hemstitch

plural hemstitches

1. An embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups, which may be purely decorative or used on the warp threads of handwoven cloth to prevent unraveling.

present singular third person hemstitches · participle present hemstitching · participle past hemstitched · past hemstitched

1. To sew or embroider using this stitch.

   Leaving a tail 1 yd long for hemstitching, weave 2 picks of plain weave, then begin the pattern treadling. Use the tail to hemstitch in groups of 4-6 warp ends.

   2026, Annette Swan Schipf, “Shimmering Water Scarf”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 60