noun
half backstitch
A sewing stitch where the needle goes back half the length of the previous stitch, creating a strong seam that looks like a dashed line on the top and a solid line on the bottom.
半返し縫いは、手縫いの中でも特に丈夫な縫い方です。
The half backstitch is a particularly strong hand-sewing method.
布端から5ミリのところを半返し縫いで縫ってください。
Please sew 5 mm from the fabric edge using a half backstitch.
並縫い (running stitch) is a simple in-and-out stitch that is faster but much weaker than 半返し縫い.
Compound of 半 (half), 返し (returning, from 返す), and 縫い (sewing, from 縫う). The name describes the stitch technique of going back half the distance of the previous stitch.