The line of sewing you can see in a piece of cloth or leather — the row of stitches themselves, thought of as one thing. You look at a bag and say 'the stitching is coming undone', meaning the thread has broken and the seam is opening.

The line of sewing you can see in a piece of cloth or leather你在一塊布或皮革上看到的那條縫線 the row of stitches themselves, thought of as one thing把一排針腳當成一個整體來看。You look at a bag你看著一個包包 and say 'the stitching is coming undone'說「the stitching is coming undone（車線鬆開了）」 meaning the thread has broken and the seam is opening意思是線斷了，接縫裂開了。

It is an uncountable noun: you say 'the stitching', not 'a stitching' or 'two stitchings'; if you need to count, count the stitches.

It is an uncountable noun它是不可數名詞 you say 'the stitching'你會說「the stitching」 not 'a stitching' or 'two stitchings'不會說「a stitching」或「two stitchings」 if you need to count, count the stitches如果要算數量，就數 stitches（一針一針）。

People talk about stitching when they are judging how well something is made — neat stitching, double stitching, contrast stitching in a different colour along the edge of jeans — so it comes up a lot in shopping, tailoring, shoes, bags and car seats.

People talk about stitching有人在談 stitching when they are judging how well something is made時，通常是在評斷東西做得好不好 neat stitching像是 neat stitching（整齊的車線） double stitching雙線車縫 contrast stitching in a different colour along the edge of jeans或牛仔褲邊上用不同顏色的 contrast stitching（撞色車線） so it comes up a lot in shopping, tailoring, shoes, bags and car seats所以在買東西、訂做衣服、鞋子、包包和汽車座椅上都很常聽到。

The same form also works as the -ing form of the verb stitch ('she was stitching a button on', 'the stitching of the flag took months'), and in a hospital it can mean the sewing up of a wound. But the everyday noun you will meet most is the visible line of thread.

The same form also works as the -ing form of the verb stitch這個字同樣的形式也可以當動詞 stitch 的 -ing 形式 ('she was stitching a button on'像「she was stitching a button on（她正在縫一顆釦子）」 'the stitching of the flag took months'「the stitching of the flag took months（縫那面旗子花了好幾個月）」) and in a hospital它在醫院裡 it can mean the sewing up of a wound還可以指縫合傷口。But the everyday noun you will meet most但你日常最常遇到的名詞用法 is the visible line of thread還是那條看得見的縫線。