1. A stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
   "The tablecloth was decorated with delicate hemstitch along the edges";
   - hemstitching
    
2. Embroidery similar to drawnwork
   "She added a delicate hemstitch to the edge of the tablecloth"

1. Sew with hemstitches
   "hemstitch a sleeve"

Derived forms: hemstitched, hemstitches, hemstitching

Type of: embroidery, embroidery stitch, fancywork, run up, sew, sew together, sewing stitch, stitch, stitch up

Encyclopedia: Hemstitch