I am sure many people will enjoy the next stitch on the list and crazy quilters will have fun with it too. 

I found this stitch in Edith Johns Creative Stitches (p44) and discovered it is heaps of fun. Triple chain is quite simple as it is a chain stitch with two side stitches.

 It can be very effective particularly if you vary the height or angle of the chain stitches down the side. You can easily add beads or lace novelty threads through the loops.

As I said this stitch is a lot of fun and you can use a large variety of threads can be used from fine cotton perle to silk ribbon, the size of the stitch will depend on the weight of the thread used.  

Start with a  chain stitch.

Bring the thread to the front of the fabric and insert the needle closely to where the thread emerges.

Take the needle through the fabric, bringing the point of the needle out a short space along the line to be stitched. With the thread wrapped under the needle point pull the needle through the fabric to form a loop.

Take your needle to the back of the fabric forming a small straight stitch over the loop, to hold the chain down.

This creates the first chain. 

Rotate your work clockwise, to work a second chain stitch placed at right angles to the first stitch.

Make sure the chain stitch tie is pointed to the middle of the line.

Rotate your work again to work another chain stitch on the other side of the central line.

The tie stitch should  point to the middle.  

Insert your needle into the middle of the first chain stitch, just above the first tie and make chain.  

Make another chain stitch 

Once again turn your work to make each of the two wing stitches, and repeat the process along the line.

Enjoy this weeks stitch! 

How to join in. 

Work an example of the stitch. Experiment a bit, photograph it, and put it on your flickr site or write about it on your blog. 

Please remember to link back to here so others can find the challenge too.

Come here to this post and leave a comment to tell everyone where your site is. (Click on the title and it will take you to this post on an individual page if you bookmark it you can find it again) 

Also now if you leave your full address ie include the http:// bit in your address it will become a link automatically. 

Visit a few sites of people who have already left a comment. See what they have done. I am sure everyone will enjoy following the links left in the comments. If you have time, let other people know that you have seen their work on their site.

Other groups and networks

You can also share your explorations with other members on  stitchin fingers group and the flickr TAST site 

All posts relating to this challenge are in the Take a Stitch Tuesday category and the guidelines and list of participants is here.

The 2010 Stitches so far ... 

Week 1 Diamond Stitch

Week 2 Knotted Loop stitch 

Week 3 Beaded Hedebo Edge 

Week 4 Portuguese Border Stitch 

Week 5 Knotted buttonhole stitch 

Week 6 Buttonhole Eyelet Flower

Week 7 Rope Stitch 

Week 8 Fancy Hem Stitch 

Week 9 Raised herringbone band

Week 10 Cloud Filling 

Week 11 Bullion Buttonhole 

Week 12 Sorbello

Week 13 Raised Cup Stitch 

Week 14 Buttonholed herringbone 

Week 15 Ladder Stitch 

Week 16 Italian knotted border stitch

Week 17 Sword Stitch 

Week 18 Wave Stitch 

Week 19 Up and Down Feather Stitch 

Week 20 Buttonhole wheel cup 

Week 21 Slipped detached chain stitch