saddle-stitch

verb (used with object)

1. to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.

noun

1. Sewing.
   1. an overcasting stitch, especially one made with a strip of leather or a thick leatherlike cord.
   2. a spaced running stitch in contrasting or heavy thread, used mainly for decoration, usually along an edge.
2. Bookbinding. a binding stitch made by inserting a staple through the center of folded sheets from the back and clinching in the fold.