stitchings
Needle and thread work
Stitchings is the plural of stitching, referring to multiple instances or types of sewn work.
A garment might display decorative stitchings in contrasting thread, or a leather craftsman might employ different stitchings for durability versus appearance.
The word emphasizes the visible lines of thread that hold materials together or adorn them.
The stitchings on the baseball were coming loose.
She admired the fine stitchings on the handmade quilt.
Thread-based textile craft
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- samplerSelection for trying
- smockingGathered fabric with ornamental stitches
- tattingShuttle-based lace making
broderie · applique · beadwork · lacework · monogramming · threadwork · backstitch · French knots
Restoring damaged items
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
- patchingRepairing by covering
- reinforcingMaking more robust
- reattachingJoining again after separation
reweaving · visible mending · fixing · restoration · reworn · needle and thread · hand-sewn · strengthening
Fabric scraps sewn together
- piecingJoining separate parts
- blocksObstructs or sections
- bindingLegally or morally required
- battingSwinging at pitches
backing · basting · stippling · applique · cathedral windows · log cabin · flying geese · quilting bee
Joined fabric edges
- hemsFabric border folds
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
- pleatsDoubled-over fabric folds
- gathersAccumulates or collects
basting · alterations · fittings · linings · interfacing · topstitching · notions · pressing
Medical wound closures
- wound closureSealing an open injury
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
Handwritten names as authentication
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- foliosNumbered manuscript pages
- sectionsDivided portions of something
linen thread · awl · headbands · stations
needlework
Thread-based textile craft
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- samplerSelection for trying
- smockingGathered fabric with ornamental stitches
tatting · broderie · applique · beadwork · lacework · monogramming · threadwork · backstitch · French knots · needlepoint
mending
Restoring damaged items
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
- patchingRepairing by covering
- reinforcingMaking more robust
reattaching · reweaving · visible mending · fixing · restoration · reworn · needle and thread · hand-sewn · strengthening · salvaging
patchwork
Fabric scraps sewn together
batting · backing · basting · stippling · applique · cathedral windows · log cabin · flying geese · quilting bee · tying
seams
Joined fabric edges
gathers · basting · alterations · fittings · linings · interfacing · topstitching · notions · pressing · easing
sutures
Medical wound closures
- wound closureSealing an open injury
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
signatures
Handwritten names as authentication
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- foliosNumbered manuscript pages
sections · linen thread · awl · headbands · stations
stitchingstearings
Acts of ripping apart
rippings · separations · unravelings · cuttings · slashings
- hand stitchingSewing done manually
- stitching upClosing wounds with thread
- fine stitchingClose, neat thread work
- decorative stitchingOrnamental sewn threadwork
- machine stitchingThread joins via apparatus
- leather stitchingSewing tanned animal hides