slip stitch


nounSewing.
  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.

Origin of slip stitch

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby slip stitch

Other definitions for slip-stitch (2 of 2)

slip-stitch
[ slip-stich ]

verb (used with or without object)Sewing.
  1. to sew with slip stitches.

Origin of slip-stitch

2
First recorded in 1895–1900

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How to use slip stitch in a sentence

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

  • First row—bring the wool forward, slip one; knit two, pass the slip-stitch over them.

    My Knitting Book | 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.

    My Knitting Book | Miss Lambert
  • Each succeeding row is the same, observing that the knit-stitch always comes over the slip-stitch.

    My Knitting Book | Miss Lambert
  • Secondly, in the following way: slip one stitch, knit-one, pass the slip stitch over: this decreases one stitch.

British Dictionary definitions for slip stitch

slip stitch

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

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

Origin of slip stitch

1
C19: from slip 1

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