saddle stitchingn.
/ˈsadl ˌstɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsæd(ə)l ˌstɪtʃɪŋ/ 1. Bookbinding. A method of binding small books, pamphlets, etc., using saddle stitches (see saddle stitch n. 1); a binding of this sort.
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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > [noun] > sewing, fastening of leaves
overcasting1835
sewing1835
stitch1835
saddle stitching1890
French sewing1923
1890 U.S. Patent 438,399 2/1 Our invention relates to an improvement in staple-stitching machines,..to adapt the table of the round-wire side of the machine to be converted for flat stitching or saddle-stitching.
1923 H. A. Maddox Dict. Stationery 69 Saddle Stitching, the method of wire stitching pamphlets and single section books through the centre of the fold.
1974 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 121/2 The most popular methods of binding soft-cover books are saddle stitching, side stitching, and perfect or patent binding.
1995 Notes 51 1470/1 The volume stays open on the piano, owing to the saddle-stitching.
2. Needlework = saddle stitch n. 2; stitching of this sort.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > stitch > other
chain-stitch1598
French knot1623
picot1623
petty-point1632
tent-stitch1639
brede-stitch1640
herringbone stitch1659
satin stitch1664
feather-stitch1835
Gobelin stitch1838
crowfoot1839
seedingc1840
German stitch1842
petit point1842
long stitch1849
looped stitch1851
hem-stitch1853
loop-stitch1853
faggot stitch1854
spider-wheel1868
dot stitch1869
picot stitch1869
slip-stitch1872
coral-stitch1873
stem stitch1873
rope stitch1875
Vienna cross stitch1876
witch stitch1876
pin stitch1878
seed stitch1879
cushion-stitch1880
Japanese stitch1880
darning-stitch1881
Kensington stitch1881
knot-stitch1881
bullion knot1882
cable pattern1882
Italian stitch1882
lattice-stitch1882
queen stitch1882
rice stitch1882
shadow-stitch1882
ship-ladder1882
spider-stitch1882
stem1882
Vandyke stitch1882
warp-stitch1882
wheel-stitch1882
basket-stitch1883
outline stitch1885
pointing1888
bullion stitchc1890
cable-stitchc1890
oriental stitchc1890
Turkish stitchc1890
Romanian stitch1894
shell-stitch1895
saddle stitch1899
magic stitch1900
plumage-stitch1900
saddle stitching1902
German knot stitch1903
trellis1912
padding stitch1913
straight stitch1918
Hungarian stitch1921
trellis stitch1921
lazy daisy1923
diamond stitchc1926
darning1930
faggot filling stitch1934
fly stitch1934
magic chain stitch1934
glove stitch1964
pad stitch1964
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > other types of embroidery > action of
sprigging1714
squiggling1804
wheeling1808
veining1814
darning1882
saddle stitching1902
1902 Denton (Maryland) Jrnl. 18 Oct. 2 Women's English Cape Gloves; one clasp and saddle stitching.
1947 C. Talbot Compl. Bk. Sewing xxi. 144/2 Saddle-stitching is a very smart..finish for tailored clothes. It can be done in self-colour or definite contrasts.
1958 Times 6 Oct. 13/1 The next figure wears a coat designed in France and made in a supple taupe-colored suède with saddle-stitching along the seams in a lighter shade.
1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour xiii. 239/2 Saddle stitching. Take short stitches through the garment and facing an even distance from the edge. The stitches on the top side are longer than the stitches on the underside.
2006 Quilter's Newslet. Mag. June 34/2 You should be able to see them, like saddle stitching.
3. The action or practice of stitching saddles. rare.
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1954 E. Jenkins Tortoise & Hare xii. 149 A small suitcase..was being repaired by the local ironmonger, who did saddle-stitching for the farmers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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