About The Word Hemstitch
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Hemstitch
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What's The Definition Of Hemstitch?
[n] embroidery similar to drawnwork
[n] stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups [v] sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hemstitch: hemstitching Related Terms | Find terms related to Hemstitch: See Also | embroidery | fancywork | run up | sew | sew together | stitch | stitch Hemstitch In Webster's Dictionary \Hem"stitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemstitched}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hemstitching}.] [Hem + stitch.]
To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few
parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in
successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.
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