Embroidery 101: How to Embroider a Back Stitch
Are you ready to dive into the enchanting world of hand embroidery? Join us on this exciting journey as Natalie, a passionate embroidery enthusiast, guides beginners through the fundamentals of this timeless craft. Whether you're new to embroidery or looking to master a different stitch, this series can help enhance your craft and have you stitching like a pro in no time! Today's video will cover how to embroider a back stitch. Follow along so we can transform threads into masterpieces together!
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Natalie Doan
Natalie is the host of Quilting 101, Embroidery 101 and the Creative Strategist and Editor of Block Magazine at Missouri Star Quilt Company. She was taught how to sew by her mom, of course, and began quilting when she grew up.
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Are you ready to dive into the enchanting world of hand embroidery? Join us on this exciting journey as Natalie, a passionate embroidery enthusiast, guides beginners through the fundamentals of this timeless craft. Whether you're new to embroidery or looking to master a differ...
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we're going to do the back stitch. This is a great outlining stitch. It's super
simple and fun. It's good for embellishments, straight lines, curved lines, anywhere you want to do an outline. You can write words with it. It's just
great!
All right so I've got a knot in my thread and what we're going to do is start underneath so your knot is hidden. You bring your needle up, make your first stitch just about an eighth or a quarter of an inch away from where
your needle came up. So just to show you it a little bit closer, we're going to bring the needle up from the back and then we're going to stitch it back down, right next to where your last stitch ended. And we'll continue to do that.
So we'll come up from the back and then we'll go backwards right down next to the last stitch like so. Now if you wanted to you could continue this across. Lots of people do it… Whoops, sorry, you've got to, it's a little bit tricky sometimes.
Instead of having to go under and back, you can use your needle like this and get that stitch done a little bit more efficiently. But that is something that comes with practice, so don't be too stressed if you have to do one you know one stitch at a time. This is just another way to to get the job done.
Okay so I have a fun project to show you that we used back stitch on. Again you can use it for all kinds of different things, words and shapes, all outlines that you like. But this is so cute. We put a little kitten in a pocket
and I just love it - it's adorable! Embroidery is great for all of your accessories, clothing, and quilting. It's fun for writing words and drawing pictures. It's great for line work.
If you enjoyed this video, there's lots more where that came from. I have a whole channel called Embroidery 101 where I teach you what you need to know to get started and also give you tons of tips and ideas to refresh your memory and help you to advance in your embroidery journey.
So click the link below and I hope you enjoy. Happy stitching!
