Whipped Back Stitch

Whipped Back Stitch is also known as

Punto pespunte enrollado _[ES], Point de piqûre surjeté _[FR], Umwickelter rückstich _[DE], Ponto atrás enrolado _[PT].

How to do the Whipped Back Stitch

This variety of the Back Stitch gives a twisted effect like what you will see in a Whipped Running Stitch.


Back stitch: Lay the foundation by doing a Back Stitch.

Fig 1: Take another thread and needle and bring it out through A. Pass the needle under the stitch A-B, from above, as shown. Do not pluck the fabric underneath.	Fig 2: Similarly, pass the needle under the stitch B-C, from above, as shown.

Fig 3: Continue taking the needle under each Back Stitch foundation to give it a twining effect.