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  • verb Present participle of understitch.

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Examples

  • My linings *hardly ever* show, now that I finally learned about understitching.

    Am I Blue? - A Dress A Day 2010

  • And I used the last of my Futura-font fabric to make the neck facing I figured it pops up every once in a while yes, even with tacking it at the side seams and understitching so I might as well make it fun:

    An Interesting Failure - A Dress A Day 2008

  • And I used the last of my Futura-font fabric to make the neck facing I figured it pops up every once in a while yes, even with tacking it at the side seams and understitching so I might as well make it fun:

    October 2008 2008

  • I don't think the industry does much understitching but it definitely makes the facings lie flatter.

    Vague Questions, Answered Vaguely - A Dress A Day 2008

  • Also, I can't figure out understitching, which I hear is essential.

    Vague Questions, Answered Vaguely - A Dress A Day 2008

  • It's better than most of my fashion design textbooks, and is invaluable for those pesky little steps on things you know you should remember professional treatments for, but don't; like understitching, bagging a lining, and how to padstitch a tailored lapel.

    Sew U - A Dress A Day 2006

  • The leaves have there only one layer of understitching.

    Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877

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