Hemming

Posted January 7, 2010

A process of adjusting cloth by folding up a cut edge twice and sewing it in place, which prevents it from unravelling. Denim is usually hemmed in the factory with a chain stitch.

Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5: The Denim Dictionary

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