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stitching

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[stich-ing] / ˈstɪtʃ ɪŋ /

noun

stitchings plural
  1. the act of a person or thing that stitches.

  2. a series or line of stitches.

  3. mending by means of sewing.


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Etymology

Origin of stitching

First recorded in 1515–25; stitch + -ing 1

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Morgan analyst Tien-Tsin Huang asked about the deals on the earnings call, saying that the combined effort seemed to come with “above-average risk … because you’re stitching together the three assets.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

It may well be true that stitching multicultural communities together requires us to be more curious, inclusive neighbors.

From Slate May 26, 2026

The youngster will need further surgeries, as her parents have been told repairing her heart is like "stitching jelly" and there is more pressure on it than is typical.

From BBC May 23, 2026

ASML’s more advanced high numerical aperture EUV systems face stitching and design constraints that are slowing adoption from customers, Scemama notes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Three hours she gave to stitching, with gold thread, the border of a square crimson cloth, almost large enough for a carpet.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

But that jacket gets mere seconds of airtime before it is on to the next jacket, blue, featuring whimsical stitchings of houses, a garment she describes as reminiscent of something you’d find at Anthropologie.

From Slate Jan. 26, 2026

While recuperating from the operation, Morrow began embroidering, producing semiabstract stitchings of body parts and shapes that are grouped together on one wall.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2021

Already I am considering a silk-lined cape, and it is settled that my gloves are to have black stitchings.

From Not that it Matters by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

His white gloves had curious stitchings on the back not common in England, and his silk hat, exceedingly glossy, had wider brims than are usually associated with Bond Street.

From Havoc by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

Another way is to make four stitchings in the goods the length of the button hole.

From Things Mother Used to Make by Gurney, Lydia Maria

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