slip stitch

Definition of Slip Stitch in English :

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Noun

1. slip stitch

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Slip Stitch

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noun

a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc, in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side

verb

1. (transitive) sewing

to join two edges using slip stitches

I have always disliked slip-stitching linings and hems.

Turn in the raw edges at both ends and slip-stitch them to neaten.

2. (intransitive) knitting

to make a slip stitch by passing a loop of wool directly from one needle to the other, without the wool being passed through it

I have trouble slip-stitching purlwise.

Slip Stitch

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a continuous stitch, especially for a hem, in which the needle is put through the folded part of the hem, picking up a few threads of the fabric on the inside, so as to be invisible on the outside

Slip Stitch

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n.

A concealed stitch used for sewing together two layers of fabric, as with hems and facings, made by running the needle through the underside of the lesser piece and through a few threads of the main piece.

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