Stitch
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Stitch may refer to:
- Stitch (textile arts)Stitch (textile arts)In the textile arts, a stitch is a single turn or loop of thread or yarn. Stitches are the fundamental elements of sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet, and needle lace-making, whether by hand or machine...
, a single loop of thread or yarn in the textile arts- Blanket stitchBlanket stitchThe blanket stitch is a stitch used to reinforce the edge of thick materials. Depending on circumstances, it may also be called a whip stitch or a crochet stitch. It is defined as "A decorative stitch used to finish an unhemmed blanket...
, used to reinforce the edge of thick materials - Cable knittingCable knittingCable knitting is a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches. For example, given four stitches appearing on the needle in the order ABCD, one might cross the first two the next two, so that in subsequent rows those stitches appear in the new order...
is a style of knitting in which the order of stitches is permuted - Chain stitchChain stitchChain stitch is a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern. Chain stitch is an ancient craft - examples of surviving Chinese chain stitch embroidery worked in silk thread have been dated to the Warring States period...
in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern - Cross-stitchCross-stitchCross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. Cross-stitch is often executed on easily countable evenweave fabric called aida cloth. The stitcher counts the threads in each direction so that the...
- Embroidery stitchEmbroidery stitchIn everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand-sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the backside of the fabric to the front side and back to the back side. The thread stroke on the front side produced by this is also called stitch...
- Garter stitch, the most basic form of welting
- LockstitchLockstitchA lockstitch is the most common mechanical stitch made by a sewing machine. The term "single needle stitching", often found on dress shirt labels, refers to lockstitch.-Structure:...
- Blanket stitch
- Surgical suture, a method of medical care to close wounds
Music
- The StitchesThe StitchesThe Stitches is a 1970s-style punk rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. The Stitches record on independent labels such as Disaster, Gold Standard Laboratories, Vinyl Dog, Suburbia, TKO, and Kapow....
, a U.S. punk rock band - Stitches (Welsh band)Stitches (Welsh band)Stitches is the name of a Welsh Christian / Hip Hop band. It is signed to the Peski records label.-Discography:*Dirty EP 30 November 2006...
, a Welsh Christian / hip hop band - "Stitches/Dissention", a 1999 single by American synth rock band Orgy, remixed by Steven Held who works under nickname Stitch
- Rick ThomasRick ThomasST1TCH is American sampler for Mushroomhead and Ventana. It has been stated that Thomas was originally called "Stick", due to his slim build, but someone mistakenly called him Stitch and the name stuck. ST1TCH can be identified by his pair of wire "headphones" and stitched forehead...
(born 1980), sampler for Mushroomhead who goes by the alias "ST1TCH" - Stitches (album)Stitches (album)-Track listing:# "Down Below" # "The Ark" # "However" # "Low Light Hour" # "Stitches" # "Up from Under" # "Astray" # "Yes, Darling" # "One by One" # "Why Don't We?" # "Brown Eyes"...
, a 2003 album by The Boggs - Stitch (album), a 1995 album by Klinik
- Stitches (song), a song by Allele from the album Point Of Origin
- Stitch (band), an English band
Other meanings
- Side stitchSide stitchA side stitch is an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage that occurs while exercising. It is also referred to as exercise related transient abdominal pain...
, an intense stabbing pain during exercise - Image stitchingImage stitchingImage stitching or photo stitching is the process of combining multiple photographic images with overlapping fields of view to produce a segmented panorama or high-resolution image. Commonly performed through the use of computer software, most approaches to image stitching require nearly exact...
, the process of combining multiple images to produce a panorama or high-resolution image, most commonly through the use of computer software - Stitch and glueStitch and glueStitch and glue is a simple boat building method which uses plywood, epoxy glue, and "stitches" and eliminates the need for stems and chines. Plywood panels are cut to detailed profiles and stitched together to form an accurate hull shape, without the need for forms or special tools...
, a DIY method - Stitch (Lilo & Stitch), one of the main characters from the 2002 41st animated Disney film Lilo & Stitch
- Stitch! The MovieStitch! The MovieStitch! The Movie is a direct-to-video animated spinoff of Lilo & Stitch, released on August 26, 2003. It is often considered more of a backdoor pilot for the spinoff series Lilo & Stitch: The Series rather than a sequel to the original film. The story is an introduction to Dr. Jumba Jookiba's 625...
, a 2003 direct-to-video animated spinoff of Lilo & Stitch - Stitch!Stitch!is the anime adaptation of the animated feature film Lilo & Stitch and the subsequent successor for the Lilo & Stitch series by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It takes place after the film and debuted in Japan on October 2008. The show features a Japanese girl named Yuna in place of Lilo, and is...
, an anime produced by Disney and Madhouse debuting in 2008
- Stitch! The Movie
- Stitch (comics)Stitch (comics)Stitch is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Alpha Flight Special #1.-Fictional character biography:...
, a fictional Canadian superheroine from Marvel Comics - Stitches: The Journal of Medical HumourStitches: The Journal of Medical HumourStitches: The Journal of Medical Humour was a print-based Canadian-based humour magazine. It was conceived and founded by Dr. John Cocker, a family physician from Aurora, Ontario in 1990. It rapidly became the best read medical journal in Canada, and was published under license in Australia, UK,...
, a Canadian humour magazine - Stitches (store), a Canadian store
- Stitches (film), a 1985 comedy film
- Stitches, the 2009 comics memoir by David Small
- StitchedStitchedStitched is an independent, one-hour documentary about art quilters.It features quilt artists Caryl Bryer Fallert , Hollis Chatelain and Randall Cook .Stitched will be released in the spring of 2011....
, a 2010 documentary about art quilters - Stitch, a boy in the Horrible HistoriesHorrible Histories (2001 TV series)Horrible Histories is an animated children's television series based on the Terry Deary book series of the same name. The series ran for 26 episodes between January 1, 2001 and March 25, 2002. The show features the characters Stitch, Mo and Darren Dongle. The show is produced by Mike Young...