Wrapped Chain Stitch Tutorial

Lynndlpt over at Instagram has posted a video tutorial on using wrapped chain stitch for lettering.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYdnQtssVwq/

The chain stitch is worked in Petite Very Velvet for the narrower part of the letters and regular Very Velvet for the wider parts.  The wraps over the underlying chain stitch are worked with Neon Rays.

Note that Lynndlpt used a flat iron (the kind for hair but buy a cheap one to use just for threads--no hair product on your threads, please!) to smooth the Neon Rays, a laying tool to help the Neon Rays lay flat, and Fray Check to protect the Neon Rays once they are stitched.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 18, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Best Ways to Stitch a Curved Line

Kreinik's Instagram page shows you how best to stitch a curved line--couch it!   They show examples from the master stitcher Jill Rigoli who likes to couch Kreinik threads with a thinner matching color in Kreinik or clear sewing thread if you can't access a matching color.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7mvGJ5tXzd/?g=5&img_index=1

Chaparral takes another route--wrapped backstitch!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAtLI2ERnof/

Wrapped chain stitch works, too, and is more dimensional.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_1d65PqO0/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 31, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.