Running Stitch
![running stitch running stitch](http://www.holiday-crafts-and-creations.com/images/xrunning_stitch.jpg.pagespeed.ic.ZjNqCbeZs-.jpg)
Step 1: Begin the running stitch by poking your threaded needle up through the fabric.
![running stitch running stitch](http://www.holiday-crafts-and-creations.com/images/xstitch1.jpg.pagespeed.ic.1Al7JtXBXm.jpg)
Step 2: Poke the needle back down through the fabric next to where you just came up, and pull the thread down into your first stitch.
![running stitch running stitch](http://www.holiday-crafts-and-creations.com/images/xrunning_stitch2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.kj9SCKS_z0.jpg)
Step 3: Now poke your needle back up through the fabric, leaving a space from the previous stitch. Then poke the needle back down through the fabric again making your second stitch.
![running stitch running stitch](http://www.holiday-crafts-and-creations.com/images/xrunning_stitch3.jpg.pagespeed.ic._nYzfVBib_.jpg)
Now just continue this and you are on your way! See how easy this stitch is?
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