overcasting
Americannoun
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the act of sewing along the edges of material with long, spaced stitches to prevent raveling.
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the stitch used to overcast.
Etymology
Origin of overcasting
Example Sentences
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John Goodman can do the oaky solidity, but perhaps might be overcasting.
From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2012
Nearly all books should be sewed with some modern method of overcasting.
From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low
It has been objected that modern overcasting takes away much of the flexibility of a book and that books once sewed in this way can never be rebound.
From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low
No pasting on or overcasting to be allowed.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel
This overcasting is done by inserting a fine needle near the back of the knocked-up sheets from above and drawing the thread almost quite through, the second and following stitches all being made from above.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
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