Detached Chain Stitch

Crested Chain Stitch

Double Chain Stitch

This stitch is similar to pen chain and zing zags from right to left and back again 1.  Bring the needle up at A.  Hold the thread out to the right.  Take the needle back in at B and partially out at C.  Make sure the thread is round the back and under the needle before pulling the thread through.

2. Now take the needle back in beside A and partially out at D before ensuring the thread is behind and under the needle before pulling the thread through. 3.  Now take the needle back in beside C and partially out at E, again ensuring the thread is behind and under the needle before pulling the thread through.

Open chain Stitch

1.  Bring the needle up at A.  Hold the thread out to the right.  Take the needle back in at B and partially out at C.  Make sure the thread is round the back and under the needle before pulling the thread through.

2.  Now push the needle through again at and bring it partially up at E, again ensuring that your thread is round the back and under the needle before you pull it through to form your second chain. REPEAT steps 1 and 2 to form an open chain

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.

Chain Stitch

Chain stitches are interlocked loops of stitches one loop locked into the next. It can be worked to look like an open chain or tightly interlocked to appear almost rope-like. In some samples, the chain stitch is used to fill large areas by stitching the rows of chain stitch side by side. This technique was often used in 17th century crewel work with different of one colour to create variations in tone.

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.  Now push the needle through again at and bring it partially up at C, again ensuring that your thread is round the back and under the needle before you pull it through to form your second chain.

REPEAT steps 1 and 2.