lock stitch

American  

noun

1. a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.

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lock stitch British  

noun

1. a sewing-machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread

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Etymology

Origin of lock stitch

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Instructions for timing and adjusting Singer sewing machine 66 lock stitch, for family use, by Archibald Tregaskis.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1952 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Any of the latest styles of either lock stitch or single thread machines can be run far faster than any known expert operator can possibly guide the work under it.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various

In one the core is made from a double strand of strong lock stitch twine, over which is placed a linen braid.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

The reply to such a query is, of course, that to produce the lock stitch in that way is impossible—as indeed it is.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various

Singer machine 78-2 lock stitch combined needle and upper feeds for closing filled mattresses, by Archibald Tregaskis.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1951 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office