hem stitch - meaning and definition. What is hem stitch
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What (who) is hem stitch - definition

OPEN, LOOPED EMBROIDERY STITCH WORKED ALTERNATELY TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT OF A CENTRAL RIB
Cretan stitch; Faggoting stitch; Feather stitch; Fly stitch; Fagotting stitch

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DECORATIVE DRAWN-THREAD STITCH USED TO EMBELLISH HEMS AND SEAMS
Hem-stitch; Hemstitching; Hem stitching; Ladder hem stitch
¦ noun a decorative stitch used 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.
¦ verb decorate the hem of (a garment) with hemstitch.
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DECORATIVE DRAWN-THREAD STITCH USED TO EMBELLISH HEMS AND SEAMS
Hem-stitch; Hemstitching; Hem stitching; Ladder hem stitch
Hemstitch or hem-stitch is a decorative drawn thread work or openwork hand-sewing technique for embellishing the hem of clothing or household linens. Unlike an ordinary hem, hemstitching can employ embroidery thread in a contrasting color so as to be noticeable.
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DECORATIVE DRAWN-THREAD STITCH USED TO EMBELLISH HEMS AND SEAMS
Hem-stitch; Hemstitching; Hem stitching; Ladder hem stitch
·vt 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.

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Featherstitch

Featherstitch or feather stitch and Cretan stitch or faggoting stitch are embroidery techniques made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib. Fly stitch is categorized with the featherstitches.

Examples of use of hem stitch
1. The days when fashion editors perched on gilt chairs craning for a view of the workmanship on the inside of a jacket (blanket or hem stitch) have, I am afraid, been put on hold while everyone tries to find someone who has actually seen the infamous Kate Moss video.