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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hemstitching
      n : stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed
          threads are caught together in groups [syn: hemstitch]