Definition of sewing stitch Sewing stitch
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What does sewing stitch mean?
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| sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather | ||
| embroidery stitch | ||
| stitch a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing | ||
| backstitch an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one | ||
| bargello, flame stitch needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines | ||
| baste, basting stitch, basting, tacking a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together | ||
| blanket stitch a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch | ||
| buttonhole stitch a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole | ||
| chain stitch a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing | ||
| cross-stitch embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other | ||
| faggot stitch, fagot stitch the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting | ||
| french knot a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric | ||
| gros point needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches | ||
| hemming-stitch a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses | ||
| hemstitching, hemstitch embroidery similar to drawnwork | ||
| machine stitch, sewing-machine stitch a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread | ||
| overhand stitch a stitch passing over an edge vertically | ||
| tent stitch, petit point needlepoint done with small stitches | ||
| picot an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon | ||
| quilting a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric | ||
| running stitch small, even, hand stitches run in and out | ||
| saddle stitch a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color | ||
| satin stitch flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin | ||
| slip stitch a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side | ||
| tailor's tack a loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material | ||
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