Crossword clues for backstitch
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Backstitch \Back"stitch`\, n. [Back, adv. + stitch.] A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
Backstitch \Back"stitch`\, v. t. To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.
Wiktionary
n. (context sewing English) 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. vb. To sew with a backstitch.
WordNet
n. overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one
v. do backstitches
Wikipedia
Backstitch or back stitch and its variants stem stitch, outline stitch and split stitch are a class of embroidery and sewing stitches in which individual stitches are made backward to the general direction of sewing. In embroidery, these stitches form lines and are most often used to outline shapes and to add fine detail to an embroidered picture. It is used as a hand-sewing utility stitch to attach definitively and strongly two pieces of fabric together. It is also used for writing.
Usage examples of "backstitch".
My reward was paltry, for she announced that I should next go on to backstitch, but I was given leave to take a walk, and availed myself of it: up and down Cheapside to take the air.
I j-right of perpetual ownership that t-I did not take that money it sobbed while the backstitch of the sweater twisted.
This consists of a simple gros de laine, trimmed with ashes of roses, with overskirt of scare bleu ventre saint gris, cut bias on the off-side, with facings of petit polonaise and narrow insertions of pa^te de foie gras backstitched to the mise en sce`ne in the form of a jeu d'esprit.
White thought backstitching ought to be taught you before hemming (or else the other way), and Mrs.