The Opinionated Tailor

Start date: December 2007 608 minutes, 32 seconds in 36 episodes

“The Opinionated Tailor” is a glimpse into the colorful world of Khouria Krista West, ecclesiastical tailor, priest’s wife, and mother. In her podcasts, she discusses any and all matters pertaining to Orthodox church vesture, parish life, motherhood, and faith.

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Khouria Krista West has worked as an ecclesiastical tailor for over fifteen years, and she has homeschooled her children over the last six years. She has a particular interest in the history and traditions of Eastern Orthodox liturgical vesture and enjoys sharing her research with others. She resides in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Fr. Alban West, and her two daughters. You can view her work at www.kwvestments.com.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Feb 22, 2010	Put Down and Look Kh. Krista encourages us to put down the service books and enter more fully into this year's Lenten services. Click to play	11:26
Jan 27, 2010	Prepare Ye the Way Getting ready for both a new baby and a new book on vestments has Kh. Krista thinking about preparation in general. Click to play	16:31
Nov 07, 2009	Discipline - Part 6 Kh. Krista discusses the importance and joy of hard work. Click to play	23:45
Sep 25, 2009	Discipline - Part 5 As part of a disciplined life, Kh. Krista discusses the place occupied by balance, eikonimia, and rest. Click to play	16:50
Aug 22, 2009	Discipline - Part 4 Is almsgiving just about money? Kh. Krista explores how almsgiving teaches us to let go. Click to play	12:49
Aug 08, 2009	Discipline - Part 3 Kh. Krista presents fasting as a gift and a skill. Click to play	15:52
Jul 11, 2009	Discipline - Part 2 In part two of her series on leading a more disciplined life, Kh. Krista looks at the traditional discipline of prayer. Click to play	16:06
Jul 03, 2009	Discipline - Part 1 How do we lead a disciplined life? Part one of a series on discipline. Click to play	26:09
May 23, 2009	Abase and Abound How good are you at going with the flow? Can you "abase and abound," as St. Paul mentions in Philippians? Kh. Krista uses her experience making cassocks to consider this topic. Click to play	19:15
May 04, 2009	The Joy of Handcraft Is knitting a dying art?	19:17
Apr 16, 2009	Learning to Ski the Slopes of Lent Khouria Krista compares the Lenten journey to learning to ski.	15:57
Mar 13, 2009	Preparing for Lent How to take your schedule down a notch in preparation for Great Lent.	16:35
Mar 04, 2009	Longing for Paradise Christ charms us into His kingdom, says Khouria Krista West, and this is nowhere more evident than in the physical manifestation of beauty within the Church.	22:53
Feb 16, 2009	Bishops’ Vestments Khouria Krista West explains the origins of Bishops' vestments.	22:14
Jan 27, 2009	Sin No. 5 On the list of 7 deadly sins in the Bible, the 5th one is Gluttony. In a society where we are often denied nothing, how do we as Orthodox Christians face this issue head on? Kh. Krista has a very personal experience to share with us today.	17:34
Dec 16, 2008	Eye Of The Storm Kh. Krista muses on Christmas, preparation, twinkly lights and priorities as we draw closer to Christmas day.	15:24
Nov 18, 2008	From Concept to Completion - The Tailor’s Workshop Today, Kh. Krista lets us in on her planning and final completion of her new workshop where ecclesiastical vestments are made.	19:44
Oct 14, 2008	The Honorable Workman "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." (Ecclesiastes 9:10) Today Kh. Krista celebrates the laborer who works with his or her hands in a day of automation and machinery.	19:36
Sep 20, 2008	In The Workshop Today Kh. Krista takes us into her workshop where she is working on some unique and unusual cutting projects.	17:35
Sep 03, 2008	Kontoglou on Byzantine Iconography Today Kh. Krista reads a fascinating and instructive article from the Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies about Byzantine iconography compared to western art.	12:27
Aug 05, 2008	The Work of Contentment Kh. Krista reflects on the relationship between work and true contentment.	15:57
Jul 19, 2008	Painting and Praying The Bible says we are to pray without ceasing. But does that include when we have a paint brush in our hand?	09:36
Jul 02, 2008	Driving To Heaven Kh. Krista imagines an Orthodox world where our priorities favor the beauty of our Temples rather than the beauty of our cars.	11:55
Jun 16, 2008	Clutter, Confusion and Contentment Some thoughts on the clutter in our lives and how it affects our spiritual state.	13:32
May 30, 2008	Ode To A Home Kh. Krista gives a farewell to her house and muses on what homes and beauty mean.	12:32
May 16, 2008	Wear Your Best For Jesus Kh. Krista shares her thoughts on wearing your Sunday best.	14:06
Apr 24, 2008	Meditations on a Funeral Since today is Holy Friday, Kh. Krista takes a departure from her usual topics of vestments and beauty in the Church and gives a meditation on motherhood and death.	10:53
Apr 13, 2008	Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Color Is Wrong Kh. Krista discusses the use of color in vestments.	24:57
Apr 01, 2008	A Tailor’s reflections on the prayer of St. Ephraim Kh. Krista gives some reflections on the prayer of St. Ephraim from a tailor's point of view. 16:09	16:09
Mar 16, 2008	Beauty In The Church Kh. Krista explores the various reasons that beauty is important in the Church.	18:12
Mar 01, 2008	How Vestments Are Made In this podcast, Kh. Krista explains step-by-step how vestments are made, from the very first phone call to the finished garments.	19:27
Feb 17, 2008	The Education of an Ecclesiastical Tailor Kh. Krista walks us through her journey and experiences that brought her to the world of ecclesiastical tailoring.	16:38
Feb 05, 2008	A Walking Tour Of The Orthodox Church - Part 2 Kh. Krista continues her informative tour paying particular close attention to what the Deacon and Priest are wearing. Don't miss her perspective on the importance of the beauty of the fabric close to the end!	19:54
Jan 23, 2008	A Walking Tour Of The Orthodox Church - Part 1 Today we walk through the temple and learn about the fabrics, vestments and colors that we encounter. This is part 1 of our tour.	18:48
Jan 08, 2008	The Power Of The Cassock In this episode Kh. Krista gives us some history on the use of the cassock and shares her opinion on how it should be used today.	14:27
Dec 26, 2007	The Big Black Dress Kh. Krista gives a helpful perspective on current cassock usage in the US and the modern history of clerical dress in America since the 1950s.	13:30