brick stitchn.
/ˈbrɪk stɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈbrɪk ˌstɪtʃ/ Embroidery.
A type of stitching consisting of staggered rows or zigzagging columns of short stitches that form a pattern resembling bonded brickwork. Also: a type of beading in which each bead is stitched to the thread linking two beads in the row below.
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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 > done in specific stitches > couching > specific
brick stitch1842
brick couching1881
brick1882
spider couching1882
Vandyke couching1882
bricking1899
surface couching1927
underside-couching1936
1842 F. Lambert Hand-bk. Needlework xiii. 154 Various fancy stitches... Mosaic flat stitch, brick stitch, Venetian stitch, [etc.].
1872 A. Mercier Our Mother Church xvi. 348 The edge is done in ‘brick’ stitch, which can be easily worked by looking at the pattern.
1936 Burlington Mag. Apr. 170/1 All is worked in a black silk velvet applique outlined in yellow silk cord, and heavily embroidered in a yellow silk brick stitch, which is raised in places by padding.
1971 C. Barnes & D. P. Blake Bargello & Related Stitchery iv. 98 The lion's body and the background of the forest were worked in Brick stitch.
2007 B. Stone Seed Bead Stitching ii. 32 Brick stitch is fairly easy to learn—the beads ‘lock’ together to make a sturdy fabric, even with beads of different sizes and shapes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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