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crochet stitch
any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle
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knitting stitch
a stitch taken in knitting
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embroidery stitch, sewing stitch
a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
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backstitch
an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
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bargello, flame stitch
needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
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baste, basting, basting stitch, tacking
a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
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blanket stitch
a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
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buttonhole stitch
a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole
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chain stitch
a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
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chain stitch
the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop
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cross-stitch
two stitches forming a cross or X
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double crochet, double stitch
a kind of crochet stitch
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faggot stitch, fagot stitch
the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting
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French knot
a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric
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garter stitch
a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side)
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gros point
a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads
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hemming-stitch
a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses
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hemstitch, hemstitching
a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
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knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch
a basic knitting stitch
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machine stitch, sewing-machine stitch
a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread
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overhand stitch
a stitch passing over an edge vertically
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petit point, tent stitch
a small diagonal needlepoint stitch
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picot
an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon
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purl, purl stitch
a basic knitting stitch
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quilting
stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
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running stitch
small, even, hand stitches run in and out
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saddle stitch
a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color
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satin stitch
flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin
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shell stitch
a crochet stitch
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single crochet, single stitch
a crochet stitch
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slip stitch
a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side
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stockinette stitch
knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings
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tailor's tack
a loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material
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whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching
a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
