Wrapped Back Stitch: The Movie

Colleen at The Wool and The Floss demonstrates wrapped back stitch, which gives you a smooth curved line.  It's perfect for stems, leaf veins, whiskers, even straight hair (although if you do rows of this, it is a bit tricky to wrap without catching neighboring threads).

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The Best Ways to Stitch a Curved Line

Kreinik's Instagram page shows you how best to stitch a curved line--couch it!   They show examples from the master stitcher Jill Rigoli who likes to couch Kreinik threads with a thinner matching color in Kreinik or clear sewing thread if you can't access a matching color.

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Chaparral takes another route--wrapped backstitch!

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Wrapped chain stitch works, too, and is more dimensional.

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Lessons with Lori--Learn the Wrapped Back Stitch

The latest stitch demo from Lori of Waste Knot teaches the wrapped back stitch, a stitch that is perfect for lettering and curved lines.

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