— hemstitcher , n.
/hem"stich'/ , v.t.
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.
n.
3. the stitch used or the needlework done in hemstitching.
[ 1830-40; HEM 1 + STITCH 1 ]