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Miss stitch

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, miss stitch means: Knitting action in which a needle does not take the new yarn, leaving a float.

In Turkish: atlama ilmeği

How it is used

Often discussed with knit and tuck actions; the float is intentional in many knitted patterns.

Example sentences

  1. The miss stitch leaves the blue yarn floating behind the pale stitches.

    The needle does not form a new loop from that yarn at that point.

  2. The designer shortened the miss stitch sequence to reduce long floats.

    Pattern choices influence the length of unsupported yarn on the reverse.

Common collocations

  • miss stitch sequence
  • miss stitch pattern
  • knittingThe process of making fabric or garments by forming yarn into connected loops, by hand or on circular, flat or warp knitting machines.
  • knitMade from yarn formed into rows of connected loops, which makes the fabric naturally stretchy, as in T-shirts, sweatshirts and jumpers.

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