Bring your thread to the front of your work, unthread the needle and replace the point in the fabric only a thread’s breadth from where you came up. Loop the thread around your finger and case the loop from your finger over the needle eye. Slide the loop to the needle base, keeping the thread taut. Form as many loops over the needle as required, rethread the needle and push it back down through the loops to the back of your work. Continue to pull the thread down until the loops disappear but do not pull tightly as the stitch will bunch up.
