stitch : Idioms & Phrases

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basting stitch

  • noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
    baste; basting; tacking.
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blanket stitch

  • noun a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
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blind stitching

  • noun stitching that is not easily seen or noticed
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buttonhole stitch

  • noun a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole
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Chain stitch

  • noun the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop
  • noun a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
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  • . See in the Vocabulary.
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Chain stitch, Lock stitch

  • . See in the Vocabulary.
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crochet stitch

  • noun any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle
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cross-stitch

  • noun two stitches forming a cross or X
  • noun embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
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Cross"-stitch` noun
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  1. A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other. "Tent and cross-stitch." Sir W. Scott. -- Cross"-stitch`, v. t. & v. i.
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double stitch

  • noun a kind of crochet stitch
    double crochet.
  • verb make by double stitching
    double crochet.
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embroidery stitch

  • noun a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
    embroidery stitch.
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Etching stitch

  • (Needlework), a stitch used outline embroidery.
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faggot stitch

  • noun the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting
    faggot stitch.
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fagot stitch

  • noun the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting
    faggot stitch.
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flame stitch

  • noun needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
    bargello.
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Flat stitch

  • the process of wood engraving. Obs.
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garter stitch

  • noun a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side)
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Glover's suture ∨ stitch

  • a kind of stitch used in sewing up wounds, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward.
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half cross stitch

  • noun a single cross stitch at a diagonal
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hemming-stitch

  • noun a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses
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Herringbone stitch

  • a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel.
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Kettle stitch

  • (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. Knight.
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knit stitch

  • noun a basic knitting stitch
    plain; knit; knit stitch.
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knitting stitch

  • noun a stitch taken in knitting
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lazy daisy stitch

  • noun long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns
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lock stitch

Lock" stitch`
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  1. . A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch.
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machine stitch

  • noun a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread
    machine stitch.
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overhand stitch

  • noun a stitch passing over an edge vertically
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Pearl, ∨ Purl stitch

  • . See 2nd Purl, 2.
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Pearl stitch

  • . See Purl stitch, under Purl.
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plain stitch

  • noun a basic knitting stitch
    plain; knit; knit stitch.
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Purl stitch

  • noun a basic knitting stitch
    purl.
  • verb make with purl stitches
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  • . Same as Purl, n., 2.
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running stitch

  • noun small, even, hand stitches run in and out
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saddle stitch

  • noun a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color
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satin stitch

  • noun flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin
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set-stitched

Set"-stitched` adjective
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  1. Stitched according to a formal pattern. "An old set-stiched chair, valanced, and fringed with party-colored worsted bobs." Sterne.
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sewing stitch

  • noun a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
    embroidery stitch.
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sewing-machine stitch

  • noun a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread
    machine stitch.
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shell stitch

  • noun a crochet stitch
  • verb make by shell stitching
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single stitch

  • noun a crochet stitch
    single crochet.
  • verb make by single stitching
    single crochet.
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slip stitch

  • noun a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side
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stockinette stitch

  • noun knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings
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tent stitch

  • noun a small diagonal needlepoint stitch
    petit point.
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To stitch up

  • to mend or unite with a needle and thread; as, to stitch up a rent; to stitch up an artery.
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Wheel stitch

  • (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's web, worked into the material, and not over an open space. Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).
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without a stitch

  • adjective satellite without any clothing at all
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