Hem

Hem

A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded narrowly and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric.

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Famous quotes containing the word hem:

    “A cook they hadde with hem for the nones
    To boille the chiknes with the marybones.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    “A fair feeld ful of folk fand I there-betwene,
    Of alle maner of men, the mene and the riche,
    Worching and wandringe as the world asketh.
    Some putte hem to plow, playede ful selde,
    In setting and sowing swunke ful harde,
    Wonne that these wastours with glotonye destroyeth.”
    —William Langland (1330–1400)

    “And specially from every shires ende
    Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende
    The hooly blisful martir for to seke
    That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)