For this stitch my conclusion is that you have to check the tension so the stitches sit nicely. Open Chain Stitch can also be used in a more folksy, rough form, as seen here:
I can't say I like the design but it was fun to make.
Each three rungs of the 'ladder' of the Open Chain Stitch are bundled together, similar to the way you create a Sheaf Stitch.
With a piece of white card inside I made both these samples of Open Chain Stitch into small greeting cards. This is how I mount my cards.
I will add a small brooch in the centre of this one.
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I like that as an alternative to an ordinary couching stitch. I'm glad you have an index of all those stitches among your labels.
I am sure the card recipients will love them!
It is a nice stitch and can be altered, with tying the rungs of the ladder, adding beads, coaching various fancy threads or cords or first stitching the Open Chain Stitch and then weaving a thread over and under the rungs.
I should have more stitches amongst my labels. That list is not updated!
I have just turned the Mountmellick and Norwich samplers into cards, too, and now have a little collection of cards.
Great results with your open chain stitch Queenie, lovely work.
Perfect tension too.
both versions have worked well and the fabric on the first one really sets your stitching off beautifully
Thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately the tension is NOT perfect, but I now know what to pay attention to.
It IS a striking piece of red fabric.
Have you tried the Sinhalese chain stitch? When I saw this stitch, it reminded me of it. Then I looked around a bit and came to know that Sinhalese is a variation of open chain. :)
Thank you for this information. No, I have not seen or heard of this beautiful variation. I will have to give it a try!
Open chain makes a pretty filling, but I just love the second variation! I used this stitch as a variation to the whipped chain stitch.
I like your circle and neat edging of the stitches themselves -the blue braid worked well too. Thanks for testing the other sample, which looks very nice.
Deepa told me about the Sinhalese Chain Stitch which looks like a Whipped Open Chain stitch but it worked differently.
The tied version was in a book of Monograms and this must have been the letter O.
Thank you for introducing me to this tied version. It makes an impressive circle and would look different if only two rungs are tied or the rungs placed closer.
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