Refers to the edge of cloth that is folded and sewn, as in sewing or tailoring.
I had the hem of my skirt fixed.
I had the hem of my skirt taken up a bit.
I let down the hem of the pants to make them longer.
My mother re-sewed the hem of the old curtains.
The hem of the jacket came undone.
hemoprotein; haemoprotein
Borrowed from English 'hem'.