Henna / Smou CraftsNew weavings from january.
#tabletweaving #lautanauha #folkart #finnishhandicraft #handmade #cottagecrafts
Tuukka RThis shows how strong Finns' connection to Latvians and Lithuanians once was.
Do the different forms in the patterns carry some specific meaning or (magical) effect?
@Tuuktuuk Many of the same symbols appear in neighboring countries :) I believe that the Looped square (Käpälikkö) is also a symbol of good luck in the Baltic countries, and I think there is a lot of nature mysticism in these symbols. It is difficult to say what their exact meanings are, but there is definitely something magical about them. At least they have spell on me.
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Latvians have an old system of notation for recording their folk tales. It only marks the main characters of the stories, and the order of the symbols then helps remember what happens in the story so it won't change during the generations. Here's a little about them: http://baltic-crossroads.com/symbols.php
Latvians have an old system of notation for recording their folk tales. It only marks the main characters of the stories, and the order of the symbols then helps remember what happens in the story so it won't change during the generations. Here's a little about them: http://baltic-crossroads.com/symbols.php
It's also common using those in clothes or such. In the case of gloves, the main magic is in the part around the wrist, while the rest of the glove has a different pattern, giving a secondary spell or specifying the focus of the main one more precisely.
This culture has remained continuously alive and active through tens of millennia for Latvians. I wish we Finns hadn't forgotten what ours mean.
@Tuuktuuk Thank you. I need to check this out.