In the video below, I’m working with perle cotton #5 on linen. There are many other stitch combinations that employ backstitch, so never underestimate the value of this simple stitch! Backstitch Video Tutorialīackstitch can be worked on pretty much any type of fabric. You can read more about it in this article on adding texture to embroidery with simple stitches. Here’s an example of outlining done with whipped backstitch: When it is whipped with another thread of the same color, it creates a solid line that looks a little ropey, stands up a bit from the fabric, and that smooths itself around curves quite well. In the photo above, it is used as the base of Pekinese stitch, laced backstitch, and whipped backstitch.īackstitch stitch can be worked on straight lines, curved lines, tightly curved lines. The backstitch is also used to form the base of many composite stitches. If you’re looking for information on how to use the backstitch to embroider words or letters, you might want to check out that embroidered lettering lesson. In that tutorial, I also cover how to “travel” the threads on the back of the fabric, to keep the work neat. In the photo above, you can see the backstitch being used to embroider a word in my hand embroidered lettering tutorials. Like the running stitch, the backstitch creates a line made up of straight stitches, but unlike the running stitch, there is no space between each stitch. The backstitch is one of those basic stitches used in many types of hand embroidery, but, although it’s a basic stitch, it’s extremely versatile and can be used in any kind of surface embroidery project, from beginner’s embroidery all the way through expert.
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