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ˈtent-stitch
Also ten-.
[First element uncertain. One conjecture would refer it to tent n.5]
A kind of embroidery or worsted-work popular in the 17–18th c., in which the pattern is worked in series of parallel stitches arranged diagonally across the intersections of the threads. Also called petit point. Also attrib. So tent-work2, needlework done in tent-stitch.
1639Mayne City Match iv. i, Let me never more Be thought fit to instruct young Gentlewomen, Or deale in Tent-stitch. 1669Mrs. Thornton Autobiog. (Surtees) 12 Blacke velvett, imbroidered with flowrs of silke worke in ten stich. c1710C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 296 Many fine pictures under Glasses, of tentstitch, sattin stitch,..and Strawwork. 1798Edgeworth Pract. Educ. xx. II. 530 Our great grandmothers distinguished themselves by substantial tent work [ed. 1811 ten-stitch] chairs and carpets. 1800E. Hervey Mourtray Fam. III. 199 During the interesting scene, by the tent stitch frame. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlewk., Tent Stitch, a stitch employed in Tapestry Work and in fine Embroideries,..produced by crossing over one strand of canvas in a diagonal direction, sloped from right to left, and resembles the first half taken in Cross Stitch. 1908Westm. Gaz. 1 July 2/1 An oval fire-screen in tent-stitch, of quaint pattern and beautiful execution. |