hemstitch

[ hem-stich ]

/ ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.

to simulate hand hemstitching by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then stitching around the perforations.

noun

the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching.

Origin of hemstitch

First recorded in 1830–40; hem¹ + stitch

OTHER WORDS FROM hemstitch

hemstitcher, noun

Words nearby hemstitch

hemp nettle, hempseed, Hempstead, hemp tree, hempy, hemstitch, hen, Henan, hen-and-chickens, henbane, henbit

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Example sentences from the Web for hemstitch

You have learned the hemming stitch; now you will try the hemstitch.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne
Hemstitch in the usual way, then turn the work and take up each group on the other side of the drawn threads (Figure 176).
The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft|Effie Archer Archer
Do you know that some girls are often confused and call the hemstitch, the hemming stitch?
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne
Double hemstitching means to hemstitch the other side opposite the hem, by taking up the same bundles.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne

Both are used at the top of the hem to hold it in place, but often the hemstitch is used in other places, too.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne

British Dictionary definitions for hemstitch

hemstitch

/ (ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃ) /

noun

a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups

verb

to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches

Derived forms of hemstitch

hemstitcher, noun

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单词	hemstitch
释义	hemstitch [ hem-stich ] / ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃ / verb (used with object) to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups. to simulate hand hemstitching by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then stitching around the perforations. noun the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching. Origin of hemstitch First recorded in 1830–40; hem¹ + stitch OTHER WORDS FROM hemstitch hemstitcher, noun Words nearby hemstitch hemp nettle, hempseed, Hempstead, hemp tree, hempy, hemstitch, hen, Henan, hen-and-chickens, henbane, henbit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hemstitch You have learned the hemming stitch; now you will try the hemstitch. Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne Hemstitch in the usual way, then turn the work and take up each group on the other side of the drawn threads (Figure 176). The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft\|Effie Archer Archer Do you know that some girls are often confused and call the hemstitch, the hemming stitch? Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne Double hemstitching means to hemstitch the other side opposite the hem, by taking up the same bundles. Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne Both are used at the top of the hem to hold it in place, but often the hemstitch is used in other places, too. Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne British Dictionary definitions for hemstitch hemstitch / (ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃ) / noun a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups verb to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches Derived forms of hemstitch hemstitcher, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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