Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of sewing raw edges of material with long, overlying stitches to prevent raveling.
- noun The stitching so done.
- noun The stitch used to overcast.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bookbinders' method of oversewing, in hemstitch style, the edges of a section of single leaves. It is done to give the section the pliability of folded double leaves.
- noun In sewing, oversewing two edges of a fabric by whipping them together.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
overcast .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
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Examples
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And the things that sergers can do well, such as overcasting raw edges, making blind hems, rolled, hems, and the like, a standard sewing machine can usually do, although it may take a bit more fiddling.
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There are three different stitches that can be used for securing the edge of eyelets or slits: the basic overcasting stitch whip stitch, blanket stitch and buttonhole stitch.
Archive 2009-10-01 a stitch in time 2009
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There are three different stitches that can be used for securing the edge of eyelets or slits: the basic overcasting stitch whip stitch, blanket stitch and buttonhole stitch.
Blanket Stitch vs. Buttonhole Stitch a stitch in time 2009
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In the first dawn of my manhood the old painters of Italy had taught me their dangerous worship of the beauty that is more than mortal, but those images all seemed shadowy now, and floated before me so dimly, the one overcasting the other, that they left me no one sweet idol on which I could look and look again and say,
Eothen 2003
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Dr. Danvers, on the other hand, tranquil and solemn, and with, perhaps, some shade of awe overcasting the habitual sweetness of his countenance.
The Evil Guest 2003
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To reinforce, you can stitch over the seam with an overcasting stitch or sew on a piece of twill ribbon.
A Passion for Knitting Nancy J. Thomas 2002
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The bottom edge of the waist may be finished by overcasting.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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Trim off edges and finish with binding or close overcasting.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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Sew to the wire closely with an overcasting stitch or with a running stitch just inside of the wire.
Make Your Own Hats Gene Allen Martin
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To gather, whip the rolled hem without hemming, making overcasting stitches towards you, even and not too fine.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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