staystitch

English

Etymology

From stay +‎ stitch.

Noun

staystitch (plural staystitches)

  1. A kind of straight stitch through a single layer, mainly used to stabilize curves.

Verb

staystitch (third-person singular simple present staystitches, present participle staystitching, simple past and past participle staystitched)

  1. To work this kind of stitch.
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