Magic Chain Stitch is also known as
Chequered chain stitch [EN], Cadeneta bicolor / Cadaneta mágico [ES], Point magique / Chaînette magique [FR], Magischer kettenstich [DE], Ponto de cadeia xadrez [PT].
How to do the Magic Chain Stitch
This is a little tricky for the first time doers. So be careful not to twine the threads too much in the process, and keep slow pace and patience. Magic Chain Stitch is a wonderful stitch, which uses two (or more) colors alternately to form the chain sequence. You need to know the Chain Stitch to be able to do this. I will be working over a curvy stitch line with three strands of pink and purple threads each.
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| Fig 1: Use two colored threads of equal thickness and pull it through one needle. | |
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| Fig 2: Since this follows the chain stitch procedure, position the needle the way we would in chain stitch, as shown above. | Fig 3: Now, loop ONLY the first color of thread around the needle. I have looped the purple thread first. |
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| Fig 4: Pull out the needle to get one loop of the first color. | Fig 5: Now, put in the needle for the next loop, as we would in chain stitch. |
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| Fig 6: Loop around the second color this time. | Fig 7: Pull out the needle and you will see a loop of the second color. |
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| Fig 8: Continue the process of this chain stitching, looping each color alternately, to get a pattern like shown above. | |
