How to Back Stitch Around Cross Stitch - Lesson One
By Connie G. Barwick, About.com
Stitching Tip - Avoid Errors as You Back Stitch
Tip for Avoiding Errors in Back Stitch
Photo: © Connie G. Barwick, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Continue stitching back stitches. Take care to avoid dragging the floss ends from the cross stitches to the front of the fabric as shown in the image. Clip the ends of the embroidery floss to avoid entangling them when stitching back stitch around cross stitch. If the ends of the floss get pulled to the front, use the tip of the needle or your fingernail to help ease them to the back of the fabric where they belong.
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- Stitch Rows and Columns of Cross Stitch and Begin the First Cross Stitch
- Stitch the Second Stitch
- Begin the Third Stitch
- Stitching Tip - Avoid Errors as You Back Stitch
- Complete the First Side of The Square
- Begin the Next Line of Back Stitch
- Use the Tip of the Needle to Straighten Stitches
- Complete the Second Line of Back Stitch
- Begin the Third Side of the Square
- Complete the Third Line of Back Stitch
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