- Style
- Blackwork
- Suggested placement
- Forearm
- Suggested size
- Medium, 5 to 15 cm
The name goes into the enquiry for you. Say where it goes and how big, and the drawing comes back before anything is booked.
What it means
The compass rose is the star printed on charts to show the directions. Sailors wore it as a charm for finding the way home, and that practical meaning is where the modern one, knowing your direction and keeping to it, comes from.
It is a symbol that has lost its literal job and kept its sense, which is why it still reads clearly.
