topstitchingn.
/ˈtɒpˌstɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɑpˌstɪtʃɪŋ/ Needlework.
The action or technique of topstitching something (see topstitch v.); (also) the stitches resulting from this.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > stitch > other
accrue1725
gobble stitch1788
seam-stitch1825
marking stitch1861
dot1882
seam1882
basket-darning1884
basting1885
bridle1885
padding stitch1913
stab-stitch1917
tuck-stitch1926
prick stitch1928
fishbone-stitch1932
pad stitch1964
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > sewing in other ways
hemminga1300
back-stitch1611
buttonholing1828
felling1840
pintucking1903
stab-stitching1917
prick-stitching1952
bar tack1955
bar-tacking1959
pad stitching1960
1874 A. C. Brackett Educ. Amer. Girls i. 19 The other varieties of sewing required are very few: ‘sewing over-and-over’, or ‘top-stitching’ as the Irish call it, hemming, button sewing, button-hole making, and gathering.
1932 Waterloo (Iowa) Sunday Courier 17 July The scalloped bodice closing with its topstitching.
1986 L. Aitken Sew Successfully with Style (1987) 27/3 Complete the top-stitching of the zip by hand.
2012 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 17 Mar. d4/3 Lockstitch the topstitching at the beginning of the seam to secure it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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