Free Romantic Spoon Carving Pattern

Free Romantic Spoon Carving Pattern

 By Dave Western,  Great Book of Spoon Carving Patterns

Spoons are more than just functional utensils that you use and then toss into the dishwasher. A romantic spoon cannot simply function as a utensil or as an attractive art piece; it must also send a message of feeling, passion, or love. Whether you wish to carve a wedding or anniversary gift, a birth or memorial marker, or if you just want to enjoy the technical challenge of carving some of the designs, you will find plenty of inspiration and assistance in Dave Western’s new book, the Great Book of Spoon Carving Patterns.

Sample a spoon carving pattern by Dave Western and check out the gallery to see more spoon carving designs in his book below.

What is Romantic Spoon Carving?  

Beginning in the early to mid-1600s, it became common practice for young, single men throughout Europe to create ornately embellished, carved wooden love tokens that would be given as gifts to the young women who had caught their eye or captivated their hearts.

In several regions, however, the spoon became the dominant courting, wedding, and gifting love token, eventually finding popularity from the Arctic Circle to the Carpathian Mountains.
Little is known of why the spoon became such a popular love token; explanations range from its simplicity to carve and its portability, to the urge of common folk to mimic the gentry’s burgeoning use of fancy metal spoons.