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• blanket stitch
  blanket stitch

  noun

  a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
• blanket-stitch
  blanket-stitch

  verb (used with or without object)

  to sew using a blanket stitch.

blanket stitch

¹ American  

noun

1. a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.

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blanket-stitch ² American  

[blang-kit-stich] / ˈblæŋ kɪtˌstɪtʃ /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to sew using a blanket stitch.

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blanket stitch British  

noun

1. a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material

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Etymology

Origin of blanket stitch¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Origin of blanket-stitch²

First recorded in 1955–60; v. use of blanket stitch

Example Sentences

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Ms. Agha uses two forms in particular — a running stitch and a blanket stitch — often in tandem with collaged materials.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

Turn the cloth so that the thumb covers the thread and the buttonhole, and work the bar by bringing the needle out each time over the thread, as in the blanket stitch.

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

Finish the edge of the piece with the blanket stitch.

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

Work a brass ring with the blanket stitch, using a strand of the wicking and sew it to one of the corners.

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 bottom of the skirt may be left as it is, or be finished with a blanket stitch of some contrasting color.

From Spool Knitting by McCormack, Mary A.

This and other one-edged stitches of the kind are sometimes called "blanket-stitch."

From Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery by Buckle, Mary