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 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)

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

    Jesu Crist us sende
    Housbondes meke, yonge, and fresshe abedde,
    And grace t’overbyde hem that we wedde.
    And eek I preye Jesu shorte hir lyves
    That wol nat be governed by hir wyves;
    And olde and angry nigardes of dispence,
    God sende hem sone verray pestilence.
    Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)