Hungarian Braided Chain - How the stitch is made

How to make a hungarian braided chain

This is wonderful Hungarian braided chain stitch made with hand embroidery. Basically, this stitch creates a thick braided line from a reverse chain stitch, but with a slight difference. So we are going to see that here you first make a small stitch in the fabric and then you can knit that stitch, by the way; left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top. Whichever is easier for you.

So here we're creating a reverse chain stitch, making this little straight stitch go a little bit further down the line, going under the straight stitch, without lifting any fabric. It is pulled out and then lowered into the same hole and you can see that this creates a chain stitch. Now you can go a little further down the line and then go under that straight stitch again, but this time pull gently so it doesn't go all the way.

the open loop

Here you leave a loop open, now you go down the same hole and leave this chain open like this. So you can easily access that inside point and then move along the line. Then the inside stitch is raised and the thread loops are checked right there. Then the wool is tightened with the needle attached, then threaded leaving the loops open and lowered through the same hole.

Leave the point wide open like this so you can get in. Then pick up the inside stitch that is below but above the working loops. So you're pulling the thread around the eye of the needle leaving the holes open and again here you're going up and down and working the thread by taking the inside stitch through the open holes and tightening the thread.

Very easy to do...

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I prefer to work the Hungarian figure eight this way because it's much easier to access the inside stitch if you leave the buttonholes open. And then tighten them around the needle on the books. You don't often see a diagram like this. They just tell you to retrieve that internal point, but it can be a little hard to do.

So I leave the stitch open and then tighten it up, this is a relatively quick stitch to work with, it works really fast. And it creates a nice decorative braided line that's quite heavy and has some texture to it. It is ideal for embroidering with straight and curved lines and tight curves. So wherever you want to make a thicker line, this is a great stitch to use. And it's a lot of fun to do.

I think that's really cool, actually for your last stitch you're going to get pretty close to the penultimate stitch so you don't have a long tail at the end. Take that inner point. Tighten the thread around the needle and then you can pull it to the end. Since it is the last stitch in the same hole and this is the Hungarian chain braid.