Ok, so sometimes I take my Tarot cards out and about with me - if I'm giving readings, or attending a workshop. I've always carried them, wrapped in silk, in a drawstring bag, which has been absolutely fine. However, on YouTube, I came across a number of people who were making fabric wraps that doubled as a travel reading mat for their Tarot cards - so I had a go at making some. If you want to see how I made mine, you can find it on my YouTube channel.
After my first attempt, I decided that there were a couple of improvements I could make. The prototype was made of cotton fabric, outside and inside, and I used elastic to keep it closed.
Traditionally, it was recommended that you wrap your cards in silk and store them away from direct sunlight, so the next batch were lined with heavy black silk. Also, I wasn't a fan of the way the elastic twisted the edge of the wrap, so I swapped it for a long, silky tape.
Here's how I wrap my cards.
1. Open up the wrap and place your cards (in or out of their box - the choice is yours!) about a third of the way from the short side that doesn't have the ribbon tie and roughly equidistant from the two long sides.
If it's not quite right, you can always go back and readjust.
4. Now keep going. Roll the package (cards and wrap) over until you run out of wrap.
I prefer the wrap to a card bad because for one thing, I don't have to faff about with pieces of silk (I've lost track of the number of those I've lost over the years!) and I've got a built-in surface to lay my cards out on.
If you don't want to make one of these for yourself, I will eventually be selling these in my Folksy shop (still under construction) so do watch this space. And before I go, I want to apologise for the lack of YouTube action lately - life gets in the way sometimes!
Hoping to do better,
Bright )O( blessings,
Keren
(The Neighbourhood Witch)
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