kettle stitch
noun
ket·tle stitch
ˈketᵊl-,
-etᵊl-
bookbinding
: a knot formed in the sewing thread at the ends of the sections to hold them together
called also catch stitch
Word History
Etymology
partial translation of German kettelstich, from kettel small chain (diminutive of kette chain, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catena) + stich stitch