running stitch

American  

noun

1. a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.

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running stitch British  

noun

1. Sometimes called: gathering stitch.  a simple form of hand stitching, consisting of small stitches that look the same on both sides of the fabric, usually used for gathering

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Etymology

Origin of running stitch

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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running stitch

Ms. Agha uses two forms in particular — a running stitch and a blanket stitch — often in tandem with collaged materials.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

As I got started, I immediately loved that sashiko requires no special skills—it is a basic running stitch, which is the one stitch you know if you, like me, didn’t realize stitches have names.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2019

Sew to the wire closely with an overcasting stitch or with a running stitch just inside of the wire.

From Make Your Own Hats by Martin, Gene Allen

A quilt depending solely upon the stitching used in quilting, whether it be of the simple running stitch, the back stitch, or the chain stitch, is not particularly ornamental.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)

Like Greenough’s, this machine made a running stitch, but by a different method.

From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers