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hemstitch

[ hem-stich ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.
  2. to simulate hand hemstitching by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then stitching around the perforations.


noun

  1. the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching.

hemstitch

/ ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃ /

noun

  1. a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhemˌstitcher, noun
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Other Words From

  • hemstitcher noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemstitch1

First recorded in 1830–40; hem 1 + stitch ( def )
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Example Sentences

Double hemstitching means to hemstitch the other side opposite the hem, by taking up the same bundles.

Do you know that some girls are often confused and call the hemstitch, the hemming stitch?

Now that you know the hemstitch, you can use it in many places.

You have learned the hemming stitch; now you will try the hemstitch.

Sometimes when a very open effect is desired it is necessary to double hemstitch the threads.

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