backstitching

“Do you know how to cross-stitch? Hem? Can you do backstitching by hand?”

The enzyme still works from 5’ to 3’, in a ‘backstitching’ manner.

Hem, and fasten the handles to the edge of the hem by backstitching.

At your age, your Aunt Emily was almost an expert needlewoman; she could do overhand, hemming, felling, backstitching, hemstitching, running, catstitching, buttonholes, and a little embroidery.”