Why does a stitch in time save nine?

Answer 1

It comes from the days when there were hardly any clothes shops and people had only one garment which they wore all the time. They were of poor quality and easily came loose at the seams. If you mended it early it would save you work and money later on.

Answer 2

To mend a small tear = one or two stitches
TO prevent it from getting larger.

A large tear will take =
nine or more stitches to fix

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... "A Stitch In Time Saves Nine";
the concept is, that repair at an early time can save on labour ...
tv.com/the-outer-limits/a-stitctime/episode/21445/summary.html

proverb " a stitch in time saves nine "

Answer 3

A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching.

Answer 4

Because if you notice the threads are coming unraveled, you can save it with one well-placed stitch rather than ignoring it and having to use nine or so stitches down the road that you could have fixed with one.
As a phrase I guess it means "don't put off doing it now, because you'll only end up working twice as much later to achieve the same result."
I'm just guessing here, but it sounds pretty good, huh?

Answer 5

"A stitch in time saves nine. If you deal with problems immediately, when they first appear, you will save yourself a lot of money and trouble after. This adage is listed in the 1732 Thomas Fuller's book of proverbs, and was first cited in the United States in the 1787 'Journal of Tour of North America in 1796-1791' by Francis Bally (1774-1844). The word 'nine' was introduced for assonance." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman.

Answer 6

coz if its a stitch in one ...you've got more to come
if its a stitch in two...you got more to do
if its a stitch in three..i cant think of anything that rhymes
if its a stitch in four...you gotta do more
if its a stitch in five...same as three
if its a stitch in six....you got to be quick to fix
if its a stitch in seven....no idea
stitch in eight...hang on wait
stitch in nine saves time....
oh that wasnt the question!

Answer 7

I never got that saying myself, it's sort of a hidden message like an allegory if you will, I can't explain it to well but I'll try. Let's say that if you check something properly or do something properly, then it saves you from having to waste time, or to deal with possible (and unecessary) problems/inconvenieces in the near future.

I hope that helps.

Answer 8

Because if you can catch the small hole and sew it up rather than leaving it to get bigger and need a lot more stitches

Answer 9

well,if your sock has a hole in it and you don't sew it then when you only needed one stitch then now you'll need nine!!!oh,what a good little homemaker am i!!??

Answer 10

its a sewing reference referring to slowing down doing it right the first time so theres no need to do it over then its been applied to life