<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 7:31 AM Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol <<a href="mailto:tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org">tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello dear Klingonists,<br>
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at the qepHom words wish list, somebody asked for a word for "to sew". I<br>
searched for that, and noticed that we have a verb {QIS} of which I<br>
thought it has that meaning, at least it does so in German.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>For context, the request which resulted in {QIS} was worded as:</div><div>stitch (v): pass needle and thread through fabric in the process of sewing<br></div><div> </div><div>The notes which accompanied the revealed word said: "The object is the thing being sewn or stitched together."</div><div><br></div><div>This implies that {QIS} is used in Klingon to express the act of sewing, namely by supplying the object (presumably plural, if two things are being sewn together).</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
So I wondered: What is the difference between "stitch" and "sew", if<br>
there is any?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes. A stitch is a single turn or loop, the fundamental unit of movement in the textile arts. One of these is sewing, which is the act of attaching materials together with stitches. Another is {nIq} (weaving, knitting, crocheting), in which the stitches of material (e.g., yarn) themselves make up the final product. So someone who is sewing is making stitches, but someone who is stitching is not necessarily sewing.</div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">De'vID</div></div>