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单词 catch stitch
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catch stitchn.

Brit. /ˈkatʃ stɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈkætʃ ˌstɪtʃ/, /ˈkɛtʃ ˌstɪtʃ/
Forms: see catch v. and stitch n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., stitch n.1
Etymology: < catch v. + stitch n.1 With sense 2 compare earlier catch-stitch v.
1. Bookbinding. Any of a number of stitches made across the head and tail of the spine of a book, which serve to join sections of the book together. Cf. kettle-stitch n.
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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > [noun] > sewing, fastening of leaves > stitches used
kettle-stitch1818
catch stitch1829
saddle stitch1893
1829 G. Cowie Bookbinder's Man. 14 The other sections are proceeded with in the same manner, sewing backwards and forwards, the thread being fastened through the ketch stitches of each preceding section.
1890 C. Peters Home Handicrafts xi. 119 Bring it [sc. the needle] out from underneath inwards, passing it round the thread already sewn at the end, so as to secure all the catch-stitches together successively.
1906 D. Cockerell in E. Johnston Writing & Illum. xvi. 347 At about ½ inch from either end make an additional line across the back for the ‘kettle’ or catch stitch.
1946 E. Diehl Bookbinding II. ix. 127 After three or four sections are sewed, the catch stitch is made.
2014 L. Orriss Craft Bookbinding iv. 47/1 The book-blocks are usually sewn one section at a time and are connected not only by the sewing supports but by a kettle or catch stitch at either end.
2. Needlework (originally U.S.). A type of cross-stitch used esp. to secure a hem, having tiny, almost invisible stitches on the right side of the fabric, and a series of large cross-shaped stitches on the wrong side. Also (usually in plural) an individual stitch made in this style.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > stitch > invisible stitch
blind stitcha1884
catch stitch1892
1892 O. C. Hapgood School Needlewk. (Teacher's ed.) iii. 117 Catch-stitch is a kind of cross-stitch, used to secure the edges of flannel.
1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 123/1 Herring-bone Stitch..used for the same purposes as catch-stitch.
?1961 C. Tompkins Making Pleated Draw Draperies 8/2 The catch stitches cross over the raw edge and prevent raveling and allow for stretching without puckering.
1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet iii. 83 Catch-stitch, large cross-stitch used to hold heavy hems, invisible on right side.
2014 N. Vasbinder Super Stitches Sewing ii. 142/1 Catch stitch should be stitched..in a matching thread color to keep the stitches as inconspicuous as possible on the right side.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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