<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">plain stitches</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31349669</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:34:22</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Jersey stitch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">flat stitch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">plain stitch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stockinette stitch</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from left to right, so that each loop is drawn through other loops to the right side of the fabric. The loops form vertical rows, or wales, on the fabric face and crosswise rows, or courses, on the back. ]]></dc:description></metadata>