Open Base Picot Stitch

Open base picot stitch. Insert a pin in the fabric from A to B, the length of the finished picot stitch. Come up through the fabric at C and loop the thread behind the pin head before going back down at D. Come up at E and loop behind the head of the pin from left to right. Begin to weave back and forth using these 3 strands as a foundation. First weave from right to left, weaving over, then under, and over again. Return to the right, weaving under, then over, and under again. Continue to weave while maintaining sufficient tension to pack the woven thread and tightly fill the shape. Finish by coming down at C or D, depending on which side the weaving is completed, and remove the pin.