Rantering is a famous type of [Stitch (textile arts)|stitching] made to conceal a [Seam (sewing)|seam] line that runs across the grain of the joined pieces of fabric. book|title=The Boy's Book of Trades and the Tools Used in Them|date=1866|publisher=Routledge|location=London|pages=219–220|url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiuc.1758057_001?urlappend=%3Bseq=223%7Caccessdate=February 7, 2016|via=HathiTrust}} </ref> A rantering stitch would also be used in the process of mending a garment to conceal seam lines produced in that process.
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