Brigid’s cross with extra reeds of rushes to make your own/ St. Brigid’s Cross Kit/ Brigid’s Cross DIY/ Goddess Brigid/ Imbolc/ Ireland/ Irish symbols/ st. Bridget/ saint bridget /Brigid’s Day
Brigid’s cross with extra reeds of rushes to make your own/ St. Brigid’s Cross Kit/ Brigid’s Cross DIY/ Goddess Brigid/ Imbolc/ Ireland/ Irish symbols/ st. Bridget/ saint bridget /Brigid’s Day
€20.00
DIY kit to make your own Cross with a step-by-step guide and a link to a video tutorial.
These rushes are readily available throughout Ireland favouring damp conditions. If you do get out to find some, only take what you need and make sure you leave enough of the mother plant to regrow. And never forage in a nature reserve or on private land without permission. Click the link below to follow along in my demo over on Youtube.
During lockdown, many people reached out to me to send some to them as they couldn’t get out in nature. I’m honoured to be able to facilitate this beautiful tradition.
I gather these reeds of rushes on demand and very mindfully so as not to damage the plant. I often film parts of my hikes to find new plants around the beautiful fields here in Wicklow. Sometimes I get stuck in the mud and my brilliantly white designer doggo becomes a wet and mucky puppy again. It brings me joy every time and I remember my Nana & Gaga who taught me how to make them.
Join Sarah in making a Saint Brigid Cross.
https://youtu.be/2-KbVWMj8dA
Saint Brigid's cross has four protruding arms with a woven square in the middle. It is said that the cross has a pre-Christian origin. It is also considered that it is associated with the Christian saint Brigid of Kildare, Ireland. She was one of the patron saints. It is a tradition in Ireland to make these crosses on Saint Brigid's feast day, 1st February.
Traditionally this cross is woven with rushes and hung in the doorway or window for the year, it is then burned and then replaced with a freshly woven cross the following year.
Goddess Brigid was one of the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland. The first day of February was known as her feast day, which was called Imbolc. The day used to mark the beginning of Spring.
The Christian blessing: "May the blessing of God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost be on this Cross and on the place where it hangs and on everyone who looks on it."
Some natural drying and colour changes will occur. I continue to find innovative ways to work with this natural happening. You are welcome to tighten the cross if necessary.
It is tradition to burn your cross at Imbolc and fashion a new one for the coming year.
Additional information
| Weight | .25 kg |
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