Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 335: Hungarian Braid Chain Stitch

I have already introduced both the #37 Hungarian Stitch (a canvas stitch) and the #31 Braid Stitch (a nice braid). 

So it is time for a stitch whose name is made up of a combination of those two words. Add the word Chain and you have Hungarian Braid Chain. It will be the #335 stitch. 

Mary Corbet of Needle 'n Thread makes light work of this elegant braided stitch. Check out her video here:

You can also see it at Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials, where it is named Braided Chain Stitch.

My step-by-step photo tutorial is here:

Go under the short stitch and into the same hole

you came out from.

For the second stitch, come out a bit below.

Go under the first short stitch once more.

Leave the new loop open and loose.

Like this.

Here is a better view of how it should look.

By doing this, it is easy to insert the needle 

under just the inner chain.

Now, pull tight.

From here, you just repeat the same

movements.

Make the last stitch before you anchor, short.

Pull through, and you have a nice finish.

Homework:

Add to these three samplers. This will be the last stitch on the Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth. I will soon show you the completed sampler and prepare a new one for future freehand stitching.