Wrap the thread:
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Wrap thread around your fingers to control the tension.
(This is how I do it, do what feels comfortable/natural for you.)
This is for chains. Rings are shown at the end (start with two color chains so you can see the flip)
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| Hold thread in a pinch |
1st Half of Double Stitch:
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| "Scoop" shuttle thread over the back of your hand |
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| Pass shuttle behind ball thread |
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| continue to pass shuttle behind ball thread |
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Bring shuttle around ball thread and back through the loop
formed by scooping the thread over your hand. |
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| The shuttle thread is now around the ball thread |
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| Loosen tension from ball thread and pull shuttle thread |
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| The threads now flip and the ball thread is around the shuttle thread |
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| Tighten the ball thread tension |
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| Slide stitch into place |
2nd Half of Double Stitch:
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Insert shuttle away from yourself past the ball thread
(between your palm and the ball thread) |
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| Bring shuttle around ball thread and up through loop of shuttle thread |
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| Pull shuttle all the way through |
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| Shuttle thread is around ball thread |
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| Loosen ball thread tension and pull shuttle thread tight |
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| The thread flips to the ball thread being around the shuttle thread |
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| Snug up to the other part of the stitch |
The wrap for rings:
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Turn work so chains are upside down
(known as "reverse work" in patterns) |
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| Wrap the shuttle thread around your holding hand |
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| Bring it all the way around your hand |
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Add the thread to the pinch
You are now ready to start the stitches which
are formed the same as for a chain. |
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