Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In crochet, a kind of stitch by which a pattern of straight ridges crossing each other at right angles is produced. Also
tamburet-stitch .
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Examples
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The difference between them is that chain-stitch is done in the hand with an ordinary needle, and tambour-stitch in a frame with a hook sharper at the turning point than an ordinary crochet hook.
Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877
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Lucy wore a summer dress of white muslin, a blue sprig raised upon it in tambour-stitch, with blue and white ribbons at its waist and neck.
Verner's Pride Henry Wood 1850
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