In needlework: A kind of ornamental stitch resembling the links of a chain; the work so produced, chain-work.

an embroidery stitch in which the thread is wound several times round the needle and taken back through the fabric at the same spot to create a tiny…

Any of a series of small loops of twisted thread, usually larger than purls, forming an ornamental edging to lace, ribbon, or braid; such loops…

= petit point, n.

A kind of embroidery or worsted-work popular in the 17–18th centuries, in which the pattern is worked in series of parallel stitches arranged…

attributive or adj. Resembling in appearance the bones of a herring. a kind of stitch in which the threads are set obliquely at equal angles on…

a type of stitch consisting of a series of long straight stitches covering a section of the background fabric, giving a satin-like appearance to…

A kind of stitch in ornamental needlework, producing a decorated zigzag line. (See quot. 1882.)

a type of stitching consisting of short, straight stitches worked over a number of canvas threads, either in a slanting or upright position; also…

A kind of embroidery-stitch. Also attributive.

Needlework. Small stitches of even length, scattered at irregular angles and used in embroidery to decorate a large area. Cf. seed, v. 8; seed stitch…

an embroidery stitch alternating tapestry and tent stitches (see quot. 1882); now called mosaic stitch.

A small delicate embroidery stitch; spec. = tent-stitch, n. Also: a piece of needlework embroidered in such stitches. Frequently attributive.

a type of satin stitch worked across the material without any filling.

Of lace: Wrought upon a ground of fine net (cf. loop-lace n. (b) at loop, n.1 compounds 2). looped pile (see quot. 1888). looped stitch, looped work…

ornamental needlework of this kind.

a kind of fancy stitch consisting of loops; also as v. transitive, to connect or attach by means of loop-stitches.

(a) Needlework a decorative stitch used to join two pieces of material together, in which the thread is crossed or twisted when forming each stitch…

(a) a form of waterwheel; (b) Needlework (see spider-stitch n.); (c) a metal wheel with wire spokes (formerly applied spec. to a bicycle-wheel).

Embroidery. A sewing stitch consisting of small double stitches of even length created by backstitching, typically used to fill in the centre of a…

(see quots. 1882, 1964); hence slip-stitch vb., slip-stitcher.

a stitch used in embroidery, producing an irregular branched appearance like that of some kinds of coral.

(see quot. 1882); also used more widely in Embroidery.

an ornamental embroidery stitch producing a ropelike effect by a series of slanted overlapping stitches.

a type of cross stitch worked so as to appear the same on both sides of the fabric; also in shortened form Vienna cross.

herringbone stitch.

A drawn fabric stitch worked with a thick needle and a fine thread, creating a decorative openwork effect (see quot. 1936). In later use also…

(a) Knitting = moss stitch n. at moss, n.1 compounds 2a; (b) Needlework = seeding, n. 3.

a flat embroidery stitch used to fill in backgrounds in old needlework, esp. in Church embroidery.

(see quot. 1880).

(a) a stitch used in darning which imitates the texture of the fabric darned; (b) a straight stitch used in embroidery to make a regular open-work…

a needlework stitch which is formed by putting the needle into the material from the front and returning it some way back whilst splitting the thread.

a stitch by which ornamental knots are made.

= bullion stitch n.

(see quot.).

a form of cross-stitch, n.

(see quot.).

an elaborate stitch forming a diamond shape.

(a) a type of filling stitch consisting of small irregularly placed stitches; (b) a type of cross stitch having a small stitch at right angles across…

(a) ‘in Lace-making, a mode of using the bobbins so as to produce delicate openwork borderings and the like’ (Cent. Dict. 1891); (b) a criss-cross…

a ladder used in boarding or leaving a ship; also, a kind of embroidery stitch.

(see quots.).

Short for stem stitch n. at compounds 2.

(see quot.).

(see quot.).

(cf. basket-darning n.).

a stitch used for outlining a design, etc.; spec. = stem stitch n. at stem, n.1 compounds 2.

Needlework. A kind of ornamental stitching. Now rare.

(see quot. 1968).

any of various twisted rope-like stitches in knitting and embroidery.

a long straight stitch across an area to be filled, secured with a short diagonal stitch in the centre.

a kind of stitch used in Turkish and other embroideries.

a long straight stitch across an area to be filled, secured with a short oblique stitch across the centre; cf. oriental stitch n. at oriental, adj. n.…

one of various knitting or sewing stitches producing shell-like patterns.

A decorative stitch consisting of a line of evenly spaced stitches used esp. in making leather goods; an example of this.

see magic chain stitch n.

a stitch in which the first row is alternated in length to achieve an effect resembling a bird's plumage (cf. long and short stitch at long and short…

Needlework = saddle stitch, n. 2; stitching of this sort.

= coral-stitch n. at coral, n.1 compounds 2.

Short for trellis stitch n. at compounds 2.

= pad stitch, n.

in Embroidery, a single, short, detached stitch; also as adj., designating a simple type of sewing-machine.

Pertaining to Hungary, as Hungarian band, a band specializing in the performance of Hungarian music; Hungarian point, Hungarian stitch (see quot…

in embroidery or knitting, an arrangement of stitches between parallel lines to give a lattice effect.

a petal-shaped embroidery stitch.

an embroidery stitch producing a diamond pattern (see quot. 1964).

Embroidering with darning-stitch; also = darning-stitch.

a decorative stitch used to fill a large area, consisting of a series or group of stitches each resembling a bundle of sticks, formed by sewing…

(see quots.).

a chain stitch worked with two threads of different colours in one needle.

(see quot. 1964).

A diagonal stitch used to join lining to fabric; (also) a filling stitch used to give thickness to embroidery. Cf. padding, n.1 compounds 2.