Here is how you do the basic chain. You are going to grab your string and put it in your hand like so. This is how you do a slip knot to start your project. You’re going to wrap it around your finger. You point your finger twice leaving the straggler which I called loose and hanging down. You’re going to use your thumb and your nasty finger to pinch that and using the other of your hand. You are going to hold it tight. Well, pretty well snug in this hand.

So now, you have the two left on your finger. You’re going to grab the farthest closest to the palm of this hand first. You’re going to lift it up and pull it over top the other piece leaving it toward the end of your finger like so and using this finger to create separation. You were just going to reach over it and pull the second string up and the other string will bounce back. And you’re going to pull this over your finger. And there you go. This is your first slip stitch. And what you’re going to do now is just slip your needle into underneath and pull it off your finger and just pull it snug.