Gestickte

Gestickte is the attributive form of the German past participle gestickt, from the verb sticken (to stitch or embroider). In German, gestickte describes textiles or designs that feature embroidery. The form is used primarily as an adjective, not as a standalone noun.

Usage and grammar

As an adjective, gestickte agrees with the noun it modifies. Common examples include eine gestickte Bluse (an embroidered blouse) and gestickte Muster (embroidered patterns). In plural form you can encounter gestickte Blusen and gestickte Muster without changing the stem, with the usual adjective endings in German. In predicative position, the past participle gestickt is used: Die Bluse ist gestickt (The blouse is embroidered). The distinction between gestickt (participle) and gestickte (attributive adjective) is a matter of sentence position rather than meaning.

Context and usage

Gestickte is frequently found in discussions of textiles, fashion, traditional clothing, and crafts. It denotes embroidery produced by hand or machine and may describe motifs, borders, or entire garments. The term is common in German-speaking countries’ fashion writing, textile catalogs, and historical descriptions of folk costumes.

Related terms

Gestickte relates to sticken, the broader craft of embroidery, as well as to Stickerei (embroidery as a craft) and Handstickerei (hand embroidery). It may appear in combination with various nouns to specify the embroidered feature or pattern.