on the lower line exactly underneath. Place the thumb over the
stitch in process of making and draw the thread through as the diagram
shows. It can be worked openly or more closely as preferred.

[Illustration: Fig. 35.]

[Illustration: Fig. 36.]

Cable chain is descriptively named, for, when worked with a stoutly
twisted thread, it has very much the appearance of a chain laid upon
the material, rather too much so perhaps to be a pretty embroidery
stitch. To work it (fig. 36)--Bring the needle through at the top of the
traced line, throw the thread round to the left and hold it down with
the thumb near where it has come through the material. Pass the needle
under the held down thread from left to right and draw it through until
there is only a small loop left. Insert the needle in the centre of this
loop, on the traced line about one-sixteenth of an inch below the
starting-point. Bring it out a quarter of an inch below and outside the
loop. Take the thread in the right hand and tighten the loop that has
now been formed, and then pass the thread under the point of the needle
towards the left (see diagram). Place the left thumb over the stitch in
process of making and draw the thread through; this will complete the
first two links of the chain; to continue, repeat from the beginning.

Knotted chain is a pretty stitch; to look well it must be worked with a
stout thread. To carry it out (fig. 37)--Trace two parallel lines upon
the material, about one-eighth of an inch apart. Bring the thread
through at the right hand end in the centre between the two lines, then
insert the needle on the upper line one-sixteenth of an inch further
along, and bring it through on the lower line immediately below. Draw
the thread through and there will be a short slanting line left upon the
material. Throw the thread round to the left and hold it under the
thumb, then pass the needle and thread through the slanting line from
above downwards, leaving the thread a little slack. Place the thread
again under the thumb, then in the same way as before, from above
downwards, pass the needle and thread through this slack loop. This
makes the first two links of the chain; the last one will not be
properly fixed in place until the next stitch is taken. The dotted
vertical line on the diagram shows the piece of material taken up by the
needle upon commencing the next stitch.

[Illustration: Fig. 37.]

[Illustration: Fig. 38.]

Split stitch is a m