loop stitch

American  

noun

Sewing.

1. any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.

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Example Sentences

The centre of the rug is twenty-eight inches long and nineteen inches wide, and is embroidered in loop stitch with claret-colored worsted.

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

Centre loop stitch and maidenhair in buttonhole stitch.

From Jacobean Embroidery Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor by Fitzwilliam, Ada Wentworth

For the fourth row you net three stitches in plain netting, then make a loop stitch, and repeat as in previous rows.

From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous

It is done by making every other stitch a loop stitch, in order to effect which, the silk must be put twice round the mesh, instead of once, as in plain netting.

From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous

Overcast one long edge of the model, double overcast the opposite side, finish one end with plain loop or blanket stitch, and the other end with some fancy loop stitch.

From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz