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Summary: In hand sewing, the backstitch is similar to the slip stitch, but its backward stitching pattern offers more reinforcement to the seam. Learn the backstitch, starting underneath the fabric and pushing forward, with information from an experienced pattern maker in this free video on sewing.
Daniel King has been working in fashion design for decades. He has worked as a trainer for one of the world leader's in CAD software for the apparel industry, and he has a B.S. in...read more
"There are many different types of stitches when you're hand stitching fabric together, and it can be fun, it can be creative, and it can make a different look. Hi, my name is Daniel King. I'm a pattern maker and designer, and I'm going to talk a little bit about how to backstitch. Backstitching actually's more of a reinforcement. It's similar to slip stitching, but it actually gives a little bit more strength to the seam itself. By going through and starting underneath and pulling, you go forward as you would with a slip stitch, but instead of keep going forward, you go back one. So you go back, and this is the underneath. You go back right where...about where you started. Push the needle through once again. Go through the top. And then you go...start back where you had on this...ended before. Push it down through. You can push it through, come back up the top, and then you go back right where you had started. Push it through. Come forward to where you left off. Push it through. Go forward. So it's forward and back, forward and back. What this backstitch does again, it gives you a better reinforcement of the seam, so that it's a little bit stronger strength. And that's a backstitch. My name is Daniel King, and good stitching."
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jixolet said
on 4/25/2009 It would be nice to be able to see EXACTLY what he is doing. Unfortunately just telling someone what to do as you're doing it, doesn't always work necessarily.