You can use Knotted Cable chain as a linear stitch on both plain and even-weave fabrics. The texture of the knot between chain stitches creates an interesting textured line. As with basic chain stitch, this version follows curves well, and can even be worked solidly as a filling stitch. A single Knotted cable chain stitch is known as Oyster stitch.
Knotted Cable chain stitch worked here in rayon ribbon floss on Block 83 of the ‘I Dropped the Button Box’ quilt.
How to work Knotted Cable Chain
Bring the needle up through the fabric and work a twisted chain stitch on the line you want to work.
Slip the needle under the top thread above the twist.
Do not pick up any fabric when you do this. Pull the needle through the loop until the loop lies flat, but not tight.
Insert the needle back into where it first came out at the top of the chain.
Take the needle through the fabric bringing the point of the needle out a short way along the line to be stitched. With the thread wrapped under the needle’s point, pull the needle through the fabric.
Pull the thread through the fabric and you have created your first knotted cable chain stitch.
Make a small twisted chain stitch just below the larger chain.
Take the needle under the twist and repeat the steps along the row.
This is another quick and versatile stitch. You can also lace and thread this stitch in various ways taking advantage of the structure of the stitch by threading either the knot or the chain.
A line of Knotted cable chain stitch worked in cotton perle #5.
Knotted Cable Chain stitch will follow a curve well as it is a member of the chain stitch family. I worked this sample below in a variegated cotton perle #5 on tea towel linen.
Thread Twisties!
Experimenting with different threads can be expensive. You would normally have to buy a whole skein of each type of thread. My thread twisties are a combination of different threads to use in creative hand embroidery. These enable you to try out stitching with something other than stranded cotton. For the price of just a few skeins, you can experiment with a bundle of threads of luscious colours and many different textures.
These are creative embroiders threads. With them, I hope to encourage you to experiment. Each Twistie is a thread bundle containing silk, cotton, rayon and wool. Threads range from extra fine (the same thickness as 1 strand of embroidery floss) to chunky couchable textured yarns. All threads have a soft and manageable drape. Twisting them around a needle makes experimental hand embroidery an interesting journey rather than a battle. Many are hand dyed by me. All are threads I use. You may find a similar thread twist but no two are identical.
You will find my thread twisties in the Pintangle shop here.
Thanks for introducing this stitch in TAST challenge. My samples are here.
http://hobbysewing.blogspot.com/2020/09/tast-23-beyond-tast-23.html
Skorzystalam z wzoru… dziekuje, pozdrawiam.
I may be late, but I finished all TAST 2012 weekly challenges! Here are my attempts at knotted cable chain:
http://debbies-doings.blogspot.ca
hello,
I wish you an happy new year.
I am a bit late, but here is my work with the knotted cable chain
http://pierrespapiersciseaux.blogspot.fr/2013/01/tast-51-point-de-chainette-noue.html
I completed the last stitch, added some stitches to get a last page for my stitches’ book. Here is my job http://j-en-revais.blogspot.com/2012/12/tast-51-52.html Now I need to gather the leaves and stitch and sew a cover for the book.
voci mon dernier point;http://carrementcrazy2.canalblog.com/archives/2012/12/25/25991644.html
Merry christmas for you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchinwoman/?saved=1
A nice stitch – liked to work with it – and now I look forward to joining in again next year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family, Sharon!
Love
Anneliese
Here is y (late) version of the Knotted Cable Chain… Doesn’t look so great but it’s done. Probably done wrong but…
http://210920746822434353.weebly.com/1/post/2012/12/tale-a-stitch-tuesday-2012-week-fifty-one.html
Thanks for a great year of learning!
This is a great stitch. Here is my sample:
http://playfulstitching.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/knotted-cable-chain-stitch/
Happy Holidays to all
Thank you Sharon, it has been a fabulous year of stitching. I have loved this challenge.
Had a bit of trouble with this one. http://debbiesfiberwork.blogspot.com/2012/12/tast-weeks-50-and-51.html
Thanks for a fun year, Sharon. I’m looking forward to next years stitches. Happy holidays to you and your family.
I experimented with perle 5 on the last square on my Aida:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/12/knotted-cable-chain.html
Hi Sharon & Friends, my post for the week
http://embroiderland.blogspot.com.br/
Happy Holidays ! See you in 2013! Thank you all!
Hello,
I have a lot of things to do for Chrismas, so I will try this stitch a bit later. I just show you my daughter work (she is 10 years old)
http://pierrespapiersciseaux.blogspot.fr/2012/12/tast-50-et-51-de-pauline.html
Again a beautiful stitch. Here is my attempt on the last stitch of TAST 2012: http://fabricfusion.blogspot.com/2012/12/tast-week-51knotted-cable-chain-stitch.html
I’m very happy that TAST will be continued! Thank you, Sharon!
Hello
Here is my sample for this week:
http://dufall.blogspot.com/2012/12/tast-point-de-chainette-cablee-nouee.html
Thank you Sharon for the tast, I enjoy very much learning all these stitches. I’m looking forward the next year Tast.
Happy holidays
Hi Sharon,
No contribution from me this week.
All I want to say is a big THANK YOU, for offering TAST this year. The new stitch I learned and liked most is Alternating barred chain stitch.
I also want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and I Happy New Year.
Sharon, here is my example for this week’s TAST that I titled (I think appropriately …) “Bittersweet Offering.”
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/bittersweet-offering?context=user
Thanks for a great year of TAST projects. I look forward to working and playing with you and all my stitching friends in the new year!
Laurel
How soon the year 2012 TAST come to an end.
I really enjoyed learning so many stitches and trying the stitchs.
It is so nice to look what the others are doing.
Thanks Sharon for the Tast challenge.
My trial this weeks stitch is here.
http://viji-crafts.blogspot.in/2012/12/tast-week-51-2012.html
http://latha-mycreations.blogspot.in/2012/12/tast-week-51-knotted-cable-chain-stitch.html
Here is my sample design for last TAST week of 2012 knotted cable chain stitch.
This is a stitch I will want to use for many projects. Thank you for a great year of TAST stitches.
http://queeniepatch.blogspot.jp/2012/12/tast2012-week-51.html
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/tast2012-week-51
Hi Sharon,
Thank you for offering this challenge. I learnt a lot about these stitches, the challenge opened a new world for me. so much of creativity of the other participants was a great experience. I am so much richer because of the skill and confidence I gained through your challenge.
and thank you for continuing with the stitch challenge in the next year.
this week’s stitch sampler-
http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/tast-2012/08-chain-stitch-varieties/b-knotted-cable-chain-stitch/
Chitra
Brilliant solution Sharon. Looking forward to continuous challenge, and in advance of that, many thanks for offering your services again. Phew, I was really going to miss all this fun if we were to come to an end!!
Seasons best
Carole (Auden)
Here’s my weekly post with old knotted cable chains:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/12/old-knotted-cable-chains.html