hemstitch

verb (used with object)

1. to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.
2. to simulate hand hemstitching by piercing the material with a large machine needle and then stitching around the perforations.

noun

3. the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching.

noun

1. a decorative edging stitch, usually for a hem, in which the cross threads are stitched in groups

verb

2. to decorate (a hem, etc) with hemstitches