Crossword clues for hemstitch
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 hemstitch a handkerchief.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups vb. to sew or embroider using this stitch
WordNet
n. stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups [syn: hemstitching]
embroidery similar to drawnwork
v. sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve"
Wikipedia
Hemstitch or hem-stitch is a decorative drawn thread work or openwork hand- sewing technique for embellishing the hem of clothing or household linens. Unlike an ordinary hem, hemstitching can employ embroidery thread in a contrasting color so as to be noticeable.
In hemstitching, one or more threads are drawn out of the fabric parallel and next to the turned hem, and stitches bundle the remaining threads in a variety of decorative patterns while securing the hem in place. Multiple rows of drawn thread work may be used.
Hand hemstitching can be imitated by a hemstitching machine which has a piercer that pierces holes into the fabric and two separate needles that sew the hole open. There are also hemstitcher attachments for home sewing machines, and simple decorative stitches can be used over drawn threads to suggest hand-hemstitching.
Usage examples of "hemstitch".
Then, with a savage gleam in her eye, she whisked off all the fancy linens, the Cluny laces, the hemstitched bedspreads, and piled them in a heap on the floor.
Hed hemstitched a fourth cousin of mine with that rapier of his up in Emsat, and Id put a price on his head - more out Of family feeling than for any particular affection for the cousin, since the man made me sick just to look at him.
By the time they had found it, half his cranium had been replaced in silver, with weird new bionics crystal cells, lab-grown just for him, hemstitched in for good measure.
You had no say in the matter when a team of us hemstitched that foot to your stump.
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.