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.
There are many different styles of hems of varying complexities. The most common hem folds up a cut edge, folds it up again, and then sews it down. The style of hemming thus completely encloses the cut edge in cloth, so that it cannot unravel. Other hem styles use fewer folds. One of the simplest hems encloses the edge of cloth with a stitch without any folds at all, using a method called an overcast stitch, although an overcast stitch may be used to finish a folded "plain hem" as well.
There are even hems that do not call for sewing, instead using iron-on materials, netting, plastic clips, or other fasteners. These threadless hems are not common, and are often used only on a temporary basis.
The hem may be sewn down with a line of invisible stitches or blind stitch, or sewn down by a sewing machine. The term hem is also extended to other cloth treatments that prevent unraveling. 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.
A hem is a sown edge of cloth. Hem may also refer to:
HEM can stand for:
A hem in knitting is the edge of a piece of knitted fabric that is parallel to the rows of stitches, as compared to a selvage, which is perpendicular to the hem and rows of stitches. Hems can be made in several ways.
The simplest approach is to bind off, possibly with decorative elements such as picots. This approach adds no extra thickness at the hemline (which is sometimes desirable).
Another approach amounts to a tuck: the fabric is folded over and the stitches are knit together pairwise with the stitches of a previous row. In this approach, the fabric is doubled along the hemline.
You know Santa's come to town
He'll make those reindeer run
and bring his big old sack to
my chicken shack
cause christmas time has come
We're gonna have a hell'va time
good food and good moonshine (?)
We're going to sing along till
the break of dawn
cause christmas time has come
to town (oh yeah)
and the snow is falling down
We're going to waste some time
We're going to play some tunes
and we're all going to be around
We're riding home woo hoo
with the top down
yes siree, woo hoo
We're riding home, woo hoo
nothing gonna stop me
from riding home, woo hoo
can't wait till I get to see this
good old home woo hoo
yeah, christmas baby and
I'm ready to ride
home
hey baby, turn me on
this party is just begun
hell, yeah, we're gonna dance around
around christmas tree
we're gonna rock this place
yes sirree
We're gonna have a hell'va time
oh yeah, we're gonna drink ourselves
completely blind
we're gonna dance around
till the break of dawn
cause christmas time has
come to town (oh yeah)
and the snow is falling down
we're gonna waste some time
we're gonna play some tunes
we're all gonna be around
we're riding home woo hoo
with the top down
yes siree, woo hoo
we're riding home, woo hoo
nothing gonna stop me
from riding home, woo hoo
can't wait till I get to see this
good old home woo hoo
yeah, christmas baby and
I'm ready to ride
home
yeah, loving, touching, kissing, hugging
sure, its gonna be alright
rubbing, dancing and romancing
day until late night
we're riding home woo hoo
with the top down
yes siree, woo hoo
we're riding home, woo hoo
nothing gonna stop me
fromriding home, woo hoo
can't wait till I get to see this
good old home woo hoo
yeah, christmas baby and
I'm ready to ride