Definition of Hemstitching

1. Noun. A stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups.

Exact synonyms: Hemstitch
Generic synonyms: Embroidery Stitch, Sewing Stitch
Derivative terms: Hemstitch, Hemstitch

Definition of Hemstitching

1. Verb. (present participle of hemstitch) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hemstitching

1. hemstitch [v] - See also: hemstitch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemstitching

hempseeds
hempvine
hempvines
hempweed
hempweeds
hempy
hemrods
hems
hems and haws
hems in
hemstitch
hemstitched
hemstitcher
hemstitchers
hemstitches
hemstitching (current term)
hemuse
hemusite
hen
hen's-foot
hen's parties
hen's party
hen's teeth
hen's tooth
hen-cluck stertor
hen-hawk
hen-hearted
hen-heartedness
hen-of-the-woods
hen-peck

Literary usage of Hemstitching

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"Double hemstitching. After the foregoing line of work has been accomplished, ... Diagonal hemstitching. Make the first row as in plain hemstitching. ..."

2. Scientific Sewing and Garment Cutting: For Use in Schools and in the Home by Antionette Prudence Van Hoesen Wakeman, Louise M. Heller (1898)
"How is the hemstitching along the edge of the bag different from that at the top ? ... Should hemstitching be done very evenly ? Ans. All stitches should be ..."

3. A Handbook for Sewing School Teachers (1893)
"To prepare for the hemstitching, draw six threads across the narrow way of the ... A scholar who has advanced as far as hemstitching, should be able to make ..."

4. Customs Tariff Act, October 3, 1913: With Alphabetical Schedule and by Downing, R. F., & co, United States (1913)
"... with threads introduced after weaving, forming figures or designs, not including straight hemstitching, of whatever yarns, " work is not embroidery, f. ..."

5. Dressmaking: A Manual for Schools and Colleges by Jane Fales (1917)
"Catch-stitching and binding are suitable for heavy materials and machine hemstitching for thin, transparent ones. Directions for making these hems are given ..."

6. Progressive Lessons in the Art and Practice of Needlework for Use in Schools by Catherine F. Johnson (1895)
"What is the first step in preparing the hem for hemstitching ? ... Ans. After drawing the threads for the hemstitching, turn the edges of the piece of crash ..."

7. Bulletin by National Society for Vocational Education (1916)
"hemstitching is done on a special machine built for the process. It has two needles which put in the two rows of stitching, one on either side of the hole ..."

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