hemstitch

[hem-stich]

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verb (used with object)

to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.

to simulate hand hemstitching by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then stitching around the perforations.

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noun

the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching.

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Origin:
1830–40; hem¹ + stitch¹

Related forms

hem·stitch·er, noun

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hemstitch (ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃ)

—n
1.	a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups

—vb
2.	to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches

'hemstitcher

—n

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