noun

• An ornamental stitch in which loops are crocheted or embroidered in a chain.

  ‘It is of white cotton, embroidered in typically Gujarati chain stitch in brilliantly coloured silk.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The Lambanis create a rich appearance by filling the background with simple chain stitch, herringbone, long and short stitches.’
  • ‘Currently a chain stitch is used in all flat felled machines, a stitch similar to that used on a sack of potatoes.’
  • ‘The former featured bold and colorful designs worked with silk threads on cotton grounds, often executed in minute chain stitches using a hand-held hooked awl.’