stitch

It has a crest that reads NHS embroidered in pale yellow stitching, and brassy state championship pins that look vibrant against the jacket’s black fabric.

Yet just the other evening Penelope had overheard her complain that the dressmaker refused to sew another stitch until paid the money owed her.

The stitching was far from expert, and the pillow was uneven in shape.

“I’m feeling rather stuffed myself. What say we go to my study, Faucet? Let the ladies play whist, or stitch advice onto pillows, or whatever it is they do when we’re not around.”

He was wearing his painting coveralls with Fox Run stitched on the pocket.