hemstitch

English

Etymology

From hem +‎ stitch.

Noun

hemstitch (plural hemstitches)

1. an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups

Translations

an embroidery stitch

• Bulgarian: ажур (bg) m (ažur)
• German: Hohlsaum m
• Irish: greim fáithime m
• Spanish: vainica f

Verb

hemstitch (third-person singular simple present hemstitches, present participle hemstitching, simple past and past participle hemstitched)

1. to sew or embroider using this stitch