18th Degree Scottish Rite Apron – White Red Silk – Knight Rose Croix

Description

18th Degree Scottish Rite Apron – White Red Silk – Knight Rose Croix

The Knight Rose Croix degree places the pelican and the rose cross at the center of its ceremony, and this apron carries both in hand embroidered silk across the white body. When a Scottish Rite officer ties this apron before an 18th Degree conferral, every symbol on the face connects directly to the ritual the chapter is about to conduct. The all-seeing eye above on the red flap and the winged pelican with the cross below on the white body are not decorative choices. They are the specific symbols the 18th Degree tradition places on its officer regalia, positioned exactly where the degree demands them.

Silk construction gives this apron a surface quality that moire ribbon and satin alternatives cannot match in the hand. Silk drapes with a weight and fluidity that holds its position during procession and degree work without the stiffness synthetic fabrics produce early in their wear cycle. The white silk ground of the apron body takes hand embroidery differently than satin does, allowing the needle to pass through cleanly and the thread to lie flat against the surface without pulling the ground fabric. After years of ceremony use, a well-maintained silk apron holds its drape and its surface appearance in a way that reflects the degree it was made to serve.

The red moire ribbon border traces the full apron perimeter at finest quality, producing the watered silk pattern that shifts under Scottish Rite chapter lighting as the officer moves through the degree work. Red at this border width frames the white silk body with the color the Knight Rose Croix degree places on its officer dress, and the moire pattern gives that border the visual depth plain red ribbon does not carry.

Hand embroidery across the flap and body works the degree symbols in the thread placement and tension that machine application cannot replicate. The olive branch sprays flanking the central pelican emblem are worked with individual leaf detail, the cross sits at the correct axis above the pelican, and the all-seeing eye with radiating light rays fills the red flap with the degree symbol the 18th Degree places at its apex. Each element was placed by hand, which means the stitch tension across the full embroidered surface is consistent and the symbols hold their form through the ceremony seasons ahead.

The apron measures 39 by 32 centimeters, sized for the proportions Scottish Rite 18th Degree tradition establishes at this level. Soft padding behind the silk face holds the flat presentation through a full chapter evening without creasing, and the rear pocket carries officer items without affecting the front drape.

The backside carries black fabric with a red cross, completing the degree presentation on the reverse for ceremonies where the apron back is visible during certain ritual positions.

The adjustable belt fastens with a gold plated snake fitting that holds its waist position through the full conferral without adjustment.

Every Stitch in Service to the Craft

Specifications

• Material: Silk, moire ribbon
• Color: White, red
• Size: 39 x 32 cm
• Backside: Black with red cross
• Belt: Adjustable with gold plated snake fitting
• Padding: Soft padding throughout
• Pocket: Rear pocket included
• Care: Handle with care appropriate to silk construction

Q: What degree is this apron made for?

A: This apron is made for the 18th Degree of the Scottish Rite, known as Knight Rose Croix. The symbols on the face, including the pelican, rose cross, and all-seeing eye, connect directly to the ritual conducted at this degree level.

Q: What is on the back of this apron?

A: The backside carries black fabric with a red cross, completing the degree presentation on the reverse for ceremonial positions where the apron back is visible during 18th Degree ritual work.

Q: What are the dimensions of this apron?

A: The apron measures 39 centimeters wide by 32 centimeters high, sized to the proportions the 18th Degree Scottish Rite tradition establishes for Knight Rose Croix officer apron wear.

Q: Does this apron include a pocket?

A: Yes. A rear pocket sits recessed in the lining and carries officer items without affecting the front silk face drape or the way the apron hangs during degree conferral and procession.

Product Features

Hand embroidered Knight Rose Croix symbols on white silk body

Craftsmen work the pelican, olive branch sprays, and rose cross by hand through the white silk ground, with individual stitch placement producing the symbol detail and thread tension the 18th Degree ceremony presentation demands.

Red moire ribbon border on finest quality silk apron body

The watered silk pattern in the red moire border shifts under chapter lighting as the officer moves, framing the white silk body with the color and surface quality the Knight Rose Croix degree places on its officer dress.

Black reverse with red cross and soft padding throughout

The black backside carries a red cross for ceremonial positions where the reverse is visible, while soft padding behind the silk face holds the flat presentation through the full length of a Scottish Rite 18th Degree conferral.