Prayer Flag for Mother Earth

Dear Transcendentals, I would like to thank Sue, for making me a co-founder,
we felt it time to renew a much needed unity in manifesting healing for our ailing beautiful planet to be carried by the winds around our world.
Please join with us and help create a Universal Energy of Spirit.
Blessings, Sue @Crescendo & Jane @Star7Lily

Create ONE prayer flag for your partner to add to her string.

Prayers/mantras/messages, colors, elements, text, and mediums are Sender's choice.

Please Note: you do NOT have to be a quilter or know how to sew to join this swap!

Some wonderful examples can be found at websites such as these listed below. There are many more examples out there.

Paint & Printing prayer flags

Batik style prayer flags using glue

The Prayer Flag Project

Heart & Hands

THE PURPOSE OF THIS SWAP IS TO HAVE FLAGS TO HANG OUTSIDE OUR HOMES AND EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS IN THE MANNER THE TIBETAN'S DID - SO THAT AS THE THINGS FADE AND THE STRINGS UNRAVEL - THOSE WISHES/POSITIVE MANTRAS/PRAYERS ARE RELEASED INTO AND ONTO AND AROUND THE WORLD

How to Make Prayer Flags

• Cut pieces of fabric to 6" x 12". (you can use fabric that is of the traditional 5 colors, or use any other color you love). Use materials you already have on hand if at all possible. I welcome you to repurpose materials you have at home. It's best for the fabric to be cotton as it needs to be able to unravel as time passes.

• Fold the top down on each piece of fabric and stitch in place (by hand or machine) to create a 3" sleeve, making the flag surface 6" x 9". Leave the edges unhemmed or unfinished. You may use fabric glue instead of sewing to create the hanging pocket - that way non-sewers can also participate. Make sure to use a sufficient amount of glue to hold in the elements as this will hang outside.

• Paint, stitch, stamp, dye, embroider, applique, print, or collage the flags... absolutely WHATEVER strikes your fancy. Just remember - the style you send out may NOT be the style you get in return (you may embroider but your partner may paint theirs, for example). The point is the intent and the THOUGHT that your partner has put in to making this flag.

  • Add words, journaling, or symbols as desired. You can applique letters, add hand stitching, stencil with textile paint, or just write with a permanent marker - Posca pens sold individually/pks have Light colours in a wide range.

  • If you find your prayer flags all bunch up in a snarly mess when strung outside, try using a ribbon tape about one inch wide to string your prayer flags on, and make a tacking stitch somewhere on the edges of the opening where the ribbon inside is snug, just a simple line of running stitch, (in and out with a needle and thread in a line) will keep the prayer flag in line.

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