backstitch
backstitch · backstitches
A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric…A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
US/ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/
Meaning
1 sensesA type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
More definitions
- an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From back + stitch.From back + stitch.
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Forms
plural: backstitches| Singular | backstitch |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedstem stitch