For reasons too long to go into here, Brighid has recently become my patroness. And how marvelously fortuitous than I found your wonderful post on making a Brighid's cross just before her day! Thank you and many blessings!
I'm fifteen and my twin and I were born on Brigid's day. She calls us her blessed babies. It was nice watching this video because I am trying to learn more about her. She is my mother's patroness.
Im so happy to make my own Brigid's cross on her day! Its a favorite holiday of mine and Brigid is welcome back into my home after that freezing winter! May you be blessed!
I remember twisting in a similar pattern and being the one asked to start the knot I'm so happy to have found your channel, very nice to watch and greatly informative, Thank you so much!
Go raibh míle maith agat. I cut rushes that were growing in the centre of my beloved mum and dad's grave for the blessing of the graves last week and a few days later a young cousin in America tragically passed away. I made a St. Brigid's Cross tonight using your instruction from those rushes and it's going to America tomorrow with relatives to be placed in his grave at his funeral next week.
Thankyou.Just successfully made my first one.Had watched another video near st brigids day and cudn Make head nor tail of it but accomplished it today. Thanks.
I just learned of this! Watching the Miracle Hunter on EWTN and so many beautiful Saints live in infamy throughout history to enlighten us of God’s endless Love and Grace that lead us to His Love! Thank you Triune God for all the Holy men and women You send as examples of how to come to know and serve You and ask Your Holy Mother, the first Tabernacle and Your first Disciple, unstained by sin, from Her Immaculate Conception to intercede for us sinners and lead us as Queen of Angels and Saints!
For any philatelists out there: The Irish postal service came out with two commemorative stamps on St Brigid’s Day, one for Brigid’s Cross and one for the Imbolc Festival. This was only six months ago so the stamps are still available, and they ship internationally.
Thanks, that was really helpful. I'm hoping to make some for the first time ever this February. When you say "Rushes" do you mean the sharp spiky grass that grows in clumps across the countryside ? The grass that has a sharp point ?
@@BigGreenArt Cheers …. I live on the west coast of Scotland and it grows everywhere but I didn’t know what it was called…..My wife and I just refer to it as “Rod Stewart Hair” 😂
Thank you very much for this video! Brighid has become my patroness and this is exactly what I needed to see. Do you have any advice on what i may use here in America similar to rush (rushes) :)
It looks as though starting with a straight piece will result in two legs being slightly thicker than the other two. Even though the difference isn’t noticeable, is there a reason for not starting with a folded rush, the way you did with the three-leg Brigid’s cross?
@@BigGreenArt Thank you! I just made my first Brigid’s Cross after a lovely week in Ireland. The only problem is that I don’t know of any place here (San Francisco) to harvest rushes! So I substituted paper rods, rolled from strips of newspaper. At least the paper was authentic (The Irish Times).
Would the type of rush used for this be Juncus tenuis or Luzula campestris? Both are referred to as field rush in different regions, and bulrush also seems to be a common weaving grass in the UK. Is there one specific variety used to make Brigit’s Cross, and if so...any historic or practical reason for that choice?
Juncus is native field rush here in Ireland, on poor ground, so historically this is what our ancestors had at hand. We can use any stalk which doesn't snap when we bend it
Sorry, why did dislikes? Our Lady of Perpetual Flame, Goddess Brighid understand you gave dislikes. Hail Brighd, Our Lady. And let 's go to learn to make The Brighid 's Cross.
This is the best and easiest tutorial for a Brigid's Cross that I have seen. Thank you very much for making it.
+Linda Alcorn-Burg
Thank you for your comments,really appreciate your positive feedback.
For reasons too long to go into here, Brighid has recently become my patroness. And how marvelously fortuitous than I found your wonderful post on making a Brighid's cross just before her day! Thank you and many blessings!
Your welcome Lady Margaret.
I'm fifteen and my twin and I were born on Brigid's day. She calls us her blessed babies. It was nice watching this video because I am trying to learn more about her. She is my mother's patroness.
This is by far the best tutorial for a Brigid's Cross!!! I watched a few, then found yours -- thank goodness! Thank you so much!
+Monica Farnsworth
Thank you for the positive feedback,it is much appreciated.
