stitch aloft

Definitions

1. 1

   To sew (something, usually a shoe) such that the stitches are visible instead of covered.

   • To "stitch aloft" is the best way on welts, too, for the same reasons stated above.
   • Shoes that are stitched aloft go through the same operations as the channel-stitched shoes, with the exception that the rounding machine contrivance of cutting is eliminated.
   • But, in stitching aloft, the groove in the sole should be deep enough to protect the thread from the buffing operation, provided that the lock cannot be reached; the nearer to the top, the better for the wear of the seam.

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