St Patrick's Day Cross

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950322009130716236.post-49932552323157622182008-03-17T05:53:00.001-07:002008-04-11T11:09:47.621-07:00St Patrick's Day Cross<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R95qQs2UvCI/AAAAAAAAAj0/BArlHrR1irE/s1600-h/cross.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B7gY6DksAuw/R95qQs2UvCI/AAAAAAAAAj0/BArlHrR1irE/s400/cross.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178693456672111650" /></a> Young girls and small children wear on the right shoulder "a St Patrick's Cross", consisting of a single or double cross formed of pieces of narrow silk ribbon stitched to a circular disk of white paper, nicked at the edge, and measuring from 3 to 4 1/2 inches in diameter. At the ends of the arms of the cross a very small bow or rosette is stitched and one a trifle larger at the junction of the arms; the more and the brighter the colours of the silk, the more handsome is considered the St Patrick's Cross. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 1908 I made my cross from a piece of white shirt cardboard. I used pieces of plastic bag instead of silk ribbon. Even though I make an effort to carry a bag with me shopping, plastic bags do seem to multiply. I went through my bag of bags before I took them back to the supermarket and selected ones with color to make the ribbons and bows. I cut narrow strips and tied them into bows. The plastic I used for the center bag wasn't long enough to tie a bow so I just shaped one. I stitched the plastic ribbons and bows onto the circle but you could also use a stapler. Information about the St. Patrick's Day Cross from The Year in Ireland: A Calendar by Kevin DannaherSusan Kapuscinski Gaylordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174952588173490738noreply@blogger.com