I almost forgot to post this in time this year. I won't re-write last year's post because it has all the links and all the info for making lots of projects from your Palm Sunday palm fronds. Just go to this link for all the information and all the links.
The links will give you patterns for making lapel-size baskets, birds, braids, rosebuds, fishes, several types of crosses, and the crown of thorns, among other designs.
I also have links to three sources of palms that you can buy during the years and work on these projects in advance. If you are Catholic, you would then have them blessed for Palm Sunday.
I just re-tested all the links and updated one or two, so even though it is an older post, all the links work as of today.
Also, I tagged this as Crafts because the techniques can be used with basketry and/or some ribbons for the rosebud, braids, etc.
Each year, I try to remember to post with current links for weaving items from the Palm Sunday palm strips.
When I was a little girl, someone in our family, and I cannot remember who, used to make little baskets out of the Palm Sunday palm strips. I used to make very simple crosses. A dear old friend of mine said she remembered riding home from Palm Sunday Mass with her stepdad and watching him weave roses and other items.
Once again, I am too late for my own goals of making some of these in time to wear on Palm Sunday. But this time, I at least found some links and I'll have them for next year. I also found a site where I (or anyone) can buy bunches of palm for that purpose.
In the Catholic Church, we like the priest to "bless" our spiritual items, so I might buy the palm during the year, make some things, and have them blessed and ready for next year.
Some of the items are sad, remembering the suffering of Jesus on Good Friday; others are joyous, remembering his triumph on Palm Sunday.
Here are some links for any of you who are interested.
To weave a Christian fish symbol and other palm weaving patterns, click here
To weave a Crown of Thorns, and for a braid pattern, click here
Palm Weaving in General (braid, cone, cross, rose bud, more), click here
Palm Weaving in General, click here
Palm Frond Bird, click here
Palm Leaf Cross - excellent diagrams, click here
Order Palm Strips (2 sites for ordering throughout the year- they sell out quickly during the Lenten season), click here, and click here.
I hope you will enjoy browsing this long-time method of sharing the joy of Palm Sunday.
Often we can find craft patterns and ideas in unexpected places.
You might want to browse the links in my Palm Weaving - Palm Sunday post, link below.
http://prayersncrafts.blogspot.com/2011/04/palm-sunday-palm-weaving.html'
Although the patterns are for palm strips and for a religious holiday, there's no reason you can't learn the weaving techniques and apply them to other materials.
Each year, I try to remember to post with current links for weaving items from the Palm Sunday palm strips.
When I was a little girl, someone in our family, and I cannot remember who, used to make little baskets out of the Palm Sunday palm strips. I used to make very simple crosses. A dear old friend of mine said she remembered riding home from Palm Sunday Mass with her stepdad and watching him weave roses and other items.
Once again, I am too late for my own goals of making some of these in time to wear on Palm Sunday. But this time, I at least found some links and I'll have them for next year. I also found a site where I (or anyone) can buy bunches of palm for that purpose.
In the Catholic Church, we like the priest to "bless" our spiritual items, so I might buy the palm during the year, make some things, and have them blessed and ready for next year.
Some of the items are sad, remembering the suffering of Jesus on Good Friday; others are joyous, remembering his triumph on Palm Sunday.
Here are some links for any of you who are interested.
To weave a Christian fish symbol
http://www.socialtampa.com/westtampa/palm_sunday/palm_weaving.htm
To weave a Crown of Thorns
http://www.italiansrus.com/palms/palmcrown.htm
Palm Weaving in General (braid, cone, cross, rose bud, more) http://www.italiansrus.com/palms/palmpatterns.htm
Palm Weaving in General
http://www.catholicmom.com/palm_crafts.htm
Palm Frond Bird
http://www.hackingfamily.com/Amanda/School/palm_frond_art.htm
Palm Leaf Cross - excellent diagrams http://www.kidssundayschool.com/Gradeschool/Crafts/1craft08.php
Order Palm Strips (3 sites for ordering throughout the year-most are currently out of stock)
http://www.churchsupplies.com/store/church-supplies-long-palm-strips.shtml
http://www.catholicsupply.com/churchs/palm.html
http://www.religioussupply.com
I hope you will enjoy browsing this long-time method of sharing the joy of Palm Sunday.
