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

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chain stitch

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

From The Verge ● Feb. 12, 2022

More frequently the design was of scrollwork, worked with a fine black silk back stitching or chain stitch.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster

The padding is done with a soft, coarse thread by working along the edge with either the Kensington or chain stitch, or it may be heavily "padded" by filling the space.

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 Idabelle McGlauflin

The chain stitch, besides being ornamental, makes one of the best darning stitches, reproducing the stitch in knitting.

From Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson

Withdraw the board from the loops, twist these, and on the sc. work a second round of sc. with similar worsted, at the same time fastening in a chain stitch foundation worked with écru cotton.

From Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly by Various