Spellworx~Magical Wheat Weaving
By Natalie Zaman

Corn Dollies can be works of art! You can make your own in a few simple steps and bring an Autumnal Blessing to your home.

You will need:

9 strands of wheat
Water
A Large Flat Pan (it should be big enough to lay the wheat flat in it without bending the stalks)
Red Ribbon (you can also use a seasonal color like orange--both represent fiery energy!)
Scissors

While you are braiding and tieing, say the following spell (or make up your own):

Welcome Mabon! Colors bright,
A time of equal Day and night.
Goddess sweet, please smile on me,
And on my home give blessings three!

You may want to practice braiding with some string before you begin so that when you do the work, you can concentrate on the spell and not be distracted or frustrated if you make a mistake.

Soak the wheat in water for about three hours before you work with it so that it is soft and pliable.

Tie the nine strands of wheat together with the heads at the top. Then divide the nine into three sections of three strands each. Hold the wheat so that the sections are in front of you like the diagram below. The left strand is A, the middle, B and the right, C.

Start with your left strand (A) and cross it over the middle strand (B). Next, take the right strand (C) and cross it over the new "middle" strand (A).
Take your new "left" strand (B) and cross it over your new "middle" strand (C). Then take your right strand (now A) and cross if over the middle strand (B).

Each thread takes turns as the middle, left and right strands with each crossing. Keep repeating the process--crossing the left and then the right strands over the middle strand of the braid, until the strands are too short to cross any more.

Take the end of the braid and bend it up so that the braid makes a loop. Tie the end to the top of the Corn Dollie (where the heads of the wheat are) and knot three times.

Tie a length of ribbon through the braid loop for hanging. Your Corn Dollie--a symbol of the bounty of Autumn and the promise of Spring--is now ready to bring Mabon Blessings to your home! You may want to tie a sachet of herbs (like the kind we made for EVERGREEDY) to the Corn Dollie to give it some extra energy. Hint: Corn Dollies make great gifts!

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