Repeat the directions from the second row. Note that though the chain is four beads wide there are only two beads that you work on in each row.
If the thread breaks, start the new one, two or three rows back and go through the different beads.
The above directions are for a chain that is worked without a loom. Now-a-days it is quite possible to buy a little loom for about fifty cents, but you can make one at home that will not cost you a penny. The size of the loom will depend on what you are working but we presume that it is a chain. Should you ever make a purse it would pay you to buy a loom.
To make the home-made loom get a piece of card and a wooden meat skewer such as butchers use. Fasten the skewer down on both ends to the cardboard about two inches from the upper edge. One inch above the skewer in the direct centre make a hole and one inch from the bottom edge of the cardboard make another hole. Cut six pieces of No. 90 linen thread, thirty-six inches long. This measurement is sufficient for a chain twenty-seven inches or under. Tie one end of each thread to the skewer. Now holding the six threads together, carry them down through the bottom hole across the back of the cardboard and tie in a loose knot to the top hole.
Fig. 217. A home-made loom
Thread a bead needle with a thread of No. 100 linen thread that has been well waxed. Tie the thread to the extreme right hand thread of the warp. Now we are ready to make the chain ([Figure 217]).
First row—Thread the needle with five yellow beads. Pass the needle toward the left under the warp threads, letting one bead slip in every space. On the left hand side bring the needle up to the right side and slip it through the five beads.