hems
Folded garment borders
Hems is the plural of hem—the finished edges of fabric, folded and sewn to prevent fraying: She checked the hems on all the curtains.
As a verb form, hems appears in hem in, meaning to surround or confine: The crowd hems in the speaker.
The hesitation sound hem also takes this form: He hems and haws whenever I ask about money.
Reduce in extent
- lengthenIncrease in extent
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- fittingSuitable or proper
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
tailoring · alterations · tapering · letting · taking · marking · pinning · bespoke
Garment's lowest edge
- selvageFinished cloth edge
- borderOuter edge or limit
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- trimRemove unwanted edges
margin · lace · ruffle · piping · binding · ricrac · gimp · beading
Thread loop in fabric
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- seamJoined fabric edge
thimble · bobbin · machine · blindstitch · whipstitch · slipstitch · baste · tacking
shorten
Reduce in extent
- lengthenIncrease in extent
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- fittingSuitable or proper
measurements · tailoring · alterations · tapering · letting · taking · marking · pinning · bespoke · dressmaker
hemline
Garment's lowest edge
trim · margin · lace · ruffle · piping · binding · ricrac · gimp · beading · flounce
stitch
Thread loop in fabric
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
seam · thimble · bobbin · machine · blindstitch · whipstitch · slipstitch · baste · tacking · overlock
skirt
Waist-hung lower garment
curtain · sleeve · blouse · shorts · gown · coat · apron · tablecloth · robe · shirt
surround
Enclose on every side
restrict · limit · bind · restrain · pen · trap · box · fence · corral · circumscribe
- tailoringtailor, seamstress, tailoring, made-to-measure, tailor shop
- knitwear partscuffs, collars, waistbands
- needleworkcross-stitch, embroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint
- trimmingsfringe, braid, ruffle, piping, tassel
- embroidered itemssamplers, sampler, tablecloths, tablecloth, napkins
- sewingsewing, sew, sewing class, sewing machine, sewing machines
hemsraw edges
Unhemmed fabric boundaries
frayed edges · unhemmed · selvages · selvage
- hemmed inEnclosed with no escape
- hem inConfine by encircling
- hem and hawSpeak evasively, delay deciding
- hemmed and hawedExpressed hesitation verbally
- hemming and hawingIndecisive verbal stalling
- hemming inRestricting movement by surrounding