[Illustration: 69.--Slanting Overcast Stitch.]
ILLUSTRATION 69.--The slanting overcast stitch is worked without tracing
the outline, always inserting the needle downwards--that is, from top to
bottom. The needle must be inserted in the manner shown in
illustration--that is, not straight, but slanting; insert it a little
farther than the last stitch, and draw it out close to it. The wrong
side of the work must show back stitches. This sort of stitch is used
for the fine outlines in patterns or letter.
[Illustration: 70.--Back Stitch.]
ILLUSTRATION 70.--This shows the back stitch, the working of which is
well known; it is worked in several rows close to each other.
[Illustration: 71.--Point Croise.]
[Illustration: 72.--Point Croise.]
ILLUSTRATIONS 71 & 72 show another kind of back stitch, called _point
croise_, which is only used on very thin and transparent materials. This
stitch forms on the wrong side a sort of darned pattern, which is seen
by transparence on the right side, and gives the embroidered pattern a
thicker appearance, contrasting with the rest of the work (see the lower
leaves of the flower on illustration 110).
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