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TAST Week 7 is the Detached Chain Stitch! http://www.pintangle.com/journal/2012/2/14/take-a-stitch-tuesday-week-7.html. Instructions can be found here: http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/chain-detach.html

[thatyank]

TAST Week 7 is the Detached Chain Stitch! http://www.pintangle.com/journal/2012/2/14/take-a-stitch-tuesday-week-7.html. Instructions can be found here: http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/chain-detach.html

[thatyank]

Here's my Detached Chain "band" --- I tried to get "arty" with a tree and falling leaves but it was too small to come across. Oh well...


I threw in some beads to spice it up a little.

Guess I'm not a big fan of detached chain because it made me tense --- the back of the fabric is  a mess as for some reason, I couldn't get the thread to tighten between stitches...

Crappy picture... Sorry!

Anyway, February's page looks like this so far - you can see the detached chains easier on this:

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Detached Chain Shisha work: http://letslearnembroidery.blogspot.com/2012/02/mirror-work-3.html

[thatyank]

Week 7 highlights are here: http://www.pintangle.com/journal/2012/2/20/tast-week-7-highlights.html and here is another that used layered detached chain stitches to create depth and texture: http://adventuresinthread.blogspot.com/2012/02/tast-week-7-ups-daisy.html.

Also, there is a tutorial on how to use the detached chain to secure a "trapped" bead (or other found object): http://threads-and-patches.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/tast-week-6-detached-chain-stitch.html (Not sure what I would use this for but it is interesting!)

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Here's a GORGEOUS example of how to use Laxy Daisy (AKA detached chian): http://www.flickr.com/photos/35808964@N06/6891484603/sizes/l/in/photostream/