whip stitch

See also: whipstitch

English

Noun

whip stitch (plural whip stitches)

  1. (sewing) A simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.

Verb

whip stitch (third-person singular simple present whip stitches, present participle whip stitching, simple past and past participle whip stitched)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To embroider using this technique.
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