Hemmed or basted is a sewing technique used to temporarily hold two pieces of fabric together. It is done by using a running stitch, which is a series of small stitches that are made in a continuous line. The two crossword solutions for this term are 'sewn' and 'sewed'. Sewn is a four letter word and sewed is a five letter word. Both words refer to the same technique of stitching two pieces of fabric together.