as in to stitch
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new
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In a special touch, the bride paired her wedding dress with a cathedral veil sewn by her grandmother, who used lace from Julia's mother's 1995 wedding dress.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
There was no one to do their alterations, as there would have been for white people shopping in the same department store, so most black women either knew how to sew or someone in their family knew how to alter their clothes.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Delicate Embellishments Those beautifully delicate items covered in sequins, beading, or fragile embroidery can be destroyed in the washing machine, especially if they are glued on instead of sewn.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Peaky itself follows the crime family into the 1920s, getting its series’ title from the gang’s modus operandi of sewing razor blades into its caps.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
There was no one to do their alterations, as there would have been for white people shopping in the same department store, so most black women either knew how to sew or someone in their family knew how to alter their clothes.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Delicate Embellishments Those beautifully delicate items covered in sequins, beading, or fragile embroidery can be destroyed in the washing machine, especially if they are glued on instead of sewn.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Peaky itself follows the crime family into the 1920s, getting its series’ title from the gang’s modus operandi of sewing razor blades into its caps.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Sew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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