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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

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.

From The New Guide to Knitting & Crochet by Cooper, Marie Jane

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 Lambert, Miss

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 McGlauflin, Idabelle

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

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 McGlauflin, Idabelle

Fasten the thread after having fastened the last 4 chain-stitches with a slip stitch to the 1st double stitch of this round.

From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)