<?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">plain stitches</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>plain sewing</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>stitches</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>knitting</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Jersey stitch</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>flat stitch</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>plain stitch</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stockinette stitch</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>