A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
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.
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.
Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom.
To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
To practice stitching, or needlework.
Stitch indicates the single placement of the thread through the hole in the leather, or a particular type of placement of the thread through the leather. It can also refer to a single thrust of an Awl into the leather. Stitch is also used today in some archaeological materials to refer to the pitch of the thread, or number of stitches per inch. Uses a square, or French Awl. Uses soft, yellow dyed flax to attach the welt and the outsole together. [Devlin, 1840] The length (pitch) of the thread going from one stitch hole to the next. [Goubitz, 2001
sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric
fasten by sewing; do needlework
a term used to describe a very heavy-duty staple
A stitch is the basic repeating unit of the yarn pattern in forming a knitted fabric, consisting of the needle loop and sinker loop.
The number of times the needles on the tufter bar penetrate the carpet backing material within a specified length of fabric.
To sew, staple or otherwise fasten together by means of thread or wire the leaves or signatures of a book or pamphlet. The different styles of stitching are; double stitch, where two loops of a single thread are fastened in the centre of the fold....
A staple or metal fixing used to hold the sections of a document together.
Name for the loop on the knitting needle that is worked to create knitted fabric