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stitcher

  • a word derived from stitch.
    stitch
    noun
    one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.

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After the war, Mr Gifford spent 42 years working at the Clarks factory in Street as a heel pairer, while his wife was a stitcher for the shoe-maker.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023

In 1994, Greene was a 24-year-old stitcher at the New York City Opera when she was brought along to visit Betty Williams, a costume designer and researcher with a large antique pattern collection.

From The Verge ● Jun. 20, 2022

Each stitcher took a different, personalized approach: Some portraits are headshots, some full-body.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2021

For stitcher Kerslake, though she did not start to crochet in order to use it as a stress relief tool, she soon realized how much her anxiety would ease after an evening spent crocheting.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2021

We have thus to consider, in the first place, the general efficiency of the machine as a plain stitcher.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various