kettle stitch
nounBookbinding.
(in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.
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How to use kettle stitch in a sentence
“kettle stitch,” catch stitch formed in sewing at the head and tail.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books | Douglas CockerellThis is called the kettle-stitch, a word said to be a corruption of either catch-up stitch or chain stitch.
Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries | John Cotton DanaThe saw-cuts at the kettle stitch are less deep and quite narrow; they only mark the place where the thread is to pass in and out.
Practical Bookbinding | Paul Adam
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