Illustration of satin stitch
satin stitch
noun
: an embroidery stitch worked in parallel lines so closely and evenly as to resemble satin
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The 8-year-old royal matched her mom in an Alexander McQueen dress and cape with ivory satin stitch embroidery featuring rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock motifs.
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
Charlotte wore an Alexander McQueen dress and cape in ivory silk crepe with ivory satin stitch embroidery featuring rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock motifs, to signify the four nations of the United Kingdom, according to Buckingham Palace.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
Chain stitch, satin stitch, back stitch, French knots.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
Charlotte wore an Alexander McQueen dress and cape in ivory silk crepe with ivory satin stitch embroidery featuring rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock motifs, to signify the four nations of the United Kingdom, according to Buckingham Palace.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
Chain stitch, satin stitch, back stitch, French knots.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
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“Satin stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satin%20stitch. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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