Sew
verb
To use needle and thread to join or fix pieces of fabric together.
I had to sew the button back onto my shirt.
Often appears as...
- sew a button
- sew a dress
verb
Fix or attach (something) with stitches.
I'm going to sew a patch onto my jeans.
Often appears as...
- sew something on
- sew something into
verb
Seal or secure (a food, envelope or container) by sewing.
She sewed the envelope shut.
Often appears as...
- sew it shut
- sew it tight
verb
To use needle and thread to join or fix pieces of fabric together.
I had to sew the button back onto my shirt.
Often appears as...
- sew a button
- sew a dress
verb
Fix or attach (something) with stitches.
I'm going to sew a patch onto my jeans.
Often appears as...
- sew something on
- sew something into
verb
Seal or secure (a food, envelope or container) by sewing.
She sewed the envelope shut.
Often appears as...
- sew it shut
- sew it tight
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Repairing Clothes
Use 'sew' when referring to mending tears or wearing areas in fabric items.
I'll sew these ripped jeans to make them wearable again.
Pro Tip 2/3Creating Garments
'Sew' often involves making new clothing from patterns and fabric pieces.
My grandmother can sew a beautiful dress from scratch.
Pro Tip 3/3Arts and Crafts
The term can also apply to artistic projects involving fabrics.
I learned to sew these dolls for my art class.
Pro Tip 1/3Repairing Clothes
Use 'sew' when referring to mending tears or wearing areas in fabric items.
I'll sew these ripped jeans to make them wearable again.
Pro Tip 2/3Creating Garments
'Sew' often involves making new clothing from patterns and fabric pieces.
My grandmother can sew a beautiful dress from scratch.
Pro Tip 3/3Arts and Crafts
The term can also apply to artistic projects involving fabrics.
I learned to sew these dolls for my art class.
Pro Tip 1/3Repairing Clothes
Use 'sew' when referring to mending tears or wearing areas in fabric items.
I'll sew these ripped jeans to make them wearable again.
Pro Tip 2/3Creating Garments
'Sew' often involves making new clothing from patterns and fabric pieces.
My grandmother can sew a beautiful dress from scratch.
Pro Tip 3/3Arts and Crafts
The term can also apply to artistic projects involving fabrics.
I learned to sew these dolls for my art class.
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connections to the outside world these are the keys to urban success in the world today now the most entrepreneurial place I've ever been in the world is the Durov a slum in Mumbai you go in in one shop and there's some guys or recycling paper boxes that means cutting them open and turning them around so someone can see the labels and then there there are people sewing bras and you feel like
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Why specializing early...
then they sew the patient back up. That performed just as a well. And yet surgeons who specialize in the procedure continue to do it by the millions. So if hyperspecialization isn't always the trick in a wicked world, what is? That can be difficult to talk about, because it doesn't always look like this path. Sometimes it looks like meandering or zigzagging
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At what moment are you...
doesn't jump-start an inanimate heart, but resynchronizes the muscle cells in an abnormally beating heart so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
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Maya Penn: Meet a young...
and I wanted to give back. My mom taught me how to sew, and on my back porch, I would sit and make little headbands out of ribbon, and I would write down the names and the price of each item. I started making more items like hats, scarves and bags. Soon, my items began selling all over the world,
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Jimmy Carter: Why I...
they remove the exterior parts of a woman's genitalia. And sometimes, in more extreme cases but not very rare cases, they sew the orifice up so the girl can just urinate or menstruate. And then later, when she gets married, the same cutter goes in and opens the orifice up so she can have sex.
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The art of the metaphor...
and we know instantly what it would feel like if the sky were a fabric sewn shut. They can live in adjectives, too. "Still waters run deep," we say of someone quiet and thoughtful. And the deep matters as much as the stillness and the water do.
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Why do some people snore...
A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldier’s uniform. And a machine that delivers sudden electrical pulses. These old items were all intended treatments for a problem that has haunted humanity for
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LZ Granderson: The myth...
