chain stitch

American  

noun

1. a kind of ornamental hand stitching in which each stitch forms a loop through the forward end of the next.

2. a basic crochet stitch in which yarn is pulled with the crochet hook through a loop on the hook to form a continuous strand of interlocking single loops.

3. a machine stitch forming a chain on the underside of the fabric.

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chain stitch British  

noun

1. an ornamental looped embroidery stitch resembling the links of a chain

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verb

1. to sew (something) with this stitch

Etymology

Origin of chain stitch

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

The first embroidery stitch María Méndez Rodríguez learned at the age of 7 was the chain stitch.

From The Verge • Feb. 12, 2022

Characteristic and most beautiful use is made of buttonhole stitch in the piece of Indian work in Illustration 24, where it is outlined with chain stitch, which goes most perfectly with it.

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

The difficulty of working chain stitch in a frame probably led to the introduction of a hook for this class of embroidery.

From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

Again descending, it brought up another loop, enchained it with the one last made, making a chain stitch, consisting of a series of loops on the upper side.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry

The cloth was automatically shifted to correspond to the pattern to be produced, and thus was chain stitch embroidery first manufactured.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry