noun / verb
stitch
STITCH/stɪtʃ/
A loop of sewing thread joining material.
A red stitch joins the two layers of blue fabric.
Etymology
From a word for a puncture, stitch came to mean one passage of a threaded needle through fabric. The name then transferred from the needle’s action to the thread it left behind.
In context
we're going to grab that loop that we've just made through the stitch on our left needle and then drop it off of the needle and that is a purl stitch
More examples
- She stitches the torn pocket back onto her jacket.
- The doctor removes the stitches once the cut has healed.
- One loose stitch hangs from the repaired seam.
Forms
stitch · stitches · stitched · stitching
stitchery noun — Decorative sewing made with needle and thread.