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I am presuming you mean on the sewing machine? It is the stretch stitch. If you mean hand sewing, ask again. I think that one is called BACKSTITCHING. See site of http://www.fiber-images.com/Free_Things/Reference_Charts/free_reference_charts_handsewing_stitches.html for hand stitches.

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What is the name of the stitch made by doing a plain stitch backwards

If you are asking, what is the opposite of a knit stitch; the answer is a purl stitch.

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