faggoting

Definition of Faggoting in English :

1. faggoting, fagoting

embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Faggoting

noun

1.

decorative needlework done by tying vertical threads together in bundles

2.

a decorative way of joining two hems by crisscross stitches

n. & v.

Variant of fagot.

n.

1. A method of decorating cloth by pulling out horizontal threads and tying the remaining vertical threads into hourglass-shaped bunches.

2. A method of joining hemmed edges by crisscrossing thread over an open seam.

3. A stitch in knitting that creates an open pattern.

4. The decoration, seam, or pattern created by such a method or stitch.

n.

1. A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together.

2. A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars.

tr.v. fag·ot·ed, fag·ot·ing, fag·ots also fag·got·ed or fag·got·ing or fag·gots

1. To bind into a fagot; bundle.

2. To decorate with fagoting.