Watch How to Sew a Chainstitch
The chainstitch is one of five basic embroidery stitches.
Apr 12, 2013
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Threads seamstress Norma Bucko demonstrates how to create a basic embroidery stitches: the chainstitch.
The chainstitch can be combined with other embroidery stitches to create decorative designs.
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In Threads #186, June/July 2016, author India Hayford explores Yemenite Jewish hand embroidery and shows how to combine simple stitches to create complex designs.
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It would be nice if you included instructions for left-handed sewers. Simply stating that we should reverse the given instructions is useless.