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Meanings of hemstitch in English

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Decorative drawn-thread stitch used to embellish hems and seams.

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

Usage of hemstitch in English
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And Pearl did not hesitate to call on Miss Hetty to show her how to hemstitch a handkerchief for Robert Grey.
Pearl and Periwinkle
2
We hemstitched all the tablecloths and pillow-cases, and some of the sheets.
My Antonia
3
He took from his pocket a handkerchief of sheerest linen, delicately hemstitched.
Old Rose and Silver
4
Five to ten dozen finest quality hemstitched and monogrammed but otherwise plain, towels.
Etiquette
5
But speak-to-me-only-with-thine-eyes isn't a really reliable reason for embroidering doilies and hemstitching tablecloths.
Anne of the Island
6
Cool matting covered the painted floor, hemstitched curtains of linen scrim hung at the windows.
Up the Hill and Over
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There's hemstitching and fagoting, but I don't know as it's any less work than ruffling.
A Little Girl in Old New York
8
Many women wear narrow lawn turn-over collars and cuffs; they are hemstitched, with no other decoration.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
9
Hemstitching.-Whenhemstitching wears out, take serpentine braid and stitch it across twice on the sewing machine.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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One or two were hemstitching lawn, or embroidering a monogram, or something else equally useless or virtuous.
The Avalanche: A Mystery Story
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Then they hemstitched handkerchiefs, they marked towels and napkins with ornate letters, and really were a busy lot.
A Little Girl in Old New York
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Peggy heaved a mighty sigh as she worked her needle in and out of the handkerchief she was hemstitching.
Keineth
13
The hare that Don Hemstitch Blodoza's poniard would have severed limped awkwardly but confidently about, saying, "Saved!"
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
14
She had spread a fine hemstitched cloth on the table, which she was dressing as if for a grand party.
Jerusalem
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Bettina, still hemstitching on white frills, welcomed Justin with a charming smile, but with a decided negative to his invitation.
Glory of Youth
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In the event of the purchaser deciding to use it as a pocket-handkerchief he can have it hemstitched for a trifling sum.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919
Frequent collocations
Hemstitch through the time