slip stitch

¹ American  

noun

Sewing.

1. a loose stitch taken between two layers of fabric, as on a facing or hem, so as to be invisible on the right side or outside surface, used in stoating.

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slip-stitch ² American  

[slip-stich] / ˈslɪpˌstɪtʃ /

verb (used with or without object)

Sewing.

1. to sew with slip stitches.

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slip stitch British  

noun

1. a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc, in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side

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verb

1. (tr) to join (two edges) using slip stitches

Etymology

Origin of slip stitch¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Origin of slip-stitch¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

First row of the pattern, wool before, slip one, knit one, pass the slip stitch over, knit one, purl one; repeat to the end of the row.

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A slip stitch is a long stitch on the wrong side and a blind stitch on the hem.

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First row—bring the wool forward, slip one; knit one, pass the slip stitch over it; knit one; pearl one.—Repeat to the end of the row.

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First and third row: The wool is to be brought forward, then slip one, knit two, and pass over them the slip stitch; repeat second and fourth row plain.

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The hem stitch and blind or slip stitch will be considered under hems.

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