Stitch

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Stitch may refer to: A method of securing thread into textiles in embroidery and sewing or creating fabrics in knitting and crochet. It may also be a method of medical care to close wounds known as sutures or stitches.

There are many types of stitches, including:

• Blanket stitch, used to reinforce the edge of thick materials
• Cable knitting is a style of knitting in which the order of stitches is permuted
• Chain stitch in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern
• Cross-stitch
• Embroidery stitch
• Garter stitch, the most basic form of welting
• Lock stitch

Other meanings:

• Side stitch, an intense stabbing pain during exercise.
• Image stitching, the process of combining multiple images to produce a panorama or high-resolution image, most commonly through the use of computer software
• "Stitch and glue", a DIY method.
• Stitch (Lilo & Stitch), one of the main characters from the 2002 41st animated Disney film Lilo & Stitch.
  • Stitch! The Movie, a direct-to-video animated spinoff of Lilo & Stitch, released on August 26, 2003.
  • Stitch!, a scheduled anime produced by Disney and Madhouse.
• Stitch, a fictional Canadian superheroine from Marvel Comics.
• Stitches: The Journal of Medical Humour, a Canadian humour magazine
• Stitches (Australian band), an Australian experimental music group
• The Stitches, a U.S. punk rock band
• Stitches (Welsh band), a Welsh electronica band
• Stitch (breakcore), a UK free party / breakcore artist.
• "Stitches/Dissention" is a single by American synth rock band Orgy.
• "Stitches" is a single by American hard rock band Allele.
• Rick Thomas, the sampler for Mushroomhead who goes by the alias "ST1TCH".
• Stitch, a ridge between two furrows.
• "Stitch" (slang) can also refer to a marijuana shotgun where too much tobacco makes it difficult or impossible to smoke