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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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Origin of stitching

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

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The name Mavis is, in itself, a mashup, created by stitching together Marion, Vic and the Sorbaro family name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

I learned sashiko stitching and footwear design and created some really cool footwear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Whether it's leather that's pre-cut in China or stitching that's done in Vietnam, these materials and expertise are almost certainly channelled into the region's black market.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

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

She didn’t have to check the stitching to know that it had been made by hand, just the way her babcia used to do.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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

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 E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

She tripped ahead in a solid but elegant pair of walking-shoes and was drawing on a tan glove with mannish stitchings over the back.

From Under the Skylights by Henry Blake Fuller

No; larger cushions with no rough gold in stitchings.

From King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? by Gordon Bottomley

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