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Stitch a Cross Stitch Colorblock - Lesson Three

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The Next Step - Learn to Back Stitch
Simple Back Stitch Motif

Learn to Back Stitch

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The possibilities for framing and displaying a completed Cross Stitch design are only as limited as your imagination - frame it, iron it on a shirt, sew it on a tote bag or, make a refrigerator magnet out of it.

Now that you have mastered the cross stitch, the next step is to learn how to back stitch. In this series of lessons, learn how to stitch the simple back stitch and cross stitch motif shown above.

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