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Back-stitched chain stitch

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This stitch is, as its name suggests, a combination of back stitch and chain stitch.  Having stitched a line of chain stitch, a line of back stitch is then stitched over the top: each stitch starts and ends in the centre of each loop of chain.

For more background see the entries for back stitch and chain stitch.

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Method

1

Complete a row of chain stitch.

2

After completing a row of chain stitch, work a back stitch over the top by bringing the needle and thread up in the centre of the second loop of chain,

3

and taking the needle down in the centre of the first loop of chain. A straight stitch should lie over the intersection of the chain.

4

Bring the needle up again in the centre of the third loop of chain

5

and back down into the second chain to meet the previous back stitch by sharing the same hole.

6

Continue to cover each chain intersection with back stitch.

Back-stitched chain stitch

Structure of stitch

Embroidery Techniques

References

  • Mrs Archibald Christie, Samplers and Stitches (1921) , p.42