Wonderous Candle linen patches

"This strange arrangement of a candle set in the fork of tree wood with a circular wire ring criss-crosses with wire thread so as to create a cobweb like structure was made and used by a witch living at Okehampton who, like the biblical witch of Endor, made a big thing of calling up the spirits of the dead and conversing with them. To that end she prowled the graveyards at the dead of night, where when the conditions were judged to be right she set up her spirit trap, making use of the old west country belief that night flying moths were the spirits of the dead. This contraption was a rather brilliant idea on her part for the candle flame attracted the night flying moths who in turn became entangled and trapped in the cobweb-like strands of the wire covering of the circular frame. Thus enabling old Hilda Freeman to hold long conversations with her snared spirits. Hilda's spirit trap was discovered several years after her death concealed in a surface tomb with a loose side panel." ~ taken from the website of The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle.

Hand printed on 100% pure linen. Each patch is printed by hand and will have it's own unique markings!

Roughly measuring 4x5 inches, perfect for denim jackets or for framing!