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Hemstitching

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.

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hemstitching

vb. (present participle of hemstitch English)

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hemstitching

n. stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups [syn: hemstitch]

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.