kettle stitch
noun Bookbinding.
(in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.
Words nearby kettle stitch
kettle,
kettle base,
kettle hat,
kettle hole,
kettle of fish,
kettle stitch,
kettle-bottom,
kettledrum,
ketubah,
keturah,
ketuvim
Example sentences from the Web for kettle stitch
This is called the kettle-stitch, a word said to be a corruption of either catch-up stitch or chain stitch.
Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries |John Cotton Dana