faggoting

9.9

A decorative stitch that joins fabric edges with open lace-like bands

noun
/ˈfæɡətɪŋ/

Specialized

: fagotado

She used faggoting along the seams to add a decorative touch to the blouse.

Examples

The vintage handkerchief featured delicate faggoting around its borders.
Learning faggoting can enhance the appearance of linens and garments.
She enjoys faggoting intricate designs for her sewing projects.
The faggotings on the tablecloth added a delicate touch.
She used faggoting along the seams to add a decorative touch to the blouse.
The vintage handkerchief featured delicate faggoting around its borders.
Learning faggoting can enhance the appearance of linens and garments.

Synonyms

fagoting

vsfaggoting

9.9

A decorative stitch that ties groups of threads to make an open pattern

has identical meaning but is spelled with a double g instead of a single g

How Decorative

lace

79 2.0

faggoting

Specialized

9.9

openwork

1 8.0

Surface Forms

faggoting singular

faggotings plural

Morphology

faggoting = faggot (opaque) = faggot + ing

The form appears to be built from 'faggot' plus '-ing', but the embroidery term is a specialized historical extension that is not predictable for most learners from the base word alone.

Etymology

Faggoting comes from faggot, an old word for a 'bundle of sticks', because the stitch ties groups of threads together like a small bundle. So faggoting is a decorative stitch that joins threads to make open, lacy patterns.