Visible thread-holdings on clothing or one's body, often seen on stuffed animals and zombies. It has a distinctive train track look or appear as X's going in a line. Sutures (also known as stitches) are used to hold skin and all other tissues of the human body together, after someone has been injured or went through surgery. This is done with a needle and preformed by a doctor or nurse. Not to be confused with stitched.