hem·stitch /ˈhɛmˌstɪʧ/
抽絲做成的花邊裝飾,垂跡(vt.)抽絲做花邊,結垂跡
Hem·stitch v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemstitched p. pr. & vb. n. Hemstitching.] To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.
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hemstitch
n 1: stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed
threads are caught together in groups [syn: hemstitching]
2: embroidery similar to drawnwork
v : sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve"