CLOSED HERRING BONE STITCH:--This is useful for filling irregular shapes and for making borders the edges can be out line by stem stitch. It is worked with the needle coming out in the same hole as that of previous stitch . The character of the stitch were is according to the angle at which you cross your stitches. The closed herringbone is also called the double back stitch because it shows a double row of back stitches on wrong side.