Hello from St. Brigid's parish in Prince Edward Island, Canada! Wonderful video and really clear instructions. Thanks!
Hello from Donegal,Ireland and thank you for the lovely comments !
I never knew how to make a St Brigid’s cross before. Thank you so much for sharing this video. God Bless ❤️🙏🙂☘️
Im so happy to make my own Brigid's cross on her day! Its a favorite holiday of mine and Brigid is welcome back into my home after that freezing winter! May you be blessed!
Thank you so much for this great tutorial. I have just successfully made my first Brigid’s cross 😃
I'm going out to cut some rushes now. Thanks this was very easy to understand and remember.
Thank you for your kind feedback. Happy Brigid's Day.
Great video! Thanks for actually making crafting a Brigid's cross look easy! Other videos have left me more confused
I remember twisting in a similar pattern and being the one asked to start the knot
I'm so happy to have found your channel, very nice to watch and greatly informative, Thank you so much!
many thanks... this is the third year i have pulled up your video to make my cross.
Thanks Happy Saint Brigid's Day - Great idea for our Art Class, gonna cut grass in morning and create tomorrow night.
Very good. Go math Raith agut. Happy Saint Brigit's day today. For the recovery of Europe we pray.
I would like to thank this link to helping me learn to make Brigid's crosses.
Go raibh míle maith agat. I cut rushes that were growing in the centre of my beloved mum and dad's grave for the blessing of the graves last week and a few days later a young cousin in America tragically passed away. I made a St. Brigid's Cross tonight using your instruction from those rushes and it's going to America tomorrow with relatives to be placed in his grave at his funeral next week.
Thanks so much! I am going to see if I can do it from memory now. It's like learning sailing knots.
Thankyou.Just successfully made my first one.Had watched another video near st brigids day and cudn Make head nor tail of it but accomplished it today. Thanks.
Happy Imbolg/St Bridgid's Day. 🇮🇪☘️✌️❤️😊
Happy Spring and Brigit's Day
From the look I thought that it is going to be not easy to make it as it looks SO brautiful but in fact it is super easy! Thank you!
Thank you Anete
Thanks for this - it's lovely. Hope to make one in the morning! :) Thanks again and happy St Brigid's day.
Very helpful tutorial. I used lemongrass, which worked pretty much the same! Thank you for clear instructions.
oh cool, I have lemon grass growing in my yard, never know what to do with it
Well done Brendan.
This is brilliant. Very easy to follow and understand thank you.👍🏻😀💖💚🤍🧡
Glad you enjoyed it. Happy Brigid's Day.
Tis saint brigids day today,nice tutorial
This really helped me I couldn't find one that was good a I nearly gave up but then I found this and u have a new subscriber
+Doggy Paws547
Thank you for subscribing
Wonderful to see this Happy Imbolc
I just learned of this! Watching the Miracle Hunter on EWTN and so many beautiful Saints live in infamy throughout history to enlighten us of God’s endless Love and Grace that lead us to His Love! Thank you Triune God for all the Holy men and women You send as examples of how to come to know and serve You and ask Your Holy Mother, the first Tabernacle and Your first Disciple, unstained by sin, from Her Immaculate Conception to intercede for us sinners and lead us as Queen of Angels and Saints!
I go to this video every 30th January for the reminder on how to make it. Go raibh maith agat arís a Bhrendan.
Helpful, clear and concise. Look forward to more videos...
+Marcus Rodriguez
Thank you,very pleased you enjoyed it.More videos coming soon.
Stumbled across you today. Off to cut reeds. Cheers man
Your welcome, happy weaving.
OMG It’s so easy and I am DEFINITELY not a robot 😂😂😂
Thank you so much for this beautiful tutorial.
Thank you. I wondered how this was done! ❤
Hi Brendan, thanks for your great video. Very well explained, we made 200 of these for Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix @Heritage House Abbeyleix. Good job :)
This is a great video. Thanks 👍
This was definitely useful to know!
Great instructions, made mine today:)
thank you for this, it was very informative and easy to understand
Beautiful, Thank you. Happy Imbolc
I'm so happy for you
For any philatelists out there: The Irish postal service came out with two commemorative stamps on St Brigid’s Day, one for Brigid’s Cross and one for the Imbolc Festival. This was only six months ago so the stamps are still available, and they ship internationally.
thanks you helped me alot and i will go and make one now oh you got a new subscriber
Thanks for the lovely feedback. Happy Brigid's Day.
