running stitch
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3.5
- noun
- Specialized
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puntada corrida
- And I may just take a needle and thread to this someday and hand-stitch the seam with a running stitch all down the length of the seam if it seems like it will bother me.
- sew a running stitch
Examples
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These markings would act as guidelines for the final quilting stitches, the small running stitch that binds all the layers of the quilt together.
Fiction book (1992) -
To close the cushion, fold over the remaining fabric and secure with a running stitch.
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My favorites are running stitch or blanket stitch.
Blog text (31) -
These are running stitches and you can do them in the long rows or cute patterns of stars, geometric flowers, all kinds of stuff.
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Satin stitches, tiny running stitches
Fiction book (1996) -
The donor area was then closed with a simple running stitch using 4-0 monofilament sutures while taking close bites that were less than the hair follicle depth to minimize damage to the hair bulbs.
Academic text (2015) -
Turn the cone right side out and sew a running stitch along the top edge.
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Pull the running stitch taut, tie a knot, and hand-stitch the cone closed.
Synonyms
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2.3
A single loop of thread made when sewing or knitting
A single pass of thread through cloth to hold pieces of cloth together
How Secure
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
6.8
- UK
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6.3
- Specialized
1
3.5
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'running' conveys continuous/along-a-length and 'stitch' is a sewn loop, so 'running stitch' naturally describes a continuous series of in-and-out stitches. This is a regular noun + modifier pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The sewing name running stitch comes from the needle literally running in and out of the cloth and making a line of small stitches like dashes. That's why the term means 'a very simple sewing stitch'.