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Hemstitching

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Noun

1. hemstitch, hemstitching

a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hemstitching

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noun
1. 
a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups
verb
2. 
to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches

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Hemstitching

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noun
1. 
an ornamental stitch, used esp. at a hem, made by pulling out several parallel threads and tying the cross threads together into small, even bunches
2. 
decorative needlework done with this stitch
verb transitive
3. 
to put a hemstitch or hemstitches on

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hemstitching

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n.
1. A decorative stitch usually bordering a hem, as on a handkerchief, made by drawing out several parallel threads and catching together the cross threads in uniform groups.
2. Needlework in which this stitch is used.
tr.v. hem·stitched, hem·stitch·ing, hem·stitch·es
To ornament or embroider with hemstitches.

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