backstitching
back·stitch
(băk′stĭch′)n.
A stitch made by inserting the needle at the midpoint of a preceding stitch so that the stitches overlap by half lengths on the back of the fabric and appear continuous on the front.
back′stitch′ v.
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backstitch
(ˈbækˌstɪtʃ)n
(Knitting & Sewing) a strong sewing stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle or beginning of the preceding one
vb
(Knitting & Sewing) to sew using this stitch
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back•stitch
(ˈbækˌstɪtʃ)n.
1. stitching or a stitch in which the thread is doubled back on the preceding stitch.
v.t., v.i.2. to sew by backstitch.
[1605–15]
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backstitch
Past participle: backstitched
Gerund: backstitching
| Imperative |
|---|
| backstitch |
| backstitch |
| Present |
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| I backstitch |
| you backstitch |
| he/she/it backstitches |
| we backstitch |
| you backstitch |
| they backstitch |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I backstitched |
| you backstitched |
| he/she/it backstitched |
| we backstitched |
| you backstitched |
| they backstitched |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am backstitching |
| you are backstitching |
| he/she/it is backstitching |
| we are backstitching |
| you are backstitching |
| they are backstitching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have backstitched |
| you have backstitched |
| he/she/it has backstitched |
| we have backstitched |
| you have backstitched |
| they have backstitched |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was backstitching |
| you were backstitching |
| he/she/it was backstitching |
| we were backstitching |
| you were backstitching |
| they were backstitching |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had backstitched |
| you had backstitched |
| he/she/it had backstitched |
| we had backstitched |
| you had backstitched |
| they had backstitched |
| Future |
|---|
| I will backstitch |
| you will backstitch |
| he/she/it will backstitch |
| we will backstitch |
| you will backstitch |
| they will backstitch |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have backstitched |
| you will have backstitched |
| he/she/it will have backstitched |
| we will have backstitched |
| you will have backstitched |
| they will have backstitched |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be backstitching |
| you will be backstitching |
| he/she/it will be backstitching |
| we will be backstitching |
| you will be backstitching |
| they will be backstitching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been backstitching |
| you have been backstitching |
| he/she/it has been backstitching |
| we have been backstitching |
| you have been backstitching |
| they have been backstitching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been backstitching |
| you will have been backstitching |
| he/she/it will have been backstitching |
| we will have been backstitching |
| you will have been backstitching |
| they will have been backstitching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been backstitching |
| you had been backstitching |
| he/she/it had been backstitching |
| we had been backstitching |
| you had been backstitching |
| they had been backstitching |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would backstitch |
| you would backstitch |
| he/she/it would backstitch |
| we would backstitch |
| you would backstitch |
| they would backstitch |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have backstitched |
| you would have backstitched |
| he/she/it would have backstitched |
| we would have backstitched |
| you would have backstitched |
| they would have backstitched |
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