Definition of stitch

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Stitch (v. i.) A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance..

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Hemmer :: Hemmer (n.) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down..
Lock Stitch :: Lock stitch () A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch..
Suture :: Suturated (a.) Sewed or knit together; united by a suture; stitched.
Stitch :: Stitching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stitc.
Backstitch :: Backstitch (n.) A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end..
Unstitch :: Unstitch (v. t.) To open by picking out stitches; to take out, or undo, the stitches of; as, to unstitch a seam..
Purl :: Purl (n.) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance..
Quilting :: Quilting (n.) The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt..
Hemstitched :: Hemstitched (a.) Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief..
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A contortion, or twist..
Stitcher :: Stitchel (n.) A kind of hairy wool.
Brochure :: Brochure (v. t.) A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition..
Cross-stitch :: Cross-stitch (n.) A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other..
Shuttle :: Shuttle (n.) The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch..
Overcast :: Overcast (v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling..
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch..
Hemstitched :: Hemstitched (imp. & p. p.) of Hemstitc.
Stitch :: Stitch (v. t.) To form land into ridges.
Tension :: Tension (a.) A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness..
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