How To Make A Back Stitch

How to do a back stitch a great basic hand sewing stitch to learn. How to make a back stitch.

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How to make a back stitch.

You want to try to make each stitch about the same size to give your line a uniform look.
Back stitches can be worked into many variations like whipped back stitch which wraps another thread around the back stitch thread without piercing the cloth.
Here i have given the 2 main variations of back stitch and the way to do back stitch.

The back stitch is strong and durable.
Its essentially a double running stitch.
If you are stitching around curves smaller stitches will help the line look smoother.

Pass your floss through the fabric from back to front with an equal distance in front of your first stitch.
Make a single straight stitch 1 2 as long or short as you want.
Move on to the second stitch in your line.

Not only is this a strong stitch but the stitches on top of the fabric resemble that of the sewing machine which means that you can use the stitch in almost any sewing project.
Give this simple stitch a try.
Sewing a finishing knot.

I make mine approx 14 or a bit shorter continue along your pattern line but come up a s.
By jenny hart 1 is where your needle comes up through the fabric 2 is where it goes down again.
With your thread centered in the first hole make a running stitch with the needle on the back side.

For more information on using the backstitch in hand embroidery visit needle n thread.
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Part of the red.
It is a great stitch for hand sewing plush toys.
Checkout the stem stitch variations tutorial for more like that.

Of all the hand stitches the back stitch is one of the strongest.
Once the stitch is made pull the thread through and then back towards the previous hole to make room.
You use two needles one on either end of your thread.

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