Embroidery vs Overstitch - What's the difference?
embroidery | overstitch |
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
A piece of embroidered fabric.
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As nouns the difference between embroidery and overstitch
is that embroidery is the ornamentation of fabric using needlework while overstitch is an embroidery stitch made over another.As a verb overstitch is
to sew with these stitches.embroidery
English
(wikipedia embroidery)Noun
(embroideries)citation, passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}