herringbone stitch

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noun

a type of cross-stitch in embroidery similar to the catch stitch in sewing, consisting of an overlapped V-shaped stitch that when worked in a continuous pattern produces a twill-weave effect.

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Words nearby herringbone stitch

herring, herringbone, herringbone bond, herringbone bridging, herringbone gear, herringbone stitch, herringchoker, herring gull, Herriot, Herrmann, Herrnhuter

How to use herringbone stitch in a sentence

In that way that was cathartic too, to sort of stitch up all those pieces and see how that is.
Richard Blanco’s Gay Latino Poet Survival Kit|William O’Connor|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A turtleneck gray sweater—it was herringbone tweed—and a cap.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, by the way he challenged my thoughts on the case, I thought perhaps he was aiming to stitch up the media.
What It's Like to Watch Kate Beckinsale Play You in a Movie|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Advice that was given me by Florence Ridley, a professor in graduate school: Stitch, stitch.
How I Write: Diane Johnson|Noah Charney|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Also, by carrying an M-4 carbine, everybody knew I was carrying something that could stitch even U.S. body armor.
Don’t Arm America: A Soldier’s Reply to Connecticut Shooting|Tony Schwalm|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Net five rows, then take a mesh a very little larger, and widen by netting two stitches in every stitch.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
But Tilly only laughed, and Cordelia forgot her question with the last stitch she put into her tassel.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
It gives order to the thoughts, fixes by a stitch the moment that passes what would otherwise pass with it.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
An' so when I went courtin' m' third wife, I took a stitch in time an' told her about the camphor an' ker'sene an' lard.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
In making the buttonhole stitch, keep the needle close against the metal edge of the guide, as shown.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various