This
unusual stitch is hard wearing and has a nice texture. Make a cross stitch and
then make a chain stitch across it.
Be careful to always make your chain stitch go up and down in the same holes from stitch to stitch. Note that when you stitch an area of this stitch, you have little empty spaces. These are great for beads.
This stitch is nice for a decorative eyeglass case or coin purse, for an angel's dress (with glittery thread and opalescent beads) or for foliage in an overdye. I've seen it used for angel wings in white Flair with the chain going one way on one wing and the other way on the other wing. You could also use two different threads to get a really neat effect. Try using metallic for the cross stitch and silk for the chain, for example.
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