noun
- a type of overcast stitch used to join or finish edges of fabric
Usage: sewing
verb
- present participle of whipstitch; sewing with overcast stitches
Usage: sewing
Examples
- She used whipstitching to prevent the fabric edges from fraying.
- The quilt was finished with careful whipstitching around the borders.
- Whipstitching is a quick way to join two pieces of felt.
- The seamstress was whipstitching the hem by hand.
- After cutting the fabric, she began whipstitching the raw edges.
- The craft project required whipstitching to attach the decorative trim.