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slip stitch
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slip stitch
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc., in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to join (two edges) using slip stitches
[from slip1]
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Noun1.slip stitch - a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side
embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather


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When you have 14 slip stitches at each edge, the flap should be approximately square.
 
 
 
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