hemstitch
Decorative thread technique
Hemstitch is a decorative needlework technique that secures a hem while creating an ornamental border of small openings.
Threads are drawn from the fabric, and the remaining threads are bundled together with stitches, producing a ladder-like pattern: The napkins featured delicate hemstitching along the edges.
As a verb, to hemstitch is to create such work.
Decorative pierced craftsmanship
- faggotingOpen joining stitch
- hardangerCounted-thread cutwork embroidery
- cutworkEmbroidery with removed sections
- bundlingGrouping items as one
withdrawing · knotting · grouping · securing · whitework
Serving to beautify
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- refinedPurified or cultured
elegant · lacework · openwork · traditional · heirloom · handcrafted · artisanal · vintage
Flax-derived textile
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- hoopRigid circular frame
thimble · fabric · muslin · batiste · scissors · magnifier · stabilizer
Accuracy of measurement
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- patienceCalm during delays
- handworkLabor done manually
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
technique · dexterity · artistry · expertise · mastery · finishing · attention · meticulousness
Mealtime wiping cloths
- tableclothsFabric covering tables
- handkerchiefsPocket-sized fabric squares
- pillowcasesFabric covers for bedding
- curtainsHanging fabric window covers
placemats · doilies · tea-towels · linens · borders · edging · cuffs · collars
openwork
Decorative pierced craftsmanship
- faggotingOpen joining stitch
- hardangerCounted-thread cutwork embroidery
- cutworkEmbroidery with removed sections
bundling · withdrawing · knotting · grouping · securing · whitework
decorative
Serving to beautify
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
refined · elegant · lacework · openwork · traditional · heirloom · handcrafted · artisanal · vintage · classic
linen
Flax-derived textile
hoop · thimble · fabric · muslin · batiste · scissors · magnifier · stabilizer
precision
Accuracy of measurement
needlework · technique · dexterity · artistry · expertise · mastery · finishing · attention · meticulousness · tradition
napkins
Mealtime wiping cloths
- tableclothsFabric covering tables
- handkerchiefsPocket-sized fabric squares
- pillowcasesFabric covers for bedding
curtains · placemats · doilies · tea-towels · linens · borders · edging · cuffs · collars · sachets
- embroideryFrench knot, needlepoint, crewelwork, blackwork, backstitch
- needleworkembroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint, needlework
- hand sewingneedle, thimble, basting, darning, mending
- faggoting
- stitchesbackstitch, French knot, topstitch, understitch, lazy daisy
- sewingsewing, sew, sewing class, sewing machine, sewing machines
hemstitchsatin stitch
Closely packed parallel stitches
whipstitch · backstitch · blanket stitch · chain stitch · felting