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Hemstitched

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hem·stitch  (hmstch)
n.
1. A decorative stitch usually bordering a hem, as on a handkerchief, made by drawing out several parallel threads and catching together the cross threads in uniform groups.
2. Needlework in which this stitch is used.
tr.v. hem·stitched, hem·stitch·ing, hem·stitch·es
To ornament or embroider with hemstitches.
hemstitcher n.
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Rachel Lynde, as she hemstitched table napkins industriously.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Nervous and frightened, at the same time fascinated, Saxon hemstitched a linen handkerchief intended for Billy and listened to Mercedes' wild flow of speech.
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We hemstitched all the tablecloths and pillow-cases, and some of the sheets.
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