Hand Sew a Chain Stitch

Start Sewing a Chain Stitch

Forming the First Chain Stitch

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• Bring the threaded needle from the back side of the fabric to the front of the fabric.
• Re-insert the needle into the top side of the fabric where it came out of the fabric, pointing out the back side of the fabric.
• Bring the needle point back up through the right side of the fabric a short distance from where the needle went into the fabric. The distance is a variable which depends on the look you are trying to create.
• Wrap the thread around the point of the needle as shown in the photo, so that the needle will come through a loop of thread.
• Pull the needle through the fabric and loop, maintaining the thread loop by not pulling the thread overly tight.

• What is a Chain Stitch
• Start Sewing a Chain Stitch
• Continuing to Chain Stitch
• Ending a Chain Stitch