#witch arts and crafts

beautifullywarped:

Mokosh with spindle, 2014.
Weave structure: double weave pick up.
Weaver: C. Jacobus

What a wonderful devotion. Мóкошь, Mokosh, is a protector of women’s work and destiny, divination, overseeing spinning, weaving, and childbirth. She brought rain, fertility, and ruled over the dead. Her image was captured in embroidery unto the 19th century.