Buttonhole stitch and the related blanket stitch are hand-sewing stitches used in tailoring, embroidery, and needle lace-making. Buttonhole stitches catch a loop of the thread on the surface of the fabric and needle is returned to the back of the fabric at a right angle to the original start of the thread. The finished stitch in some ways resemble...
[n] - reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole
noun reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole
a looped stitch used to strengthen the edge of material and keep it from raveling, as around a buttonhole. Also called