Stash busting

While I decide what to do next I  have stitched up the ingredients for a small Mary Stewart Hussif.

It has been some time since I did any Wessex Stitchery and the rhythm took some a while to find but all is well.

The linen is a left over piece of 28 count in that vintage cloudy look that Zweigart loved a few years ago. 

The Silk floss and perle cotton are from stash.   Very satisfying on all counts.   I am hoping there will be a piece of lining fabric in the box when I look although at present I can't really think of what could be suitable.   Gaye Eaton's book on Wessex Stitchery gives clear instructions for the finger knotted cord and for how to do the fiddly little tags that go at each end.
Guess what I will be doing tomorrow night?   That is unless the DBEM has some other more pressing repair needs for her current knitting.

An answer for Anna and Jade

A couple of my readers were kind enough to comment on how much they liked the stitch in this photo.

This is the Margaret stitch taken from the book "Wessex Stitchery" by Gay Eaton.  Unfortunately this book is long out of print and only available at extortionate prices from Amazon Used Books.   I have taken a scan of just this stitch and you can follow your own colour scheme.   One hint is that the placement of the colour should be as random as possible.

The stitches that form the base are Lazy Daisy stitch with the 'head' over three threads and the tail over six threads.
I often use Wessex Stitchery for needlebooks and hussifs that are to travel overseas as gifts because Gay Eaton is a fellow New Zealander and was responsible for the revival of this old technique.  Here's a photo of another style -  this is called Essex Stitch -  which I made into a needlebook for an exchange about three years ago

And also a close up of the Margaret stitch.  

I hope that is helpful -  if you need anything else please email me and I'll do my best to answer.

Have a good night everyone.