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chain stitch

embroidery stitch made by looping yarn under the needle to form simple or complex chains, with many variations
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chain stitch

Summary

chain stitch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • chain stitch is a type of stitch[2].
  • chain stitch is a type of embroidery stitch[3].
  • chain stitch's Commons category is recorded as Embroidery stitches[4].
  • chain stitch's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include stitch[2] and embroidery stitch[3].

Why It Matters

chain stitch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → stitch, embroidery stitch
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Subclass of → —
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