Backstitch
st-tching or a st-tch in which the thread is doubled back on the preceding st-tch.
to sew by backst-tch.
historical examples
insert one thickness between the other two ends, and backst-tch closely.
make your own hats gene allen martin
here each little diamond is worked in simple outline st-tch, and each square outlined with backst-tch.
needlework economies various
backst-tch across the bottom with a slanting line of st-tches.
clothing and health helen kinne
this is one of the few machines producing a backst-tch or half backst-tch to realize any commercial success.
the invention of the sewing machine grace rogers cooper
his machine was a short-thread model that made both the running st-tch and the backst-tch.
the invention of the sewing machine grace rogers cooper
lap ends one-fourth inch and backst-tch closely at each edge of flap.
make your own hats gene allen martin
noun
a strong sewing st-tch made by starting the next st-tch at the middle or beginning of the preceding one
verb
to sew using this st-tch
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