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Hemming-stitch   /hˈɛmɪŋ-stɪtʃ/   Listen
Hemming-stitch

noun
1.
A stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses.





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... Hemming.—The hemming-stitch is placed on the inside of the hem. The end of the basted hem is laid over the first and under the second finger of the left hand, with the folded edge outside and the material toward the worker. It is held in place with the thumb. The stitch is begun at the end of ...
— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools • Ministry of Education Ontario


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