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saddle stitch - 3 dictionary results

saddle stitch

–noun
1. Sewing.
a. an overcasting stitch, esp. one made with a strip of leather or a thick leatherlike cord.
b. a spaced running stitch in contrasting or heavy thread, used mainly for decoration, usually along an edge.
2. Bookbinding. a binding stitch made by inserting a staple through the center of folded sheets from the back and clinching in the fold.

Origin:
1930–35

sad⋅dle-stitch

[sad-l-stich]
–verb (used with object)
to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.

Origin:
1930–35


saddle-stitching, noun
saddle stitch  
n.  
  1. A simple overcasting stitch, usually of a thread contrasting in color with the fabric, used primarily as ornament on clothing.
  2. A stitch used in sewing together the leaves of a book at the fold lines, either with thread or wire.
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