tent stitch
a short, slanting stitch used in embroidery.: Compare gros point (def. 1), petit point (def. 1).
Origin of tent stitch
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How to use tent stitch in a sentence
On a lounge covered with a design done in red and blue tent stitch, an elegantly dressed woman was sitting, reading a novel.
The Bow of Orange Ribbon | Amelia E. BarrThis is taken from a quaint little needle-book dated 1703; the design itself being worked in tent-stitch.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries | Marcus Bourne HuishTent-stitch, for instance, plays an important part in the wreath border of Fig. 8.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries | Marcus Bourne HuishShe does, core of my heart, she does, and is as ignorant of music as I am of tent-stitch.
I was seated in the garden with my tent-stitch, when out comes Pratt to say a young woman requested an audience of me.
The Ladies | E. Barrington
British Dictionary definitions for tent stitch
another term for petit point (def. 1)
Origin of tent stitch
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