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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (ET)
FREE Virtual Event / БЕЗКОШТОВНО
Learn to make a straw pavuk. “Pavuk" means spider in Ukrainian, and since spiders are considered a benevolent presence – these web-like mobiles bring good fortune and blessings to the home.
This craft harkens from Northern and Eastern Europe and can be found in most places where grain growing (and straw) is a key component of people’s lives. In Poland, they are known as pajaki, and himmeli in Finnish.
In this dark and immensely painful time, making pavuky can bring solace and peace. These golden spiderwebs are traditionally made to trap the bad energy in the house and transform it. Let us pray with our hands and gather virtually to make pavuky together.
In this workshop you’ll get the chance to learn the basic principles of the craft and create your own delicate mobile to hang in your home. Experience the golden light and sacred geometry as you work with the simple gifts of wheat and rye straw, linen thread, and beeswax.
Božena Hrycyna will demonstrate how to make the most basic elements that you can further build on to make a larger web.
In collaboration with Folk Camp and led by Božena Hrycyna, teacher, artist, and community organizer.
This workshop is offered in English
What you need:
wheat straw
mercerized cotton crochet thread
beeswax bar
red embroidery floss for tassel
While participation is free, donations are appreciated to support continued cultural programming at St. Vladimir Institute. https://www.stvladimir.ca/donate-checkout.
St. Vladimir Institute gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Shevchenko Foundation, Temerty Foundation Community Development Fund, the SUS Foundation of Canada, and Delta Bingo & Gaming.
Інститут св. Володимира висловлює подяку Фонд громадського розвитку Фундації родини Темертей при Фундації ім. Т. Шевченка, Фундації СУС в Канаді i Delta Bingo & Gaming за фінансову підтримку культурних програм.
For questions, contact cultural.svi@gmail.com
