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hemstitch
[ hem-stich ]
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.
noun
- the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching.
hemstitch
/ ˈ³óÉ›³¾ËŒ²õ³Ùɪ³Ùʃ /
noun
- a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups
verb
- to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó±ð³¾ËŒ²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³ó±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó±ð³¾î€ƒs³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³óe°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hemstitch1
Example Sentences
Cecil appeared, sweeping back the chair and dusting it off with the hemstitched towel.
“Garnet Hill’s quality is consistently high, and I like a hemstitch detail better than an embroidered one,†she says, for keeping sheets flat without ironing.
The hemstitched place mats, 17 by 13 inches, are solid color and reversible so there’s a choice of blue-green or orange-yellow, $28 each.
Mrs. Balfame put on her best black blouse in his honour; it was cut low about the throat and softened with a rolling collar of hemstitched white lawn.
"Yet we have fine women and devoted ones here, Father," objected Constance, putting down the fine linen that she was hemstitching for her father's wearing.
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