Take a Stitch Tuesday week 36
Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 7:55AM | Sharon B | 13 Comments | in Challenges, Hand Embroidery, Needlework, Take a Stitch Tuesday This week the stitch for the Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge is Cable Chain Stitch.
I hope people will have with this one, as there is a lot you can do with it. Cable chain stitch also known as cable stitch. Cable chain is a variation of chain stitch. It is worked in a similar manner to basic chain stitch but with an added step of twisting the thread round the needle after each chain loop.
Cable chain is used as a linear stitch on both plain and even-weave fabrics. The extra loop between chain stitches creates a link between the chains. As with basic chain stitch this version follows curves well and can even be worked solidly as a filling stitch.
How to work the stitch
Bring the needle up through the fabric on the line you want to work.
Slip the needle under the thread
With the needle under the thread hold the thread with the left thumb and twist the thread around the needle once as illustrated.
Point the needle back into the hole it emerged from. Push the thread so it sits close to the fabric so it forms a firm loop around the needle.
Bring the needle out below the loop and wrap the thread under the needle point as you would for basic chain stitch.
Pull the thread through the fabric and you have created your first cable chain stitch.
Repeat these steps along the line working a row from the top down.
This is a very quick and versatile stitch which is interesting on its own or worked in combination with other stitches. You can also lace and thread this stitch or a bead can be stitched to the middle of each chain.
I hope you enjoy this stitch as I do! Well that’s it for this week remember to swing by and leave a comment here so that people can follow the link and see what you have done and there is a Take a stitch Tuesday flickr group which you can browse.
Reader Comments (13)
Thank you Sharon. I like this cable-chain for it's neatness and it is easy to do. I have added my week's effort to my blog. Maureen
http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/
Ok, I added a bit of this stitch to my current project.
http://tenar72.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/tast-36-cable-chain-stitch/
Tenar
Mine's done and added to my blog.
Doreen
http://doreeng.blogspot.com/
I just love your visual and literal stitch instructions. I'll be playing with this stitch this weekend. Thank you.
~Jody
Mine is done, I enjoyed this one even though I had never done it before. On my blog
http://backvalleyseasons.blogspot.com
Here are my shisha and cable chain stiches.
http://www.isetegija.net/index.php?ind=blog&op=home&idu=2796&singlepost=19092
They were both new to me, and I like them very much. Thanks!
Freddy.
hi
my chain cable is up at http://amovablefeast.blogspot.com
never mind the shisha.Now,what is a good dressing for something unpalatable?
neki desu
Hi Sharon. So glad to see you sorted out the InaMinuteAgo finance problem. I can't think why ONE OF US FREE BLOG USERS didn't suggest it before! Doh!
I'm catching up a bit, there's a new sampler on the blog:
http://smockery.blogspot.com/2007/09/catchup-little-more-tasty.html
and its about to go on the Flickr Group.
Hi Sharon,
I had often looked at this cable chain stitch but never tried it. It was an easy and fun stitch to do. Looking forward to playing with this one some more and you can see what I did here:
http://normasneedlez.blogspot.com
http://flickr.com/photos/helenad/1362014876/
Above is a "link" to my sample. I did some with a twist and some with several turns for tthe cable part but never really got going with this stitch though I like it well enough.
http://flickr.com/photos/helenad/1362014876/
Above is a "link" to my sample. I did some with a twist and some with several turns for tthe cable part but never really got going with this stitch though I like it well enough.
Here's my cable chain stitch Sharon. http://faffingabout.blogspot.com/2007/09/tast-cable-chain-stitch.html
hi
this work viry nice