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Hemstitch

Hemstitch Meaning & Definition
Hemstitch Definition And Meaning

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

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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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