| 单词 | purl stitch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurl stitch 5. Knitting. A stitch which is the inverse of the knit stitch; more fully purl stitch. Also: knitting done using these inverted stitches. Cf. pearl n.3, plain adj.2 10b.The purl stitch is produced by holding the yarn at the front of the work and (in right-handed knitting) passing the tip of the right-hand needle through the next stitch on the left-hand needle so that it emerges at the front of the work, where the yarn is looped around it and then pulled through towards the back of the work. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > knitted fabric > stitches > purl pearl1542 purl1825 seam-stitch1825 turn-stitch1882 1655 Natura Exenterata 417 Make one purl at the beginning of your heel-needle, then take up a stitch between the two purls and work it plain, then the next stitch make a purl, and the next stitch work plain. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Purl, the seam-stitch in a knitted stocking. 1885 H. K. Brietzcke & E. F. Rooper Plain Needlewk. ii. 99 The purl stitches. 1885 H. K. Brietzcke & E. F. Rooper Plain Needlewk. ii. 99 Let them knit alternately 2 stitches plain and 2 purl. 1926 E. K. Middleton New Knitting Pref. Left hand knit and left hand purl are simpler and quicker than the old right hand knit. 1957 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) (ed. 3) 54 Intarsia, weft-knitted plain, rib or purl fabrics containing designs in two or more colours. 1992 Pop. Crafts Mar. 15/2 A very brief discussion of yarns and needles is followed by step by step instructions in casting on and off, plain and purl stitches. 2006 Simply Knitting June 66/3 Stick to stocking stitch (one row knit, one row purl) or even garter stitch (plain knitting) when using exciting new yarns and let them speak for themselves. < as lemmas |
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