Hems

The fabric was a bedsheet, so the hems were already done. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Drawing herself up, therefore, she folded her hands, and after two or three little "hems," began with an absent look, as if her eyes beheld a far-away time, which brightened as she gazed. ❋ Unknown (1950)

His gaze, which was directed to the mouth and did not reach the eyes, was so disconcerting to Mr. Cromering that he cleared his throat with several nervous "hems" before commencing his examination: ❋ Unknown (1907)

He made eyes at her, was taken with sudden coughs and "hems," smiled, smirked and went brazenly through the impudent and contemptible litany of the "masher." ❋ O. Henry (1886)

"hems," began with an absent look, as if her eyes beheld a far-away time, which brightened as she gazed. ❋ Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 (1870)

All my sleeves and hems are machined sewn, and are done by ironing one-fourth of an inch down, twice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dressing Hint: This garment plays up the face and plays down the bustline and hips, partly because the fabric is more crisp, and partly because there are no trims on the hems or sleeves. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You just need to cut the hems short enough to walk in them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Teenage girls could hardly wait til they were old enough to put their hair up and let their hems down. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"A covered-up silhouette feels more confident right now and definitely cooler," said Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who cut Navajo print and color-blocked skirts and dresses in asymmetrical hems that fell to the calf. ❋ Alexa Brazilian (2011)

I can remember my mother rejecting a beautiful winter coat that fit her perfectly because she knew that her dress hems would hang a couple of inches below the hem of the coat - and that simply was not acceptable at the time, it simply wasn't done to have your dress hem hanging below your coat hem! ❋ Unknown (2009)

I've always thought that those ripped jeans that have the dirty hems torn and dragging behind look like "Lazarus's grave clothes" or like some thing The Mummy would wear! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Sinclair should know that the people, the chronic joiners, the men who march in parades wearing feather duster hats, tripping over tin swords or the hems of nightshirts, will never forgive a man who derides their foolishness. ❋ Greg Mitchell (2010)

Iron them with a little starch, and use them for hems, sleeves, panels and additions to any garment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now that we have used a lot of the larger pieces, we are using smaller pieces, and making the sleeves and collars different colors, or cuffs and hems accented with strips of coordinating fabrics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For the lady who thinks her fabrics might not be feminine: you will be surprised at what you can do with that fabric just by adding contrasting borders on sleeves and hems. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You do not have to stop and make two hems and then a waistband. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My friend doesn’t know what [hemmed] means; when I said, “ you don’t want to get [hemmed up] by [the po] po!” ❋ Trolly007 (2019)

My hemming was so [warm] and [sticky], I [threw] up! ❋ Jaced Mascoli (2007)

[That kid] was [talking] so much [I had] to hem him up. ❋ Spenbizzy (2003)

She had me all [hemmed up] in that [stank] house with aunt [roberta]. ❋ Pam (2003)

"Hem" "Hem" ❋ EpicGhostShadow396 (2016)

I got ['bout] [30] [hems] left. ❋ Alex Cuellar (2008)

Little [Tommy], "Dad, what does [incognito] mean?" Dad, "I'm not really sure son, go check the [Hemness] - it knows everything." ❋ Heather Hemness (2008)

He [hemmed] his way into the [finals] of [the quiz]. ❋ Lamba Mamba (2021)

[Alex]: "Hey, does anyone wanna hit this [weed]? Anyone at all?" [Dave]: "Hem, hem, hem!" ❋ Fade650 (2010)

Nice, Jimmy [Rollins] is, hem, up... the [Phillies] are, hem, sure to [tie] the game. ❋ Smocko (2004)