ALL meanings of hemstitch
hem·stitch
H h - noun hemstitch A decoration used on woven fabric, especially alongside a hem, in which several adjacent threads are pulled out and the crossing threads are tied into bunches, making a row of small openings. 1
- verb with object hemstitch to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups. 1
- verb with object hemstitch to simulate hand hemstitching by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then stitching around the perforations. 1
- noun hemstitch the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching. 1
- noun hemstitch an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups. 0
- verb hemstitch to sew or embroider using this stitch. 0
- noun hemstitch a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups 0
- verb hemstitch to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches 0
- noun hemstitch 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 0
- noun hemstitch decorative needlework done with this stitch 0
- verb transitive hemstitch to put a hemstitch or hemstitches on 0