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Here is the Alternating Double Chain Stitch, which in my eyes looks like the Shell Chain (TAST#97) with the little Chain stitch on alternating sides.
To follow Sharon B's excellent tutorial and learn this stitch, click here.
As I am organizing my TAST stitch collection to suit ME, I have given it the number 144.
On the TAST Reference Chart it looks like this. I don't think it is a good stitch for curves...
12 comments:
It will go around gentle curves, I think, but they have to be very gentle!
That stitch could be used in clever ways for texture I think.
Paper clips or slippers, maybe.
I think you are right, with small stitches and gentle curves it would work out.
Slippers, eh? Yes, you are right.
liking how this has small and large stitches it works very well
This is an interesting stitch. I like it with the variegated threads.
Double stitches are always impressive.
I agree, I like the extra interest the variegated thread gives.
Love the sample in 2 colours. And I think you're right about the curves.
Would you call this Alternating Shell Stitch?
Yes, I think you can call it alternating shell chain stitch. Just had a quick look at my sampler from 2010 and saw I alternated the stitch there. You can take a look at it here:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2010/11/shell-chain-stitch.html
A trip down Memory Lane! Although I did not 'get to know you' until TAST 2012 I have read some of your older blog posts to check up on stitches. I definitely have read this post before as I remember both the hemp and the sushi!
You work such a great number of alternatives. I like the Buttonholed Shell Stitch, especially.
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