a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc, in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side
Word origin
C19: from slip1
slip-stitch in British English
(ˈslɪpˌstɪtʃ)
verb
1. (transitive) sewing
to join two edges using slip stitches
I have always disliked slip-stitching linings and hems.
Turn in the raw edges at both ends and slip-stitch them to neaten.
2. (intransitive) knitting
to make a slip stitch by passing a loop of wool directly from one needle to the other, without the wool being passed through it
I have trouble slip-stitching purlwise.
slip stitch in American English
a continuous stitch, especially for a hem, in which the needle is put through the folded part of the hem, picking up a few threads of the fabric on the inside, so as to be invisible on the outside