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Tuck stitch

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, tuck stitch means: Knitted stitch formed when a needle holds an existing loop while taking an additional yarn.

In Turkish: askı ilmeği

How it is used

Used to describe knit structures and machine settings; retained loops are later knitted off together.

Example sentences

  1. The tuck stitch pattern creates a small raised texture across the fabric.

    Holding yarn on selected needles changes the surface structure.

  2. Too many successive tuck stitches made the trial difficult to knit cleanly.

    Accumulating held yarn must remain within the machine’s practical limits.

Common collocations

  • tuck stitch pattern
  • tuck stitch structure
  • 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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