sewing-machine stitch — noun a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread • Syn: ↑machine stitch • Hypernyms: ↑sewing stitch, ↑embroidery stitch • Hyponyms: ↑lockstitch … Useful english dictionary
Sewing — or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of … Wikipedia
Stitch 'n Bitch — is a phrase that has been used to refer to social knitting groups since at least World War II. cite book |author=Macdonald, Anne L. |title=No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting |publisher=Ballantine Books |location= [New York… … Wikipedia
stitch — ► NOUN 1) a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting. 2) a method of sewing, knitting, or crocheting producing a particular pattern. 3) informal the smallest item of clothing: swimming… … English terms dictionary
Stitch — may refer to:A method of securing thread into textiles in embroidery and sewing or creating fabrics in knitting and crochet. It may also be a method of medical care to close wounds known as sutures or stitches.: There are many types of stitches,… … Wikipedia
Stitch — Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stitch (disambiguation) — Stitch may refer to:In embroidery and sewing: a method of securing thread into textiles. There are many types of stitches, including:*Chain stitch *Cross stitch *Embroidery stitch *Lock stitchOther meanings:* Side stitch, an intense stabbing pain … Wikipedia
stitch — [stich] n. [ME stiche < OE stice, a puncture, stab: for IE base see STICK] 1. a) a single complete in and out movement of the threaded needle in sewing b) SUTURE (sense 4c) 2. a single loop of yarn worked off a needle in knitting, crocheting,… … English World dictionary
stitch — (n.) O.E. stice a prick, puncture, from P.Gmc. *stikiz, from the root of STICK (Cf. stick) (v.). The sense of sudden, stabbing pain in the side was in late O.E. The verb is first recorded early 13c., to stab, pierce, also to fasten or adorn with… … Etymology dictionary
stitch|er|y — «STIHCH uhr ee», noun. the process or the product of stitching or sewing; needlework: »yards of fine stitchery … Useful english dictionary
