hemstitch

== English == === Etymology === From hem +‎ stitch. === Noun === hemstitch (plural hemstitches) an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hemstitch (third-person singular simple present hemstitches, present participle hemstitching, simple past and past participle hemstitched) to sew or embroider using this stitch