basting thread
1thread — Lopi. Also: ka ā, awe, ma awe, mō ali, mo o ali. Basting thread, lopi kāholo, lopi ho oholoholo. Embroidery thread, lopi humulau. Worsted thread, lopi huluhulu. Spool of thread, pōka a lopi. To thread, as a needle, ho… …
2basting — Holoholo, humu ho oholoholo, kāholo. ♦ Basting thread, lopi kāholo, lopi ho oholoholo …
3basting — [bās′tiŋ] n. [< BASTE1] 1. the act of sewing with loose, temporary stitches 2. loose, temporary stitches or the thread used for them …
4basting — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. the action of a sewer who bastes 2. a. the thread used in basting b. the stitching made by basting II. noun Date: 1530 1. the action of one that bastes food 2. the liquid used in basting …
5Quilt — For other uses, see Quilt (disambiguation). For the sewing technique, see Quilting. A patchwork and embroidery quilt that displays flowers and birds A quilt is a type of bed cover, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth… …
6Overlock — The pearl stitch An overlock stitch sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming. Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through (such machines are called ‘sergers’ in …
7baste — baste1 /bayst/, v.t., basted, basting. to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made. [1400 50; late ME basten < AF, MF bastir to build, baste < Gmc; cf. OHG bestan to mend, patch… …
8Embroidery stitch — In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the backside of the fabric to the front side and back to the back side. The thread stroke on the front side… …
9Cross-stitch — This article is about the embroidery style called cross stitch or counted cross stitch. For specific crossed stitches used in needlework, see cross stitches. Cross stitch sampler, Germany, 1735. Cross stitch is a popular form of counted thread… …
10Sewing machine — Elias Howe s lockstitch machine, invented 1845 A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric, cards and other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount …
