A woven talisman
FOR LUCK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU WILL NEED Some hessian or coarse linen to make a pouch; coloured cottons; betony; 3 ribbons each 30 cm in length (1 your representative colour [See here], 1 white and 1 violet); a sprig of birch or rowan ON A SUNDAY OR A THURSDAY, STITCH TOGETHER A SMALL POUCH FROM THE FABRIC AND EMBROIDER IT WITH THE COLOURED COTTONS TO MAKE AN EMBLEM FOR HAPPINESS AND LUCK (See Here). Fill the pouch three-quarters full with betony (dried or fresh), a powerful talisman against evil. Now weave the three ribbons around the birch or rowan sprig quite tightly, making a kind of attractive braid. As you weave, feel your luck changing and see yourself and your family enjoying the fruits of good works. Place the finished talisman to your ‘third eye’ and wish for peace, health and happiness; then tuck the sprig into the pouch and sew it up. Touch it first to your heart, next to your hands and lastly to your brow. PUT YOUR LUCKY CHARM SOMEWHERE SAFE, AND TAKE IT WITH YOU EACH TIME YOU NEED A LITTLE LUCK
Hardie, Titania. Hocus Pocus (pp. 78-81). Kindle Edition.