STITCH, BASEBALL—A stitch used in repair and patching of fabrics. Refer to “Repair/Fabrication,”   Chapter 4, of NAVAIR 13-1-6.2 STITCH, BASTING—A long, loose stitch made with single or double thread. Used to temporarily hold two or more pieces of material. STITCH, BOX—Rectangular stitch used to attach and reinforce. STITCH, BUTTONHOLE—A reinforced stitch made on the edge of a slit or hole. Each individual stitch forms a half-hitch. The distance from the edge, and the spacing of the stitches, is determined by the type of material used. STITCH, OVERTHROW—A stitch used to repair weakened seams, to reinforce slide fasteners, and to join two pieces of material together. STITCH, ZIGZAG—A stitch made by a sewing machine that stitches alternately on two or more parallel lines; for example, it is used to reinforce and anchor the suspension lines to the canopy. The number of stitches per inch is determined by counting the number of points on one side per linear inch. STITCHES PER INCH—The number of needle penetrations where threads are interlaced, per linear inch. STRIP BACK—Broken thread filament(s) wrapped around the remaining thread forming an enlarged area on cloth. STRAP, CHEST—The harness webbing that is secured across the chest with a snap and a V-ring to prevent the wearer from falling out of the harness. STRAP, CROSS CONNECTOR—A short length of webbing sewn across the lift web assembly or attached between suspension line connector links. It prevents streaming of a canopy in the event one riser was not properly attached to the harness. STRAP, HORIZONTAL BACK—An adjust- able part of harness webbing extending across the small of the wearer’s back. STRAP, LAP RESTRAINT—A strap attached to the integrated torso harness suit to retain the rigid seat survival kit to the wearer. Prior to ejection it serves as safety restraint for the aircrewman. STRAP, LEG—That part of the harness webbing that encircles the wearer’s leg. The leg straps are adjustable. STRAP, PILOT PARACHUTE CONNEC- TOR—Tubular nylon webbing that joins the main parachute and the pilot parachute. STRAP, SHOULDER—The part of the harness webbing that crosses the wearer’s back at the shoulder blades. STRAP, TENSION—A strap that attaches to the peak of a canopy to keep the canopy and suspension lines taut during parts of the packing procedures. STOWING—The act of putting away in a neat, orderly way. Stowing of suspension lines involves inserting the lines into the hesitater loops or stowage channels in such a way as to ensure proper paying out of lines when the parachute is opened. Stowing of the canopy involves folding and inserting the canopy into the container in such a way as to ensure proper opening of the canopy when the parachute is used. SUPPORT FIXTURE—A rectangular piece of metal used to aid in closing the LW-3B personnel parachute assembly. The fixture is bolted to the container base and clamped to the packing table. SURVEY—A formal process by which a parachute or other accountable equipment is withdrawn from service or removed from records. SWAGE—To attach a device to a cable by means of pressure. A swaging machine compresses a fitting, causing it to grip tightly to the cable to which it is being attached. T-HANDLE—A handle in the shape of the letter T. TAB, ANCHOR—A cloth loop attached to a metal plate and used on some MBEU para- chute assemblies. It is placed over a lock- ing cone and is used to secure the withdrawal AI-15