Cable Chain Stitch

Schematic drawing of the cable chain stitch. Schematic drawing of the cable chain stitch.

The cable chain stitch is a technique that creates a neat embroidered line of chain. It is formed by a chain stitch followed by another separate chain stitch, after looping the thread around the tip of the needle, creating the 'cable' that combines the stitches.

Source: CLAYTON, Mary (2007). The Needlecrafter's Companion. 1001 Stitch Terms and Techniques, London: Collins and Brown, p. 28.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 18 January 2017).

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