半はん返がえし縫ぬい

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.

• 半はん返がえし縫ぬいは、手て縫ぬいの中なかでも特とくに丈じょう夫ぶな縫ぬい方かたです。

  The half backstitch is a particularly strong hand-sewing method.

• 布ぬの端はしから5ミリのところを半はん返がえし縫ぬいで縫ぬってください。

  Please sew 5 mm from the fabric edge using a half backstitch.