Obsolete form of thorough-stitch.

(obsolete) Thoroughly, through to the end.

A stitch in which the center of the fold is placed across the saddle of the stitcher and then wire staples are driven through and clinched on the inside.

simple past tense and past participle of cross-stitch

present participle of cross-stitch

Alternative spelling of lockstitch

(sewing) A simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.

(transitive, intransitive) To embroider using this technique.

An embroidery stitch, derived from backstitch, in which each stitch overlaps the previous stitch to one side, forming a twisted line of stitching, with the thread passing below the needle.

A zigzag stitch with the zigzag pairs separated by straight stitches, so as to create a nearly invisible hem.