Cable Chain Stitch

1.  Bring the needle up at A.  Hold the thread out to the right.  Take the needle back in at A and partially out at B.  Make sure the thread is round the back      and under the needle before pulling the thread through. 2.  Holding the needle, carefully twist the thread round it clockwise (diagram

2.  Now pull the thread taught around the needle close against the fabric before      commencing with the next chain

3. Take the needle down at C, a couple of millimetres above point B and partially through the fabric at D.  Ensure your thread is round the back and underneath the needle before pulling the thread round through.

REPEAT steps 2 and 3 to create a linked chain.