hemstitch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
    hemstitching.
  2. noun embroidery similar to drawnwork
  3. verb sew with hemstitches
    • hemstitch a sleeve

WordNet

Hem"stitch transitive verb
Etymology
Hem + stitch.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hemstitched ; present participle & verbal noun Hemstitching
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913