Stitches

"A stitch in time saves nine".Do you normally save 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 or 0 stitch(s)?

This phrase means "a timely effort will prevent more work later" The stitch in time is simply the sewing up of a small hole in a piece of material and so saving the need for more stitching at a later date, when the hole has become larger, Clearly, the first users of this expression were referring to saving nine stitches.

Public Comments

1. 9 is minimum, it could be 90,900...................9000...........!
2. It depends upon the time delay. Longer the delay more will be the number of stiches. 'Time' and 'Nine' are given for Rithem.