About the Chain Stitch Family
The stitches in the Chain Stitch Family are looped stitches. This means that they are made by looping the stitch around the needle. The various ways in which this is done makes a great many variations. This is one of the biggest family of stitches. The Chain Stitch is good to work on seams and combine with embellishments. Chain stitches are also used in making tambour lace, needlelace, macramé, and crochet. In machine sewing, Chain Stitch was used initially, which was replaced by a more secure stitch later. The oldest sample of Chain Stitch has been identified from the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun.
Chain Stitch Family in Embroidery
Chain Stitch is one of the oldest known hand embroidery stitches widely used among various cultures from Asia to Europe. The stitches follow a pattern of looping or weaving the thread to create chains in different ways. Its widespread use can be seen in Kashmiri numdah, Iranian Resht work, Central Asian suzani, Hungarian Kalotaszeg “written embroidery,” and Jacobean embroidery crewelwork. The Chain Stitch variations can be used for outlines, fillings, and motifs.
Chain Stitch Family
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