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• slip stitch
  slip stitch

  noun

  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.
• slip-stitch
  slip-stitch

  verb (used with or without object)

  to sew with slip stitches.

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-stitch²

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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slip stitch slip-stitch

Secondly, in the following way: slip one stitch, knit-one, pass the slip stitch over: this decreases one stitch.

From The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown

To decrease two; slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over.

From The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown

Blind Stitch.—The blind stitch and slip stitch are used to fasten a hem lightly where it is desired to conceal the stitches.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by Idabelle McGlauflin

Second round—slip one; knit one, pass the slip stitch over it.—Repeat.

From My Knitting Book by Miss Lambert

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.

From My Knitting Book by Miss Lambert

Each succeeding row is the same, observing that the knit-stitch always comes over the slip-stitch.

From My Knitting Book by Miss Lambert

Every row is worked the same, with a slip-stitch at the beginning;—knit one; pearl one.—Repeat to the end of the row.

From My Knitting Book by Miss Lambert

Third row—bring the wool forward, knit three; bring the wool forward, slip one; knit two together, pass the slip-stitch over them.

From My Knitting Book by Miss Lambert

Fifth round—pearl one; knit two; bring the silk forward, slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit two; pearl one.—Repeat.

From My Knitting Book by Miss Lambert

First round—bring the silk forward, slip one; knit two together, pass the slip-stitch over them; bring the silk forward, knit three.—Repeat.

From My Knitting Book by Miss Lambert