Interlaced Chain Stitch
Interlaced Chain Stitch is a composite stitch from the Chain Stitch family. To make this embroidery stitch, we work a simple Chain Stitch and then lace it from both sides to form a highly decorative band.
Applications of the Interlaced Chain Stitch
Interlaced Chain Stitch is a beautiful technique for decorative borders, embellishing garments, decorated lettering, or monogramming. It also looks great as a decorative outline stitch. This technique looks great on straight lines and curves, too.
The method of lacing the stitch two times allows us to use more than one color for this technique, which makes it colorful and versatile.
More composite stitches from the Chain stitch family
To learn more about variations of the Chain Stitch, read the article “14 Chain Stitch Variations For Borders, Outlines, and Decoration” on this Blog.
Learn how to embroider Interlaced Chain Stitch
Follow the step-by-step tutorial with detailed photos below, and you will learn the Interlaced Chain Stitch quickly. If you are a visual learner, watch a video lesson in the tutorial or on the Practical Embroidery YouTube channel to learn this hand embroidery stitch faster.
How to embroider Interlaced Chain Stitch
Step-by-step hand embroidery tutorial
Instructions
1. First, embroider the Chain Stitch.
2. Take the needle with the second thread up at the beginning of the line. Use a blunt needle for lacing.
3. Pass the needle upwards under one side of the second chain stitch.
4. Pass the needle downwards under one side of the first chain stitch.
5. Lace the third stitch.
6. Come back to lace the second stitch.
7. When one side of all Chain stitches is laced, pass the needle under the anchoring stitch and start lacing the second side of the Chain stitch.
8. Lace all the stitches on the second side, take the needle down at the starting point of the Chain stitch, and secure the thread on the back.
Tools and materials I used for this sampler
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What’s next?
If you’re in the mood to explore more hand embroidery stitches, check out the Stitches and Techniques page for the list of other fantastic stitches available on my blog. From timeless classics to modern twists, a whole world of stitches is waiting for you to explore and master. So, grab your hoop and needle, and let’s stitch our way to creative bliss!
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