CHAINSTITCHER SCRIPT is a monoline script designed directly from the hand-operated look of chain-stitch embroidery. The style of script found on bowling shirts, letterman jackets, and mechanic’s name patches from the 1950s–60s. It captures the human touch you’d get from an operator on a “bonnaz” chainstitch machine: bouncy connections, slightly irregular turns, and a looseness that feels stitched rather than typeset.
Whether you’re a working chainstitcher using the font for client mockups and design reference, or you simply want a vintage monoline script with human imperfection, it delivers for logos, uniforms, patches and packaging.
What's Included:
Five uppercase styles (regular + ss01-ss04) for flexible uppercase to lowercase connections and visual variety (organized as stylistic alternates/sets for quick swapping).
Two weights (two files): Regular and Thin.
Variable font with a weight axis from Thin to Regular for precise in-between values
Uppercase & lowercase, numerals, punctuation, and common symbols.
Ligatures for common lowercase script collisions (i↔t, t↔t)
Font Format & compatibility:
2 OpenType (.otf) desktop fonts
5 Variable font (.ttf) (for access to all 5 styles) with `wght` axis
Format Behavior:
OTF: Includes `regular + ss01–ss04` with full OpenType features (access to all weights and styles)
Variable fonts: Exported per-style (one VF for each stylistic style).
Use variable files when you want continuous weight fine-tuning within a style.
