This month's Stitch of the Month is Chain stitch. If you're not familiar with our Stitch of the Month, which has been having a bit of a break, a stitch is chosen each month, and members are challenged to make something using it, or find some previous work which utilised the stitch, and bring it to the next branch session.
Chain stitch is an interesting one to work. While it's simple in its execution, indeed many of us may have worked it at school, or as one of our first embroidery stitches, it works well either as an outline or filling stitch, and it also looks good scattered around as a detached seeding stitch.
If you're not familiar with the stitch, or want a bit of a refresher, take a look at
Sharon B's Stitch dictionary, or
Sarah's Hand Embroidery Picture Dictionary. Sharon B also lists other stitches in the chain family which you might want to try.
Here are some examples from the internet of what people have done with chain stitch:
What can you do with chain stitch? No matter how large or small, or even whether it's finished, we'd love to see your project next month.
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