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BACK STITCH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-08-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
- Knitting Techniques - Various
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reverse stitch
1, record 1, English, reverse%20stitch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- purl stitch 2, record 1, English, purl%20stitch
correct
- pearl stitch 2, record 1, English, pearl%20stitch
former designation, correct
- back stitch 2, record 1, English, back%20stitch
avoid
- garter stitch 2, record 1, English, garter%20stitch
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stitch that is so intermeshed in the fabric that the top arc and the bottom arcs, as well as the underlaps in a warp-knitted fabric, are situated above the legs of the stitch formed in the same wale in the previous and in the following course. 2, record 1, English, - reverse%20stitch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
- Techniques de tricot diverses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maille à l'envers
1, record 1, French, maille%20%C3%A0%20l%27envers
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maille d'envers 2, record 1, French, maille%20d%27envers
correct, feminine noun
- maille envers 1, record 1, French, maille%20envers
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maille entrelacée dans le tricot de telle sorte que la tête de la maille et les boucles d'entre-mailles, ainsi que les jetés-sous dans un tricot chaîne, passent au-dessus des jambes de la maille formée dans la même colonne de la rangée précédente et de la rangée suivante. 1, record 1, French, - maille%20%C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Type de maille simple dans laquelle le passage du fil se fait dans le sens arrière-avant. 3, record 1, French, - maille%20%C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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