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n. A stitch made by inserting the needle at the midpoint of a preceding stitch so that the stitches overlap by half lengths.

n. A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.

v. To sew with a backstitch.

n. A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.

v. To sew with backstitches.

n. A method of sewing in which each stitch overlaps or doubles back on the preceding one, the needle entering behind the thread at the end of the stitch already made and coming out in front of it.

To sew with stitches which overlap each other. See backstitch, n.

n. an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one

v. do backstitches

"a seam in a pair of men's breeches on that occasion and I thought it was fine when I could sit in my low chair and "backstitch" seams in a pair of breeches for Uncle Dave who was our faithful colored family fire-maker."

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