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

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lock stitch

Singer machine 107W12 flat bed, ornamental lock stitch for stitching sweat bands into caps and cloth hats, by Archibald Tregaskis.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1952 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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 Kempster Miller

Instructions for using Singer electric machine 15-90 reversible feed lock stitch, for family use.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Instructions for using Singer sewing machines 127-3 and 128-3, with attachments 120604, lock stitch for family use.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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

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