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Definition of Slip stitch
1. Noun. A loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slip Stitch
Literary usage of Slip stitch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Work-table: Containing (1885)
"Purl three, knit two, make one, slip one, knit one, pass the slip stitch over,
knit four. 4th Round : Purl three, knit three, make one, slip one, knit one, ..."
2. The Hand-book of Needlework by Lambert (F.), Miss A Lambert (1842)
"Third row—bring the wool forward, knit three ; bring the wool forward, slip one ;
knit two together, bring the slip stitch over them. ..."
3. Potter's American Monthly (1880)
"... narrow once (which is done by knitting two stitches together), bind the slip
stitch over the narrowed one (this forms the centre of the point), ..."
4. Young Englishwoman: A Volume of Pure Literature, New Fashions, and Pretty (1867)
"1 slip stitch in tho neat purl, 4 chain; repeat from *. ... to end of round, at
end of round, 1 slip stitch instead of 1 double in the first double of this ..."
5. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"C. Place front linings, turn in edges, baste, and slip-stitch to facing; hem to
under-arm and shoulder. D. Turn in edge at bottom, hem to edge at front; ..."
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