The raised "bead" formed by the buttonhole stitch gets worn and raggedy very quickly, and the whipstitch is the stitch to use for a strong eyelet.    From Wordnik.com.  [A good workwoman praises her tools - A Dress A Day] Reference

It is very important to whipstitch them, and not use a buttonhole stitch!.    From Wordnik.com.  [A good workwoman praises her tools - A Dress A Day] Reference

I just had a spending spree at whipstitch which I found when I visited Willy-Nilly!.    From Wordnik.com.  [KJ's on a roll...] Reference

Finish each sachet by turning selvage under on 1-inch opening and whipstitch closed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art and Craft of Entertaining] Reference

Just pin the ribbon in place and whipstitch it down - save this for a night when you have a good movie to watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plan - And She Knits Too!] Reference

Matching whipstitch detailing adds a touch of color for interest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zappos.com: new styles] Reference

Bring the needle back down through the cookie felt, and continue on with this whipstitch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

What about tacking it with a simple whipstitch on a grid (maybe every 8 quilt pockets, or whatever you call them), if you see what I mean.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask MetaFilter] Reference

While I were lying there, balancing accounts with t'other world, and afore I had all my figgers made out to see how things 'ud stand, I heard suthin' scrambulating in the leaves, and snortin ', every whipstitch like he smelt suthin' 'he didn't adzactly like.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Camp Jester, or, Amusement for the Mess.] Reference

Grab some old bedsheets and doilies from Grandma’s house and whipstitch ‘em together!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regretsy – Holy Matrimugly] Reference

"All I know is," said mother, "that he goes there every whipstitch, and the women, at least, seem glad to have him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laddie; a true blue story] Reference

So i added 4 more rows to the front and back. the front ones were easy, just adding on, but for the back i had to crochet a strip and whipstitch it on. luckily, the varigated yarn covered it nicely!.    From Wordnik.com.  [catch up time! atcs, postcards, crocheted baby goodies, onesie, pj pants and christmas wreath] Reference

"He will get up at any hour of the night to chase after a fire engine, and every whipstitch he gets pinched for doing something which is perfectly lawful and right in the desert and perfectly awful in the city.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Trail of the White Mule] Reference

The whipstitch mercury, 62.    From Wordnik.com.  [Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Characters, Manners, And Amusements In High And Low Life (1821)] Reference

Blanket is finished with an over lock whipstitch.    From Wordnik.com.  [eDealinfo.com - Today's Hot Deals] Reference