Double Back Stitch

Used for shadow work. When worked on the from the front of the fabric it is called Double Back Stitch. Closed Herringbone Stitch is created on the reverse side.

100 Embroidery Stitches, p 10 [Shadow Work, Double Back Stitch*] A-Z of Embroidery Stitches, p 112 [Shadow Work, Double Back Stitch*] Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, p 4 [Double Back Stitch, Crossed Back Stitch*] The Stitches of Creative Embroidery, p 79