Christmas Cane Key to Stranded Cotton Back Stitch Recommended Fabric : 16 count White Aida Semco Precut Pack CFA16.11 or 27 Count White Evenweave Semco Precut Pack CFE27.11. Note: Work Cross Stitch with 2 strands of cotton and Back Stitch with 1 strand. Cross Stitch Instructions Bring the needle up from the back of the fabric to the front at 1, and go down to back at 2. Come up to the front again at 3 and go down to back at 4. For a long row of horizontal stitches, first make a row of diagonal stitches from left to right and then return along the row from right to left. Back Stitch