How to Back Stitch - Lesson Three

Collect Supplies and Begin a Back Stitch Motif

Completion of the Third Stitch of the Motif

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• a pair of sharp scissors
• a small embroidery hoop
• a piece of 11-count Aida fabric large enough to overlap the hoop by a few inches
• a short length of embroidery floss - any color
• a size 24 tapestry needle.

  Print out a pattern for the motif. You also need the finished work from Lesson Two: How to Stitch a Back Stitch Square.
  
  Begin the first stitch with a waste knot or secure the end of the floss under previous stitches. Refer to the pattern for the placement of the stitches. This image shows the completion of the third stitch.

• Collect Supplies and Begin a Back Stitch Motif
• Completion of Stitch Four
• Completion of Stitch Fourteen
• Beginning of the Twentieth Stitch
• Over Halfway Complete
• Completion of the Thirtieth Back Stitch
• Continue Stitching the Back Stitch Motif
• The Final Stretch
• The Next Step
• The Completed Design from Learn to Stitch Double Running Stitch