How to Embroider: Whipped Back Stitch- Video and Step by Step Tutorial

Melissa Galbraith
Jul 31
2 min read

Whipped Back Stitch

The whipped back stitch creates a candy cane like line on the front of the fabric. These stitches look like they're coiled around each other like a rope. Use this DIY video and step-by-step tutorial to learn how to embroider the whipped back stitch.

What you'll need to create the whipped back stitch:

Whipped Back Stitch Video

Whipped Back Stitch Step-by-Step Tutorial

1. To start, fill you'll need a line of back stitches.

2. Now whip the back stitch. Bring the needle up through the fabric, at the start of the line in the hole of the first back stitch.

3. Slide the needle underneath the first back stitch. Be sure to only slide under the thread and not stitch through the fabric.

4. Gently pull the thread so that it is flush with the fabric.

5. Then slide the needle underneath the next back stitch in the row. Be sure to slide the needle in the same direction so that the whipped thread wraps around the back stitches.

6. Work down the line of back stitches until the end. At the end of the line, bring the needle back down through the fabric in the hole of the last back stitch.

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