By using the checkered chain stitch - the latest stitch I have learned from 100 stitches. What a fun stitch this is to do!
Fun and very easy. I love the way that it works outlining this Be Mine valentine heart
To stitch the checkered chain stitch, you will need two contrasting colored threads. For my demonstration, I used red and blue:
You only need one needle, which you thread with both floss threads. Knot them together at the other end:
Come up through your fabric:
Now take a stitch, just like you are setting up a regular chain stitch:
but now the special part of this stitch. Only one colored thread goes under the needle. The other color just lays on top:
pull everything through just like a normal chain stitch:
the threads just line themselves up and you have your first completed stitch:
Now set up for the second stitch just like you would a regular chain stitch:
Bring your needle through just like a regular chain stitch:
But now...bring the other color under the needle and let the first color lay on the top. Here are two views:
pull through to complete the second stitch:
Now set up for the third stitch and this time the first color goes under the needle again and the second color lays on top:
Pull all the way through:
and you are on your way to doing the checkered chain stitch!
Here is a picture of the underside of my fabric: this fun stitch looks nice on either side of the fabric!
The checkered chain stitch is #47 and is listed in the linked stitches section of 100 Stitches.
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