I've taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, build furniture, I can even pat myself on the back when necessary, all so I don't have to ask anyone for anything. There's nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect,
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The Life of a Photograph...
cleaned with canteen water and used to sew up the wound after that the horse was stood up and we rode away and I said what's going to become of the horse and the station
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5 Amazing Animal...
but for a novice sewing is tiring world she's lost all momentum
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It’s time to embrace our...
connections to the outside world these are the keys to urban success in the world today now the most entrepreneurial place I've ever been in the world is the Durov a slum in Mumbai you go in in one shop and there's some guys or recycling paper boxes that means cutting them open and turning them around so someone can see the labels and then there there are people sewing bras and you feel like
Video examples
Why specializing early...
then they sew the patient back up. That performed just as a well. And yet surgeons who specialize in the procedure continue to do it by the millions. So if hyperspecialization isn't always the trick in a wicked world, what is? That can be difficult to talk about, because it doesn't always look like this path. Sometimes it looks like meandering or zigzagging
Video examples
At what moment are you...
doesn't jump-start an inanimate heart, but resynchronizes the muscle cells in an abnormally beating heart so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
Video examples
Maya Penn: Meet a young...
and I wanted to give back. My mom taught me how to sew, and on my back porch, I would sit and make little headbands out of ribbon, and I would write down the names and the price of each item. I started making more items like hats, scarves and bags. Soon, my items began selling all over the world,
Video examples
Jimmy Carter: Why I...
they remove the exterior parts of a woman's genitalia. And sometimes, in more extreme cases but not very rare cases, they sew the orifice up so the girl can just urinate or menstruate. And then later, when she gets married, the same cutter goes in and opens the orifice up so she can have sex.
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
and we know instantly what it would feel like if the sky were a fabric sewn shut. They can live in adjectives, too. "Still waters run deep," we say of someone quiet and thoughtful. And the deep matters as much as the stillness and the water do.
Video examples
Why do some people snore...
A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldier’s uniform. And a machine that delivers sudden electrical pulses. These old items were all intended treatments for a problem that has haunted humanity for
Video examples
LZ Granderson: The myth...
I've taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, build furniture, I can even pat myself on the back when necessary, all so I don't have to ask anyone for anything. There's nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect,
Video examples
The Life of a Photograph...
cleaned with canteen water and used to sew up the wound after that the horse was stood up and we rode away and I said what's going to become of the horse and the station
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5 Amazing Animal...
but for a novice sewing is tiring world she's lost all momentum
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Alek Wek
British Designer
There are mothers who sew for six months to make a fashion collection - someone's grandmother, someone's sister. We come in and get paid to walk for 10 minutes at the end. Whenever I think about that, I realise it's not about me. I was just the one chosen to represent those women and sell the clothes.
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India de Beaufort
British Actress
I have a sewing machine that I adore, and I spend a lot of time sitting in front of it when I'm not working. And any excuse to paint or draw or do something artistic with my hands really gets me going. Definitely aspiring.
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Bjork
Musician
I have written most of my melodies walking and I feel it is definitely one of the most helpful ways of sewing all of the different things in your life together and seeing the whole picture.
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Amanda Plummer
Canadian Actress
I don't find anything interesting about the choices a character faces in major films or theater projects. The characters are just cut-out dolls with the American flag sewn on them.
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Leonardo Bonucci
Italian Athlete
I feel I have the Juve shirt sewn to my body because I breathe it every day, but wearing the national team shirt is also an honour.
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Ashley Nell Tipton
American Designer
I was seven years old when my grandmother stated teaching me to sew, and she always encouraged me to be creative.
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Milla Jovovich
Model
My regular life today is reading books, making dolls houses, sewing dolls with my daughter and barbequing.
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James Weldon Johnson
American Poet
My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman helping her.
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Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
I actually sewed my own wedding dress and I sewed my flower girl dresses.
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Charles Simic
American Poet
Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.
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Alek Wek
British Designer
There are mothers who sew for six months to make a fashion collection - someone's grandmother, someone's sister. We come in and get paid to walk for 10 minutes at the end. Whenever I think about that, I realise it's not about me. I was just the one chosen to represent those women and sell the clothes.
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India de Beaufort
British Actress
I have a sewing machine that I adore, and I spend a lot of time sitting in front of it when I'm not working. And any excuse to paint or draw or do something artistic with my hands really gets me going. Definitely aspiring.
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Bjork
Musician
I have written most of my melodies walking and I feel it is definitely one of the most helpful ways of sewing all of the different things in your life together and seeing the whole picture.
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Amanda Plummer
Canadian Actress
I don't find anything interesting about the choices a character faces in major films or theater projects. The characters are just cut-out dolls with the American flag sewn on them.
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Leonardo Bonucci
Italian Athlete
I feel I have the Juve shirt sewn to my body because I breathe it every day, but wearing the national team shirt is also an honour.
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Ashley Nell Tipton
American Designer
I was seven years old when my grandmother stated teaching me to sew, and she always encouraged me to be creative.
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Milla Jovovich
Model
My regular life today is reading books, making dolls houses, sewing dolls with my daughter and barbequing.
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James Weldon Johnson
American Poet
My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman helping her.
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Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
I actually sewed my own wedding dress and I sewed my flower girl dresses.
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Charles Simic
American Poet
Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.
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