<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">stitching</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sewing</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>stitches</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>processes and techniques by specific type</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>needleworking</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>stitching</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>stitched</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the process of creating stitches, which are the portions of thread left in fabric or another material by the in and out movement of a threaded needle through the thickness or surface of the material, or the loops of thread created on a needle in knitting or other needlework. Stitching is used for fastening, joining, closing, uniting, mending, or creating ornamentation. Its meaning overlaps with "sewing (needleworking techinique)."  ]]></note></mads>