-of-quilting-and-needlework/ (retrieved 19 April 2016)
- http://saints.sqpn.com/ (retrieved 19 April 2016)
- http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.nl/2010/12/book-of-saints-for-quilters.html (retrieved 19 April 2016).
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 1 July 2016).
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