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Raised chain band stitch

  • Raised chain band
  • Raised chain stitch

​This is a decorative band stitch worked on a foundation ladder of parallel stitches.

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Chained Looped Composite Knotted Raised band Border Outline Crewelwork Stumpwork Surface

Raised chain band stitch is generously sponsored by Tania Clarke

Method

This stitch can be worked with the ladder showing or with the stitching filling and therefore hiding the base ladder.  Multiple chains can be worked into the same base ladder if it is wide enough.

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Raised chain band stitch method stage 1 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 1 photograph
1

Start by stitching a ladder, bringing the needle up on alternate sides in order to make short stitches on the back.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 2 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 2 photograph
2

Thread a needle with another colour and bring the needle through at the top of the ladder in a central position.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 3 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 3 photograph
3

Draw the thread through and swap to a tapestry needle. Pass the needle upwards and left under the top stitch of the ladder.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 4 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 4 photograph
4

Draw the thread through and pass the needle downward on the right hand side under the same top stitch of the ladder. Ensure the loop of the thread lies under the needle.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 5 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 5 photograph
5

Pull the thread through and then down to create a ‘Y’ shape.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 6 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 6 photograph
6

Pass the needle upwards and left under the second straight stitch of the ladder.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 7 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 7 photograph
7

Draw the thread through.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 8 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 8 photograph
8

Pass the needle downward on the right hand side under the same straight stitch. Ensure the loop of the thread lies under the needle as before.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 9 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 9 photograph
9

Pull the thread through and then down to create a ‘Y’ shape.

Raised chain band stitch method stage 10 illustration
Raised chain band stitch method stage 10 photograph
10

Repeat along the line to the bottom of the ladder.

Raised chain band stitch

Structure of stitch

Chained Looped Composite Knotted Raised band

Common uses

Border Outline

Embroidery Techniques

Crewelwork Stumpwork Surface

Related Stitches

Straight stitch Raised stem band stitch Chain stitch (drawn thread)

Identifying Raised chain band stitch

​Raised chain band stitch consists of rows of parallel lines of equal length with a ‘Y’ shaped thread woven in between each row to form a column of linked ‘Y’s down the length of the ladder.

References

  • Various Authors, The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery (2018) , p.63
  • Mrs Archibald Christie, Samplers and Stitches (1921) , p.77–8
  • Mary Thomas, Jan Eaton, Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (Revised Edition) (1989) , p.57