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stem stitches

stem stitches is the plural of stem stitch.

Meaning of stem stitch

Noun

stem stitch (plural stem stitches)

  1. 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.

Questions about stem stitches

What is stem stitches the plural of?
Stem stitches is the plural of stem stitch.

Words near stem stitches in the dictionary

  1. stem node
  2. stem nodes
  3. stem siren
  4. stem sirens
  5. stem stitch
  6. stem stitches
  7. stem the rose
  8. stem the tide
  9. stem-and-leaf
  10. stem-changing verb
  11. stem-clasping

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