kettle stitch


nounBookbinding.
  1. (in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.

Origin of kettle stitch

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1810–20; part translation of German Kettelstich, equivalent to Kettel little chain (diminutive of Kette chain; Old High German ketīna<Latin catēna) + Stichstitch; cf. chain

Words Nearby kettle stitch

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How to use kettle stitch in a sentence

  • kettle stitch,” catch stitch formed in sewing at the head and tail.

  • This is called the kettle-stitch, a word said to be a corruption of either catch-up stitch or chain stitch.

  • The 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.