Barred Chain Stitch

Barred Chain Stitch is also known as

Verriegelter Kettenstich _[DE], Ponto de Corrente Trancada _[PT].

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About the Barred Chain Stitch

The Barred Chain Stitch is a variation of the Chain Stitch Family. The alternate use of the Twisted Chain Stitch between the Chain Stitch makes this linear stitch great for application on botanical patterns. It can follow curves easily and is great for making closed shapes like circles. It can sit beautifully over any kind of fabric. The Barred Chain Stitch can be visually altered starkly by varying the lengths and angles in the stitches- so play around with the lengths of the chains, the angle of the Twisted Chain Stitch, the width of the chains, and the length of the ‘leg’ of the Twisted Chain.

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How to do the Barred Chain Stitch

To do this stitch, you should be aware of the Chain Stitch and Twisted Chain Stitch. Barred Chain Stitch is a sequence of these two stitches alternating each other. I would be following a curved stitch line for the illustration.

Fig 1: Begin the stitch by making a simple Chain Stitch loop.	Fig 2: Now put in the needle at the left of the chain to begin a Twisted Chain Stitch loop.
Fig 3: Loop the thread around and pull out the needle for a twisted chain.	Fig 4: The pattern would look like this. Continue it with a chain stitch and twisted chain stitches in an alternate pattern.
Fig 5: Your finished pattern would look like this.

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Related Stitches from the Chain Stitch Family

Chain Stitch	Whipped Chain Stitch	Double Chain Stitch
Magic Chain Stitch	Lazy Daisy	Russian Chain Stitch
Long Tailed Daisy	Feathered Chain	Basque Stitch
Petal Chain Stitch	Reverse Chain Stitch	Heavy Chain Stitch

There are plenty more of these Chain Stitch Variations! Please click The Chain Stitch Family to find the entire list!

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