present participle of cross-stitch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cross-stitch

simple past tense and past participle of cross-stitch

Obsolete form of thorough-stitch.

(obsolete) Thoroughly, through to the end.

(sewing) A simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.

(transitive, intransitive) To embroider using this technique.

Alternative spelling of lockstitch

An embroidery stitch, derived from backstitch, in which each stitch overlaps the previous stitch to one side, forming a twisted line of stitching, with the thread passing below the needle.

plural of blind stitch