Refers to the process of fastening, joining, closing, uniting, mending, or creating ornamentation by stitches, which are the portions of thread left in fabric or another material by the in and out movement of a threaded needle through the thickness or surface of the material, or the loops of thread created on a needle in knitting or other needlework. In the context of textiles and needleworking, its meaning overlaps with "sewing." In the context of bookbinding, it refers to the fastening together a number of leaves or gatherings by passing the thread or wire through all of the sheets at once; it is distinct from "sewing," which, in the context of bookbinding, is used for the joining of leaves or gatherings together one by one by drawing thread or wire backwards and forwards through the back fold of each sheet to attach it to the cords.

stitching(P,,U,English-P,D,U,U)
stitched(,U,English-NP,AD,U,U)
stikken(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
gestikt(,U,Dutch-NP,AD,U,U)
costura(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
飾縫(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
邊縫(過程與技術)　(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,,)
縫訂(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
縫綴(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
shih feng(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
shì féng(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
shi feng(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

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....................stitching

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....Activities Facet
........Processes and Techniques
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................<processes and techniques by specific type>
....................<object-making processes and techniques>
........................<bookbinding and bookbinding processes and techniques>
............................<bookbinding processes and techniques>
................................<bookbinding processes and techniques: stitching>
....................................stitching

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....Activities Facet
........Processes and Techniques
............<processes and techniques>
................<processes and techniques by specific type>
....................<processes and techniques by material>
........................<textile processes and techniques>
............................<textile working processes and techniques>
................................<needleworking and needleworking techniques>
....................................needleworking (process)
........................................sewing (needleworking technique)
............................................stitching

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Activities Facet
........Processes and Techniques
............<processes and techniques>
................<processes and techniques by specific type>
....................<processes and techniques by material>
........................<textile processes and techniques>
............................<textile working processes and techniques>
................................<needleworking and needleworking techniques>
....................................needleworking (process)
........................................stitching

meaning/usage overlaps with....	sewing(needleworking technique)
material required/producing by is....	stitches

Dutch....	Verwijst naar het procedé voor het bevestigen, afsluiten, samenvoegen, repareren of creëren van versieringen door stiksels, de gedeelten van draden van stof of een ander materiaal die door middel van een in-en-uit-beweging met een naald en draad door de dikte of het oppervlakte van het materiaal worden gehaald, of de lussen van draad die op een naald worden gecreëerd bij breiwerk en ander handwerk. In de context van textilia en handwerken komt de betekenis overeen met 'naaien'. In de context van het boekbinden verwijst het naar het samenvoegen van een aantal bladen of katernen door de draad of het touw door alle bladen of katernen tegelijk te trekken. Het onderscheidt zich van 'naaien' dat in de context van het boekbinden wordt gebruikt voor het samenvoegen van bladen of katernen, waarbij ze een voor een worden vastgezet op de touwen door een draad te trekken door de achterzijde van elke pagina.
Spanish....	Proceso de cerrar, uniendo, reparando, o creando ornamentación por medio de las puntadas. En el contexto de textiles y del trabajo de agujas, las superposiciones de las puntadas son definidas como "costura.” En el contexto de la encuadernación, refiere al cosido de un número de hojas o de reuniones pasando el hilo o el alambre a través de todas las hojas; es distinto de la "costura,” que, en el contexto de la encuadernación, es utilizada para ensamblaje de hojas o de reuniones hojas por medio de un hilo o alambre.
Chinese (traditional)....	用縫紉的針腳固定、連結、縫合、結合、修補或創造裝飾。針腳指的是留在布料或其他材料上的線段，藉由穿針引線，在有厚度的材料或是材料表面縫入、縫出的動作而完成，或是藉由編織或其他縫紉技術中，針所勾繞出的線圈而完成。就紡織品與縫紉技術的層面而言，其意義與「縫紉」（sewing）重疊。在書籍裝訂的層面，指的是將以線或金屬絲一次穿過所有的頁面或排頁，將其固定或收攏在一起；這和「縫紉」不同，「縫紉」就書籍裝訂而言，指的是一頁接著一頁，用線或金屬絲來回穿縫過每一頁的背摺，使頁面與細繩緊緊纏繞。

stitching............	[VP]
.................	Palmer, Course in Bookbinding for Vocational Training (1927) 446
.................	Glaister, History of the Book (1960) 392
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989) general def. and def. 5 relating specifically to bookbinding
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Candidate term Candidate comment -- HRC -- 3/96
stitched............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
stikken............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
gestikt............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
costura............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:793
飾縫............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 March 6, 2012
邊縫(過程與技術)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 12, 2021
縫訂............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 12, 2021
縫綴............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 12, 2021
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Palmer, Course in Bookbinding for Vocational Training (1927) 447; thread stitch
.................	Calasibetta, Fairchild's Dictionary of Fashion (1988) stitch
.................	Picken, Fashion Dictionary (1957) stitch
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300053660 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300053660
ASDC Union Catalog： stitching 、stitched 、stikken 、gestikt 、costura 、飾縫 、邊縫 、縫訂 、縫綴 、shih feng 、shì féng 、shi feng