单词	hemstitch
释义	hemstitch /ˈhɛmstɪtʃ / noun A decorative stitch used especially alongside a hem, in which several adjacent threads are pulled out and the crossing threads are tied into bunches, making a row of small openings.A twin hemstitch needle is also available with one wing and one universal shaft.... Maria speaks flawless English and I always feel an old fashioned lady-of-the-house pride in sorting out with her flower and hemstitch patterns. verb [with object] Incorporate a hemstitch in the hem of (a piece of cloth or clothing): we hemstitched all the tablecloths... In its basic form, the classic cocktail napkin is a small, hemstitched square of linen or cotton. It's as if 100 years later the profession had finally the opportunity to wrestle itself away from its association with ‘hemstitching’ work that isn't skillful, just plain old women's work. Sharp's use of testimony attesting that library science be distinguished from hemstitching helps us understand attitudes about women's work in the nineteenth century.
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