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Chain Stitch


A good stitch for outlining an area or motif. It is a basic embroidery stitch. For a smooth result try to keep each stitch the same length. Short stitch lengths allow chain stitch to curve and curl smoothly. Chain stitch can be substituted for broad chain stitch (reverse chain stitch) in most designs.

Chain Stitch 1
1) Bring your needle up through the fabric.
Chain Stitch 2
2) Push your needle down through the fabric as close to the point that it came through as possible. Do not pull the thread all the way through.

Chain Stitch 3
3) You will now have a loop of thread.

Chain Stitch 5
4) Bring your needle up through the fabric, within the thread loop, a stitch length  below the  starting stitch.  * The size of the stitch length is entirely up to you.

Chain Stitch 5
5) As you pull the thread through the fabric the loop gets smaller to form a neat looped stitch.

Chain Stitch 6
6) 
Push your needle down through the fabric as close to the point that it came through as possible. Do not pull the thread all the way through.
Chain Stitch 7
7) You will now have a loop of thread.

Chain Stitch 8
8)
Bring your needle up through the fabric, within the thread loop, a stitch length  below the  your last stitch.

Chain Stitch 9
9) Continue repeating instructions 6 to 9.

Chain Stitch 10
10) To finish the row of chain stitch push your needle through the fabric just below the last loop. 

Chain Stitch 11
11)  Your row of chain stitch is complete.