Breton stitch

"An English Wayside" 

take-a-stitch-tuesday-stitch-59  is based on closed herringbone stitch, with a twist. 

I've done the border in cable chain, then with chain stitch linked into the outside of it, then whipped it with white for the blue sky with white fluffy clouds. 

It looks best if you stand away from it or screw your eyes up. I really enjoyed the stitching. The colours look much greener in real life.

These are the flowers I see most often when I manage to walk the dogs - well it's a French wayside, but it's my childhood memories in England too. The little Speedwells at the bottom hardly show, as often happens in real life, but they're so pretty they're one of my favourite flowers.

Cable Chain Stitch

Cable Chain Stitch. TAST 23. 'Cable Chain'. Thinking of the rows of rusting hulks on Grimsby docks in the 80s after the Iceland Cod Wars. Much to learn about Shading and Design.