[hem-stich] 
| 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. |
| 3. | the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching. |
| hem·stitch (hěm'stĭch') n.
To ornament or embroider with hemstitches. hem'stitch'er n. |
