stitchers
Those who sew
Stitchers are people who stitch—sewing by hand or machine, or doing needlework like embroidery or cross-stitch.
The term appears in craft communities where hobbyists identify themselves: Fellow stitchers, what's your favorite thread brand?
Stitchers can also be machines that stitch, particularly in bookbinding or industrial sewing.
One who stitches garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- embroiderersThose who decorate fabric
- quiltersSewers of layered bedding
- lacemakersCreators of ornamental openwork
knitters · crocheters · darners · menders · needleworkers · sewers · samplers · needlepointers
Pointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- pincushionPadded needle storage
scissors · seam ripper · hoop · frame · pattern · sewing machine · serger · overlock
Fiber for stitching
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- flossInterdental cleaning strand
- fabricWoven or knit material
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
silk · wool · linen · canvas · muslin · felt · interfacing · batting
Those who interlace threads
- cobblersShoe menders or desserts
- bookbindersPeople who construct volumes
- millinersCreators of women's headwear
- hattersHeadwear makers or sellers
upholsterers · leatherworkers · glovers · saddlers · haberdashers · drapers · furriers · hosiers
Decorative stitching on fabric
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- bastingMoistening meat while cooking
appliqué · patchwork · needlepoint · crewelwork · smocking · fagoting · shirring · pleating
Doctors performing operations
- sutureMedical wound closure
- wound closureSealing an open injury
- skin graftTransplanted tissue covering wounds
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
laceration · staples · catgut · suturing · wound care · scar · keloid · healing
Restoring damaged items
- patchingRepairing by covering
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
- alterationsChanges made to something
- restorationReturning something to condition
reinforcing · relining · resizing · tailoring · refurbishing · salvaging
seamstress
One who stitches garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- embroiderersThose who decorate fabric
- quiltersSewers of layered bedding
lacemakers · knitters · crocheters · darners · menders · needleworkers · sewers · samplers · needlepointers · beaders
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
pincushion · scissors · seam ripper · hoop · frame · pattern · sewing machine · serger · overlock · awl
thread
Fiber for stitching
cotton · silk · wool · linen · canvas · muslin · felt · interfacing · batting · ribbon
weavers
Those who interlace threads
- cobblersShoe menders or desserts
- bookbindersPeople who construct volumes
- millinersCreators of women's headwear
hatters · upholsterers · leatherworkers · glovers · saddlers · haberdashers · drapers · furriers · hosiers
embroidery
Decorative stitching on fabric
basting · appliqué · patchwork · needlepoint · crewelwork · smocking · fagoting · shirring · pleating · gathering
surgeons
Doctors performing operations
- sutureMedical wound closure
- wound closureSealing an open injury
- skin graftTransplanted tissue covering wounds
incision · laceration · staples · catgut · suturing · wound care · scar · keloid · healing · closure
mending
Restoring damaged items
- patchingRepairing by covering
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
- alterationsChanges made to something
restoration · reinforcing · relining · resizing · tailoring · refurbishing · salvaging
- garment workersseamstresses, tailors, sewers, cutters, fitters
- textile artisansweavers, embroiderers, needleworkers, knitters, quilters
- upholstery jobsupholsterers, seamstresses
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
- in stitchesLaughing so hard it hurts
- stitched upClosed with thread
- butterfly stitchesAdhesive strips closing wounds
- stitches upCloses with thread
- running stitchesBasic in-out sewing technique
- chain stitchesInterlocked yarn loops