# Rowan & Red Thread Witch Charm

> Two pale rowan twigs bound into a cross with red wool, no knot and no glue, as the old rhyme instructs: one of the oldest folk charms of Scottish and northern English cottages.

Price: 17.00 USD · in stock

## About
Rowan tree and red thread, put the witches to their speed. So runs the old rhyme, and this charm follows it exactly: two short lengths of rowan wood, bound at the center into a plain cross with red wool thread, wound tight around the join with no knot tied and no glue used.It is among the oldest and plainest protective charms of Scotland and the north of England, traditionally hung above a byre door, over the hearth, or nailed to a cottage lintel. In folk belief rowan was a tree unwelcoming to ill fortune, and red is the color folk tradition most often linked with warding off harm, so the pairing became a fixture of rural charm-making for generations.The wood is pale and close-grained, cut from coppiced rowan rather than a mature tree, so the stock renews itself season to season.DetailsMaterials: coppiced rowan wood and red wool threadWeight: about 15 gramsBound by hand, without knot or glueHow to useHang it above a doorway, tuck it on a windowsill, or keep it near the hearth, wherever the old custom placed it. It asks for no upkeep beyond staying in place. Sold as a curiosity; no medical or scientific claims are made.Hang it by the door, and keep an old custom alive in your home.