Back Stitch

Back Stitch.

Back stitch is a hand sewing stitch most usually used to sew the seams of garments together, but can be used to good effect in embroidery.

Back Stitch is also very good for creating outlines.

• It is formed by bringing the needle up through the fabric and down again a millimetre or two back from the thread along the line you wish to follow
  
• bring it up again through the fabric a millimetre or two in front of the thread
  
• draw the thread through to form a stitch
  
• then bring the needle down through the same hole as the end of the previous stitch.
• Once that is done bring the needle up a millimetre or two in front of the thread and bring the needle back and down through the same hole as the end of the previous stitch.
• Continue is that manner until you have completed the line.