kettle stitch

noun

ket·​tle stitch

ˈketᵊl-,

-etᵊl-

bookbinding

: a knot formed in the sewing thread at the ends of the sections to hold them together

called also catch stitch

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of German kettelstich, from kettel small chain (diminutive of kette chain, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catena) + stich stitch

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