Backstitch

Step 1:

Begin the backstitch by poking the needle up through the fabric, and then back down to make a single stitch. Then poke the needle back up through the fabric a space away from the first stitch, as if you were doing the running stitch.

Step 2:

Now poke your needle back down through the fabric at the end of the first stitch. This is the "back" part of the backstitch.

Step 3:

Now poke your needle up through the fabric a space away from the previous stitch. You will then stitch back again. Just repeat this pattern of stitching and you are good to go!

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