Also known as : Tambour stitch / Point de Chainette
This is the basic and simplest of the chain stitch family. It gives a chain like appearance or, like petals lined up one after the other.
To assist our lessons, I will do this stitch from top to bottom. Generally, it follows a left to right path.
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| Fig 1: Bring the thread out through A. Put the needle back in A and bring it out through the point B, but don’t pull the needle out completely. | Fig 2: Now, take the thread around the needle from left to right to form a loop. | |
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| Fig 3: Pull out the needle now to tighten the loop and you will get the first part of the chain. | Fig 4: Now, put the needle in through B (now inside the loop) and bring it out on C (outside of the loop). | |
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Fig 5: Continue the action by taking the thread around the back of the needle from left to right to form a loop and pull out the needle to get the next loop of the chain. Keep on with this procedure to finish the design. |
Tags: embroidery tutorials, hand embroidery tutorials, point de chainette, tambour stitch
This is one of the most appealing stitch patterns….i love the’zig-zag’ chain stitch the most…me and mom had worked on a saree using this pattern…i hope u will speak briefly about that pattern here…:)
yes, I would be mentioning the zig zag chain stitch in the coming lessons.
Wont take too long before it shows up in the list.
Hello: I would like to know how to do the Danish picot buttonhole edge. I like to do challenging stitches. It is from the pattern White Oval Doily Set on page 34 of The Big Book of Small Doilies. I hve been on the web site and your chain stitch is all that I can find. I do hope you can assist me in some way so that I can start the pattern. Thank you . June
Dear June,
First of all, I appologize for a late response. Had been keeping busy with some travels and a few students.
Have you already found out how to do Danish picot buttonhole edge? I am not sure myself of this stitch and if it has any alternate name. So, I did a little research and highly doubt if what you are looking for is either the ‘detached buttonhole stitch’ or the ‘bullion picot’. The detached buttonhole stitch uses buttonhole stitch with chain stitches made over it without touching the fabric. The bullion picot is made by making a small bullion knots in course of the buttonhole stitch.
I do not have the tutorials of either ready right now, so you can check for their instructions from any other source or website and try to match it with the description in doilies book. Hope this helps you a bit.
Best wishes.
When looking for how to do danish picot buttonhole edge on a hardanger project, I could not find this stitch anywhere online. I did, however, find the instructions in The Big Book of Small Doilies. This is a chain stitch that is not attached to the fabric. Making sure to not go through the fabric, (1) make a chain stitch around the bar of the last buttonhole stitch; (2) make a second chain stitch in the first chain stitch so you now have a string of two chain stitches; (3) make a third chain stitch around the bar of the last buttonhole stitch just like you did in step 1; then finish by holding the stitches in place with your thumbnail and pull gently to complete. You can then continue with next buttonhole stitch (picture 4).
File: DANISHPICOTBUTTONHOLEEDGE.docx
Sara,
I have tried a neck design in my blouse using the chain stitch and I have fixed stones in it. Plz do have a look and comment on it.The link is
http://shamiatcraft.blogspot.com/2011/11/chain-sitch-embroidered-blouse.html
Shami Immanuel.
Dear Shami,
I liked the way you used sequins to add effect to the chain stitch. It is nicely done. Thanks for sharing.
nice website.
This is a bed sheet and i use on it lazy dazy stich,chain stich and backward stich.
Dear Sam,
Can you upload the picture of your work again, as it looks like it was not really uploaded.
Sara
I have worked one more blouse neck with chain stitch. Have a look.
It was in my blog.
http://shamiatcraft.blogspot.in/2012/06/chain-stitch-blouse-neck.html
Thanks for all u’r tutorials. It has been a great teacher to me.
Shami Immanuel
wow! this is a very neatly done work, Shami.
Thanks so much for this tutorial. I don’t know what it is but I could NOT figure out this stitch until I came across your instructions! I got it now.
Hi,sarah,your embrodery work experience is very nice.
There is our organization which is worked from 2003 on hand embrodery and other many crafts named ‘Ramsha mahila vividhlakshi audhyogik sahkari mandli Ltd.’The crux of its is to help craftspeople, especially women, to use their own traditional craft skills as a means of employment, income generation and economic self-sufficiency.
warm regards…
plz response us…..
Sara
My new work on chain stitch is here
I have written a post about that in my blog here:
shamiatcraft.blogspot.in/2012/08/chain-stitch-blouse-neck-design.
Hi,Sarah,
This is one of sample of craft design of our organization.
Dear Shahidhusain,
It is nice to know about your organisation. Thanks for sending a sample. It is a nice piece of work.
I would like to know more about it, and also, how I might help or participate in your organisation.
Thank you sarah for response and compliment,
There are lot of sample on zardozi and other craft,and our organization also take workshop in like N.I.D.,N.I.F.T.,and many fashion institute.I want to send you a brief profile and samples of our organizition.
can you give me your email-id and our email-id is as mentioned below…
E-mail: ramshamahila@yahoo.com
it is very nice…………
hmmm, its nice thank u so much i will upload my dress soon , this tutorial help me allot thank u so much , and love U