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Back Stitch

Extract from Mandalas to Embroider • By Carina Envoldsen-Harris • Published by Search Press

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Mandalas to Embroider
The most important stitch in the book, it is a gapless stitch used to outline all the mandala motifs.

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  • How to sew a back stitch. Back Stitch - Step 1
    Step 1

    Bring your needle up through the fabric at A, insert your needle into the fabric at B, then along and up again at C.

  • How to sew a back stitch. Back Stitch - Step 2
    Step 2

    Take the needle back to B (D), then bring the needle up at E. The gap should be the size of the stitch. Continue to work this way, making sure the stitches are a consistent length. When you nish, thread your needle through the stitches on the wrong side of the fabric.

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