#daughteroftheforests @daughteroftheforests October 29 2018 at 10:01AM
St Brigid's Blessing - Cross Stitch Pattern. Designed in the USA by David Jackson of Claddagh Cross Stitch. The stitch count is 84 x 84. Design size is 6" x 6". The design features full & partial cross stitches & backstitch. The pattern is available as a PDF which you will be able to download once your payment has cleared. Please note this is the pattern ONLY - no fabric, flosses, frames or finishing items provided. Please do not share with others as this is a violation of USA copyright. Also included in the download is a free BONUS chart from David Jackson - this is the Shamrock with Violets shown in the photos! Any problems please contact me so I can help you. Story behind the design ---------------------------------- St Brigid is one of 3 traditional Irish saints along with St Patrick & St Columba. Her feast day is February 1st coinciding with the pagan festival of Imbolc - the beginning of Spring. St Brigid converted a pagan king to Christianity on his death bed by weaving rushes lining his floor and fashioning them into The Cross of Jesus. Irish Tradition has it that hanging a woven St Brigid's Cross on your front door will protect the house from fire. Suggestions for finishing your stitched piece --------------------------------------------------------------- Once you have finished stitching you could: - frame it as a picture - make into a mini cushion - stuff it with pot-pourri However you decide, you can then gift your finished item to someone of Irish heritage - give them something to treasure.
This clear and simple cross-stitch pattern features four victims of the Pendle Witch trials and the young girl who accused them. This pattern features Jennet Device, the 9 year old whose testimony condemned 10 people to the gallows in 1612, here with the mother, sister, brother and grandmother she accused of witchcraft. The true story of the Pendle Witches was featured in the 2018 Halloween Special of the What'sHerName Women's History Podcast. Listen to the podcast and discover "fascinating women you've never heard of" here: https://www.whatshernamepodcast.com/episodes/ Your purchase helps fund the podcast and helps support Women Making History! Great for beginners or the seasoned stitcher. This pattern is a digital download available instantly after your purchase. Pattern includes Jennet Device, Old Demdike, Elizabeth Device, Alizon Device and James Device.
Sweden-based artist Ulla Stina-Wikander (previously) continues her signature needlepoint interventions on domestic objects. Items traditionally associated with women’s housekeeping, like electric mixers and sewing machines along with hammers, wrenches, and axes, are cloaked in tightly fitting decorative designs. Stina-Wikander sources the needlepoint samples from flea markets and vintage stores, and is attracted to their connection with the now-anonymous people who made them. “These embroideries have been made by women and are often seen as kitsch and regarded as pretty worthless,” she states on her website. More
Spiritual Question of the Day: Is there an animal that you have a spiritual connection with? What animal is it and does it appear often in your life or your dreams? 🐍🕷🦉🦌🦇🦋
