1
: the act, method, or occupation of one that sews
2
: material that has been or is to be sewed
Examples of sewing in a Sentence
She left her sewing in the living room.
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Without formal fashion training, Barnekow applies both her early engineering education and sewing techniques learned from her grandmother.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
From sewing kits to toilet paper to good customer service, some things just went out the window.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Supplier managers, however, stated that overtime was a direct consequence of order imbalance, especially for cutting, sewing and finishing operations at garment manufacturing factories (tier-1 operations).
—Hakan Karaosman, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
Although not a patchwork of colors, like the regular Del Dia pack, the exact configuration and coloration of the pack purchased is a surprise, since they’re each made from scraps and designed by the factory worker doing the sewing.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
From sewing kits to toilet paper to good customer service, some things just went out the window.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Supplier managers, however, stated that overtime was a direct consequence of order imbalance, especially for cutting, sewing and finishing operations at garment manufacturing factories (tier-1 operations).
—Hakan Karaosman, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
Although not a patchwork of colors, like the regular Del Dia pack, the exact configuration and coloration of the pack purchased is a surprise, since they’re each made from scraps and designed by the factory worker doing the sewing.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Sewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewing. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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