ladder stitch
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noun
an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
Words nearby ladder stitch
ladder, ladder back, ladder company, ladder polymer, ladder splint, ladder stitch, ladder tournament, ladder track, ladder truck, ladderman, ladderway
Origin of ladder stitch
First recorded in 1880–85
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Examples from the Web for ladder stitch
In order to make your ladder-stitch (G) square at the end, you begin by making a bar of the width the stitch is to be.
Art in Needlework|Lewis F. DayAny design that is uniformly narrow can be carried out in ladder-stitch.
The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft|Effie Archer ArcherLadder-stitch occurs in the cusped shapes framing certain flowers in Illustration 72, embroidered all in blue silk on linen.
Art in Needlework|Lewis F. Day