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hem a piece of cloth (in
sewing), a garment worker
folds up a cut edge, folds it up again, and then sews it down. The process of hemming thus completely encloses the cut edge in cloth, so that it can't ravel.
A
hem is also the edge of cloth treated in this manner.
The hem may be sewn down with a line of invisible
hem-stitch or
blind-stitch or sewn down by a
sewing machine, usually leaving a visible line of sewing. Modern sewing machines can make many decorative or functional stitches, so the number of possible hem treatments is large. Machines can also sew a reasonable facsimile of a hem-stitch, though the stitches will usually be larger and more visible. Most
haute couture hems are sewn by hand for this reason.
Heavy material with deep hems may be hemmed with what is called a
dress-maker's hem — an extra line of loose running stitch is added in the middle of the hem, so that all the weight of the cloth doesn't hang from one line of stitching.
The term
hem is also extended to other cloth treatments that prevent raveling. Hems can be serged (see
serger), hand rolled and then sewn down with tiny stitches (still seen as a high-class finish to handkerchiefs), pinked with
pinking shears,
piped, covered with
binding (this is known as a
Hong Kong finish), or made with many other inventive treatments.
there are many types of hemming.
Hem Repair
Hem repair tape is available as an alternative solution to sewing a broken hem. This is especially useful for the hems on men's trousers, which is particularly prone to damage. To effect a fix, the hem repair tape is laid around the inside of the hem. It is then ironed with a steam iron. The water causes the tape to bond the two surfaces together.
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