American History Through The Eye Of A Needle - Part I
By: John Wigham
More than 100 years ago at the dawn of the 20th century one of America's most distinguished authors, Rose Wilder Lane, was asked to write a report on the history
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Lazy Daisy Chain Stitch (Diagram 1):
This type of chain stitch is similar to the Lazy Daisy Stitch. The Daisy-like appearance looks good when worked over a filling background stitch. Bring the needle up at A. Holding your thumb over enough yarn to cover 1 canvas space (as shown), bring the needle down at B (the original canvas space where we started). Now, move on to Diagram 5....
Lazy Daisy Chain Stitch (Diagram 2):
Continue holding your thumb over the loop you have created with your first stitch. Starting where we left off at B, go up 1 canvas thread and move to the right over 1 canvas thread, bring the needle up at E. Move to the right, diagonally, cross over 1 canvas intersection and bring the needle down at F. This stitch should go OVER the chain stitch to anchor it in place. Moving on to the next chain stitch, we start where we left off at F.Go down 2 canvas threads and move to the left over 2 canvas threads, bring the needle up at C (the canvas space we started with). Holding your thumb over enough yarn to cover 2 canvas spaces (as shown), bring the needle down at D (the space we started from). Move to the right over 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at G. Move to the right over 1
Lazy Daisy Chain Stitch (Diagram 3):
This diagram illustrates how the lazy daisy chain stitch should look when complete.
LAZY DAISY CHAIN STITCH
The Lazy Daisy Chain Stitch forms a daisy when complete. Basically, this is a series of
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chain stitches forming a circle and anchored with tent stitches. The lazy daisy chain stitch is a decorative stitch that is simple to work. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch. Clicking on the PRINTABLE VERSION icon, located at the end of the series of diagrams, will direct you to the page to print these instructions.
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