embroidery stitch
- noun
- /ɪmˈbroɪdəri stɪtʃ/
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puntada de bordado
- The embroidery stitch added a delicate touch to the floral design on the fabric.
Examples
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Each embroidery stitch was carefully placed to enhance the overall artwork on the pillow.
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Once you are done choosing your petal combination, you are ready to add sequins, beads, and embroidery stitches.
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She learned how to create a beautiful pattern using an embroidery stitch for her project.
Synonyms
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A single loop of thread made when sewing or knitting
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A way of sewing small X shapes into cloth to make pictures
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A small diagonal stitch used in needlepoint
A small raised knot on fabric made by winding thread around a needle
A line of loops made with thread used in embroidery or crochet to make a chain pattern on fabric
Rows of sewing placed close together to fill an area and make a smooth, shiny surface
A decorative stitch you make by pulling out threads near a cloth edge and sewing the remaining threads together
A line of sewing that uses visible thread along an edge, often in a different color
How Complex
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'embroidery' (decorative sewing) and 'stitch' (a single sewn loop): it straightforwardly denotes a single stitch used in embroidery. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English naming, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Embroidery stitch comes from the simple picture of using a needle and thread to make one small loop or pass in cloth. Each time the needle goes in and out it makes one stitch, and in embroidery those stitches together form the pattern, so embroidery stitch means 'a single decorative stitch'.