backstitches
- present tense form of backstitch (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Fasten the threads securely by taking two or three backstitches.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
The usual fastening consists of several backstitches taken in the same place.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
Fasten the thread by passing the needle through to the wrong side and taking two backstitches.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
Fasten the threads on the wrong side by taking several backstitches, one over the other, through one thickness of the cloth.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
