Saddle-stitch definition

A simple overcasting stitch, usually of a thread contrasting in color with the fabric, used primarily as ornament on clothing.

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A stitch used in sewing together the leaves of a book at the fold lines, either with thread or wire.

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A kind of stitch made of thread or with a staple, used as in binding magazines or booklets at the fold.

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(sewing) A decorative stitch consisting of long stitches on the right side and short stitches on the underside.

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A stitch in which the center of the fold is placed across the saddle of the stitcher and then wire staples are driven through and clinched on the inside.

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Other Word Forms

Singular:

saddle-stitch

Plural:

saddle stitches