rope stitch

noun

1. (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rope stitch¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

In effect it resembles rope-stitch, but it is more simply worked.

From Project Gutenberg

Begin as in rope stitch, keeping your thread in the same position.

From Project Gutenberg