chainstitch

[ cheyn-stich ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to sew or crochet using a chain stitch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chainstitch¹

First recorded in 1860–65; v. use of chain stitch

Example Sentences

That meeting sparked a friendship that led to a collaboration that put Bliss and Mischief's American Southwest-inspired chainstitch embroidery on a limited range of NSF shirts, jackets and jeans.

From Los Angeles Times

From this I saw that I could not make a stitch similar to handwork, but must have some other mode of fastening the thread on the underside, and among other possible methods of doing this, the chainstitch occurred to me as a likely means of accomplishing the end.

From Project Gutenberg

This was the first American patent for a chainstitch machine.

From Project Gutenberg

At this time Grover became a partner with another Boston tailor, William E. Baker, and on February 11, 1851, they were issued U.S. patent No. 7,931 for a machine that did exactly what Grover had set out to do; it made a double chainstitch with two threads both carried on ordinary thread spools.

From Project Gutenberg

As the process was repeated, a chainstitch was formed with the enchained loop on the under side.

From Project Gutenberg