Raechel Henderson

Enhance your witchcraft by putting needle and thread to fabric. Part sewing manual and part grimoire, this fun and easy guide turns every craft project into a magickal ritual. Packed with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs, Sew Witchy presents a wide variety of projects that complement and improve your practice, from dream pillows and spell bags to cords and altar cloths.

With spells grouped by type, this book encourages you to enhance familiar spells with sewing supplies and try spells that infuse mundane sewing tasks with magickal intent. You'll also find a comprehensive list of the magical correspondences for sewing tools, notions, and fabrics. Perfect for any skill level or magical path, this enjoyable and colorful book explores the historical and cultural uses of magic and sewing from all over the world.

Biographical Note:

Raechel Henderson (Chicago, IL) is a dual class seamstress/shieldmaiden and a Pagan. She has been sewing professionally since 2008 and has traveled around the Midwest region selling her handmade bags, skirts, coats, and accessories at various events and conventions.
Table of Contents:

Contents

1 Introduction

Tools, Materials, and Techniques
11 Sewing Tools and Notions
19 Caring for Your Tools
23 Fabric
29 Techniques

Correspondences and Magick
41 The Elements in Your Sewing Kit
45 Shapes, Numbers, and Magickal Alphabets
51 Magickal Timing for Sewing
57 Deities and Spirit Helpers for Sewing Spellwork

Spells and Magick
63 The Witch's Tools
69 Sewcraft
75 Laundering Fabric and Clothes
79 Binding Spells
87 When It Isn't Coming Together

Magickal Crafts
93 For the Altar
105 Instruments of Magick
121 Magick to Wear
143 The Magickal Home
161 It's in the Bag
177 Modern Enchantment
183 Sew Divine
195 Scrappy Magick

Appendix
215 Correspondences
223 Patterns
249 Bibliography
251 Acknowledgments