<?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">buttonhole stitches</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>blanket stitches</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>buttonhole stitches</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>stitches</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>buttonhole stitch</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>close stitches</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>double overcast</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>festons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stitches, buttonhole</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Stitches made with a double purl, used to finish the edges of tailored buttonholes and to form a secure edge in cut work. For similar stitches are further apart used for thick fabrics use "blanket stitches."  ]]></note></mads>