Hemming stitch

Today let's take a look at two more braid stitches!

Meet ladder stitch and loop stitch. Both are braid stitches used for thick lines and borders, just like basket stitchandvandyke stitch we learned the last time.

The post contains a lot of pictures because I wanted to make the process of working them as clear as possible, so be aware.

Ladder stitch

This is one fancy ladder with braids on the sides!

Truth be told, for me, the stitch that resembles a real ladder the most is open chain stitch.

But this one looks really pretty.

By the way, the name &#;ladder stitch&#; is also widely used for the hidden stitch,but they are completely different, so don't confuse them.

Now let's see how to work ladder stitch.

First, we make a horizontal stitch from A to B and bring the needle back to the front of the fabric at point C, which lies beside B.

From the point C, we insert the neede at point D, which is under B at a little distance, and bring it back up at E.