RUNNING STITCH Definition & Meaning

running stitch

a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.

running stitch

a simple form of hand stitching, consisting of small stitches that look the same on both sides of the fabric, usually used for gathering Sometimes calledgathering stitch

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First recorded in 1840–50

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Ms. Agha uses two forms in particular — a running stitch and a blanket stitch — often in tandem with collaged materials.

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She used a basic running stitch, in blue, and worked on the shirt as a way to process her emotions, observing no pattern.

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Follow the traced lines with a simple, small, running stitch.

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Using the same running stitch, trace the heart with the needle and thread.

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First, working from the fabric around the edge of the hole, stitch horizontally across the hole with a running stitch.

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