Split Stitch

Similar in method to Back Stitch and Stem Stitch, except than when the needle emerges from the back of the fabric, it comes up into the previous stitch. The end result is something like Chain Stitch.

A-Z of Embroidery Stitches, p 120 [Kensington Outline Stitch, Split Stitch*] Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, p 186 [Kensington Outline Stitch, Split Stitch*]