Hello Brendan,
Did you ever see a brídóg doll made from rushes, I would be interested in learning how it's done.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you. Great instructions.
Beautiful
Just beautiful! Thank you for the video 🌞👏👏👏
Thank you too!
Great tutorial, thank you.
Thanks for that. Very easy to follow.
Bob Ross vibes. Blessed be 🙏🏽
Thank you!
Thank you.
Interesting and easy to follow
+ireland holidays
Thank you for the lovely comment
Great instruction! Thank you :)
Thanks, that was really helpful. I'm hoping to make some for the first time ever this February.
When you say "Rushes" do you mean the sharp spiky grass that grows in clumps across the countryside ? The grass that has a sharp point ?
Yes that's rushes!
@@BigGreenArt
Cheers …. I live on the west coast of Scotland and it grows everywhere but I didn’t know what it was called…..My wife and I just refer to it as “Rod Stewart Hair” 😂
This custom is likely thousands of years old, as the crosses were originally associated with Brigid the fertility goddess. Thanks for a great tutorial
Thank u for the easy Gide 😍
Thank you. Appreciated.
Thank you very much for this video! Brighid has become my patroness and this is exactly what I needed to see. Do you have any advice on what i may use here in America similar to rush (rushes) :)
Soft rush (Juncus effusus) works fine. Widely available.
Or craft pipe cleaners work well too. or wire. or light rope. or willow.
Lovely thank you
I agree! This is the best! Thanks for making this :D:D:D I have an awesome Cross now!
+ProcessSING!
Thank you,pleased to have helped!
Blessed imbolc! 😊
Thank you a lot.
You are welcome!
Great. Thank you
Love it!
Thank you :)
We always had people come round distributing St Brigid's Crosses. Sadly it's a dying tradition 😕
At the start it looked hard. But its EASY!!!
It is lovely, xx
Happy Imbolc
i wonder if very early sweeping brushes were made from rushes
Thank you sm!!!
Thanks! I tried to just guess how to do it and.... It didn't go too well! Then I followed this video and it worked out no bother.
Glad I could help.
It looks as though starting with a straight piece will result in two legs being slightly thicker than the other two. Even though the difference isn’t noticeable, is there a reason for not starting with a folded rush, the way you did with the three-leg Brigid’s cross?
I think it's really a beginner's way with the straight rush, legs are uneven but not noticeable. Nice question. Thanks
@@BigGreenArt Thank you! I just made my first Brigid’s Cross after a lovely week in Ireland. The only problem is that I don’t know of any place here (San Francisco) to harvest rushes! So I substituted paper rods, rolled from strips of newspaper. At least the paper was authentic (The Irish Times).
@@sparkyheberling6115 Brilliant re-use!
Would the type of rush used for this be Juncus tenuis or Luzula campestris? Both are referred to as field rush in different regions, and bulrush also seems to be a common weaving grass in the UK. Is there one specific variety used to make Brigit’s Cross, and if so...any historic or practical reason for that choice?
Juncus is native field rush here in Ireland, on poor ground, so historically this is what our ancestors had at hand. We can use any stalk which doesn't snap when we bend it
so neat tho! mine look a lot more impressionistic then that.
What other materials can these crosses be made with besides rushes?
Lucy Kam 1007 straws
Here's Brendan showing us another Brigit's cross - a three legged ua-cam.com/video/rh7lwTadb2Y/v-deo.html
I’m a week late but happy imbolc
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Cool! :D
Man I can’t do this I’m not able to mane one
Maybe try with another material? Bend paper straws in same design?
@@BigGreenArt I will try that ty!
aru from the North?
Ards originally
@@BigGreenArt
👍 my Granny,
Carrickfergus.
Sorry, why did dislikes? Our Lady of Perpetual Flame, Goddess Brighid understand you gave dislikes. Hail Brighd, Our Lady. And let 's go to learn to make The Brighid 's Cross.
It's the swastika of the Toba tribe, in Estero, Argentina!