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Stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
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hemstitching
Word definitions for hemstitching in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hemstitch \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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups [syn: hemstitch ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of hemstitch English)
Usage examples of hemstitching.
But speak-to-me-only-with-thine-eyes isn't a really reliable reason for embroidering doilies and hemstitching tablecloths.
I zigzagged north and south while moving west with the sun, hemstitching the world.
Reaching to smooth the intricate drawnwork and hemstitching of a pillowcase border, she said to Renold’s mother, “You have some wonderful pieces.