Barred chain & alternating barred chain

The TAST stitch for week 12 is barred chain and alternating barred chain. I used 2 different samplers for my stitches. I stitched 3 borders on the Aida, but I started with white on a black linen. From top to bottom the threads are perle 5, perle 8, perle 12, 2 threads of stranded floss and DMC 80.

Two rows of purple barred chain combined with a yellow running stitch.

An alternating barred chain with Stef Francis spun silk with flames.

The same alternating barred chain, but now I added French knots. It was inspired by Christina’s sampler.

Two rows of purple barred chain almost touching.

There’s a bigger photo of the unfinished Aida sampler on my Flickr-page.