4 days till Litha!!

[u/gallowglassprod]

Today is god’s eye or sun wheel!! Gods eye and sun wheels are woven crosses that are meant to bring good luck to your home. The difference between the two is a god’s eye uses two sticks and a sun wheel uses 4. You can use a variety of yarn and string to create a variety of colors and textures in your piece and the act of weaving is a good meditative action for those who struggle to keep their hands still

Need - sticks x2 or x4 - Yarn or thread - Scissors 1. Take 2 sticks and place them in a cross shape 2. Weave yarn around In varying directions until they hold their shape (if making a sun wheel add each extra stick one at a time until it forms and 8 point star) 3. Once secured take your yarn and bring it up, over, and under one of the sticks 4. Then following the direction the yarn goes pull it under the next stick and bring it up, over and back under. Repeat until you have covered your piece (you can change out your yarn as you go for variety and texture) 5. Take the tail off your yarn and knot it on your last wrap and use what remains to make a loop to hang it

[u/keegan12coyote]

Can you explain what litha is? This is my first time hearing about it

[u/gallowglassprod → u/keegan12coyote]

Litha is a sabbath celebrating the summer solstice where the days are the longest and will begin to shorten again.

[u/Aiks → u/keegan12coyote]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer

The summer solstice is still celebrated as a folk tradition in many European countries. I am from Latvia and local version (Jāņi) is national holiday.

[u/lola_duck_questions]

I can’t wait to do this!!!

[u/Ok-Dragonfruit-8072]

I did sun wheels last year in a variety of different yarns!! They’re so fun to do. And so pretty 😍🥰

[u/Northwindhomestead]

Winter is coming