Usually means: Decorative stitches securing fabric edges.
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  1. hemstitches: Merriam-Webster
  2. hemstitches: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hemstitches: Vocabulary.com
  4. hemstitches: Wiktionary
  5. hemstitches: Dictionary.com
  6. hemstitches: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hemstitch)

noun:  an embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups
verb:  to sew or embroider using this stitch
▸ Also see hemstitch


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