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flame stitch:

Definitions:

  1. needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines

Examples:

  1. of attempting to reproduce the characteristic stitching of black-work embroideries , the angular patterns of flame stitch , and the delicate filigree of lacework . In almost every case the motifs were
  2. , was also used to line a wooden box . The distinctive zigzag pattern of flame stitch in embroidery was also copied by the makers of paperhangings , who advertised it as
  3. advertising paperhangings offer imitations of textile wall coverings such as ' Irish stitch ' [ flame stitch ] , ' Damask ' and Turkey work ' [ English imitations of oriental pile

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