hemstitch Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

Hem + stitch.

imperfect & past participle Hemstitched ; present participle & verbal noun Hemstitching

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.