tent stitch

American  

noun

1. a short, slanting stitch used in embroidery.

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tent stitch British  

noun

1. another term for petit point

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Etymology

Origin of tent stitch

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

Silk Leaves.—If no grounding is required, work in tent stitch.

From Project Gutenberg

Carpets and chair-cushions worked in tent stitch and cross stitch and old-fashioned harpsichord; gaudy white and gold furniture of the Louis Quatorze time, mixed with the spindle-legged tables of the Queen Anne epoch.

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In others the design is in fine cross or tent stitch.

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In the larger flowers, the sewing silk had been split into flosses, or perhaps the prepared flosses were used in the "tent stitch," which is now known as "Kensington."

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They may be taught all sorts fine needlework, viz., working on catgut or flowering muslin, sattin stitch, quince stitch, tent stitch, cross-stitch, open work, tambour, embroidering curtains or chairs, writing and cyphering.

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