…a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting…
…an act of placing someone in a position in which they will be wrongly blamed for something, or of manipulating a situation to one’s advantage…
…denoting an openwork pattern in knitted garments made by dropping a made stitch at intervals…
…a stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches…
…a method of sewing or knitting in which each stitch incorporates a free loop of thread, for ornament or to give a thick pile…
…(in sewing) a loose stitch joining layers of fabric and not visible externally…
…a needlework stitch in which the stitches on the visible surface of the cloth are smaller than those underneath…
…an embroidery stitch forming a continuous line of long, overlapped stitches, typically used to represent narrow stems…
…knitting in which all of the rows are knitted in plain stitch, rather than alternating with purl rows…
…a stitch of thread or a wire staple passed through the fold of a magazine or booklet…
…a long straight embroidery stitch, giving the appearance of satin…
…a criss-cross embroidery stitch used on sheer materials for filling in spaces, worked on the reverse side so as to show through in a shadowy way with an outline resembling a backstitch…
…a buttonhole stitch used on the edges of a blanket or other material too thick to be hemmed…
…a simple needlework stitch consisting of a line of small even stitches which run back and forth through the cloth without overlapping…
…a knitting stitch consisting of alternate rows of plain and purl stitch…
…a looped stitch used for edging buttonholes or pieces of material…
…a social gathering during which the participants chat or gossip while engaging in knitting or needlework…
…manipulate a situation so that someone is placed at a disadvantage or wrongly blamed for something…
…arrange or secure a deal or agreement to one’s advantage…
…if you sort out a problem immediately it may save extra work later…
…make a row of continuous stitches on the top or right side of a garment or other article as a decorative feature…
…a cross-stitch with a pattern resembling herringbone, used in embroidery or for securing an edge…
…a social gathering during which the participants chat or gossip while engaging in knitting or needlework…
