Slip-stitch
verb (used with or without object), Sewing.
1.
to sew with slip stitches.
noun, Sewing.
1.
a loose stitch taken between two layers of fabric, as on a facing or hem, so as to be invisible on the right side or outside surface, used in stoating.
noun
1.
a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc, in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side
verb
2.
(transitive) to join (two edges) using slip stitches
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