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sewing
/ ˈsəʊɪŋ /
noun
- a piece of cloth, etc, that is sewn or to be sewn
- ( as modifier )
sewing basket
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Example Sentences
Like drawing tattoos, sewing earmuffs, or fashioning model airplanes from old chip bags?
Her daughter, Elaina, 24, a trained costume designer and makeup artist, helps out by sewing clothes.
Today all of “these girls are living their lives in dignity, using needles and sewing machines,” said Sister Rosemary.
“I was really interested in adding fabrics onto my canvas,” she said, which inspired her to attend sewing camp.
Such products are not suited for the rigours of public life, and need to be adapted, at the very least by sewing in hem weights.
The sewing-machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, by-gone make.
Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.
She went up in the mornings to Madame Lebrun's room, braving the clatter of the old sewing-machine.
Take with you, from home, all the writing and sewing materials you may require while paying your visit.
If she is sewing, do not speak of the nature of her work, but request her to continue, as if you were not present.
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