The cable chain stitch is a technique that creates a neat embroidered line of chain. It is formed by a chain stitch followed by another separate chain stitch, after looping the thread around the tip of the needle, creating the 'cable' that combines the stitches.

The butterfly chain stitch is a composite stitch that includes three vertical straight stitches brought together in the middle by a horizontal twisted chain stitch (sometimes worked in a different colour).

The broad stem stitch is a composite stitch that includes two vertical rows of diagonal straight stitches arranged opposite each other creating a V-shape. Between the two rows a row of backstitches is worked, often in a different colour.

The reverse chain stitch is worked in the opposite way to the ('normal') chain stitch. If the chain stitch is worked from the top to the bottom, the reverse chain stitch is worked from the bottom to the top. The reverse chain stitch is also known as the broad chain stitch.

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