Recently I talked about using the flat back stitch for EPP. I have been using it and finding that it works well. I wasn’t always 100% happy with the WonderClips, however. It is probably the one time I don’t find the WonderClips gripping hard enough.
![Taping and the Flat Back Stitch](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wp-1494478581111.-179x300.jpeg)
I have heard that some artists use tape to hold the pieces in place while stitching with the flat back stitch.
I started out with Scotch Tape. It was ok, but I could only use the tape once. Mailing tape – the clear kind – was a little better.
I didn’t have any masking tape, which I think would be the best, so I tried blue tape and it works pretty well. I can re-position it about 3 times before it gives out.
![Taping and the Flat Back Stitch - back](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wp-1494478436556.-162x300.jpeg)
Still, I am pretty happy with the results. It is easier to keep the stars, or half hexies, in place while I sew.