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" From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and I'd use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too."
Melissa George

Meaning of "sewing" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SEWING

ˈsəʊɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEWING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sewing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEWING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins. Although usually associated with clothing and household linens, sewing is used in a variety of crafts and industries, including shoemaking, upholstery, sailmaking, bookbinding and the manufacturing of some kinds of sporting goods. Sewing is the fundamental process underlying a variety of textile arts and crafts, including embroidery, tapestry, quilting, appliqué and patchwork. For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century and the rise of computerization in the later 20th century led to mass production of sewn objects, but hand sewing is still practised around the world.

Definition of sewing in the English dictionary

The definition of sewing in the dictionary is a piece of cloth, etc, that is sewn or to be sewn.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEWING

borrowing · easy-going · fast-growing · flowing · following · foregoing · glowing · going · growing · knowing · mowing · narrowing · ongoing · outgoing · overflowing · owing · rowing · showing · sowing · throwing

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEWING

sewed · sewel · Sewell · sewellel · sewen · sewer · sewer gas · sewer rat · sewerage · sewerless · sewerlike · sewin · sewing basket · sewing bee · sewing cotton · sewing machine · sewing pattern · sewing silk · sewn · sewn binding

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEWING

appointment viewing · bitewing · bluewing · brewing · drawing · family viewing · forewing · lacewing · mind-blowing · on the wing · right wing · seewing · self-renewing · stewing · swing · televiewing · viewing · whitewing · wing · wing and wing

Synonyms and antonyms of sewing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SEWING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sewing» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «sewing» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SEWING

Find out the translation of sewing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sewing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sewing» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

缝纫
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

costura
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sewing
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सिलाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خِيَاطَة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

шитье
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

costura
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সেলাই
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

couture
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Jahitan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Näharbeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

裁縫
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

바느질
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sewing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

việc khâu vá
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தையல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शिवणकाम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dikiş
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cucito
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

szycie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

шиття
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

coasere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ράψιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naaldwerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sömnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sewing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEWING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sewing

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SEWING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sewing.
1
David A. Bednar
A pattern is a guide or a model. Patterns are used in sewing and knitting, in wood and metalworking, and in a wide variety of other productive pursuits, activities, and jobs. Patterns help to avoid waste and unwanted deviations and facilitate uniformity that is appropriate and beneficial.
2
Cilla Black
Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat in Cromwell Road on Friday night, just before the live show, and they'd still be sewing.
3
Nellie Bly
All the asylum clothing is made by the patients, but sewing does not employ one's mind. After several months' confinement the thoughts of the busy world grow faint, and all the poor prisoners can do is to sit and ponder over their hopeless fate.
4
Heywood Broun
The most casual examination will reveal the fact that all the jokes about the horrible results of masculine cooking and sewing are written by men. It is all part of a great scheme of sex propaganda.
5
Sandra Cisneros
Writing is like sewing together what I call these 'buttons,' these bits and pieces.
6
India de Beaufort
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.
7
Beth Ditto
When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else.
8
Melissa George
From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and I'd use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too.
9
Joanne Harris
I had a great grandmother who believed in so many strange superstitions. She used to tell the future from the things that catch on to the hem of your skirt when you've been sewing, and different colored threads would mean different things... Of course, all that influenced me quite a lot as a child.
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Whitey Herzog
You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEWING»

Discover the use of sewing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sewing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Couture Sewing Techniques
Wrong. Fashion historian Claire B. Shaeffer opened the door to this exclusive realm in her authoritative guide to the techniques that define couture sewing.
Claire B. Shaeffer, 2011
2
Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide
In addition to an extensive glossary with answers to the most common sewing questions, this must-have guide includes easy-to-read charts for needle sizes and thread and stabilizer types.
Claire Shaeffer, 2008
3
Vogue Sewing
Since its introduction in 1970, Vogue Sewing has been a consistent bestseller and sewer's favourite, coverign everything you need to know to create fashionable, professional-quality clothing - from fabric selection and construction basics ...
Crystal McDougald, 2006
4
The Sewing Book
The ultimate sewing bible for beginners, students and seasoned stitchers wanting to perfect their skills Whether you want to make soft furnishings, clothing or just do alterations this is the book that everyone interested in sewing needs.
Alison Smith, 2009
5
Sewing Clothes Kids Love: Sewing Patterns and Instructions ...
A collection of patterns for making kids' clothes utilizes a variety of fabric styles and decorative embellishment—including embroidery, patchwork and trims--with variations for long and short hemlines and sleeves, various necklines and ...
Nancy Langdon, Sabine Pollehn, 2010
6
Craft, Volume 1: Transforming Traditional Crafts
CRAFT is the first project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance that is occurring within the world of crafts.
O'Reilly (CRT), O'Reilly Media, 2006
7
The Colette Sewing Handbook: Inspired Styles and Classic ...
Provides information on the fundamentals of sewing and choosing fabrics along with instructions for creating five different garments using the supplied patterns.
Sarai Mitnick, 2011
8
The Best of Sewing Machine Fun For Kids
Share the gift of lifelong sewing skills with the children you love.
Lynda Milligan, Nancy Smith, 2010
9
The Complete Book of Sewing Shortcuts
Simple sewing shortcuts for hasslefree seams, reducing fullness, marking a hem, handling tricky fabrics, and many finishing touches are included in a guide which also features more than eight hundred drawings
Claire B. Shaeffer, 1981
10
Me and My Sewing Machine: A Beginner's Guide
Stylish and practical techniques that make sewing simple.
Kate Haxell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEWING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sewing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Girl using matches while sewing accidentally starts apartment fire in …
A Miami apartment fire that displaced residents was started by a child who was trying to sew. The fire started on the balcony of a fourth-floor unit Wednesday ... «Local 10, Jun 15»
2
Pussy Riot Member Detained in Moscow for Sewing in Public
The reason: They were sewing a Russian flag in public. The two had gathered in Moscow's Bolotnaya Square, just across the river from the Kremlin. Wearing ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
3
Retiring NY teacher's prom role: Sewing-kit ace who fixes wardrobe …
For years, the soon-to-retire Pitkewicz has brought a travel-sized sewing kit to the Bayport-Blue Point High School prom to fix any, well, wardrobe malfunctions. «Fox News, May 15»
4
Great British Sewing Bee, series 3, final, review: 'enjoyable'
I was surprised to find The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC Two) so enjoyable since, as a little boy I suffered a crisis over making a teddy bear that I think ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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The Great British Sewing Bee's Patrick Grant says "sewing isn't girly"
You may think The Great British Sewing Bee is a cosy, family show aimed at a core-audience of middle-aged women with a make-and-mend mentality and a ... «Radio Times, Feb 15»
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The Great British Sewing Bee's Claudia Winkleman: 'I am terrible at …
Claudia Winkleman, bless her, doesn't know a lock stitch from a lettuce-edge hem. But that doesn't stop the presenter of The Great British Sewing Bee from ... «Express.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Jason Sudeikis jokes about buying Olivia Wilde a sewing machine …
E! News asked Jason Sudeikis what his Valentine's Day plans are for fiancé Olivia Wilde. And what he said would make every woman swoon, then giggle. «Kansas City Star, Jan 15»
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Midwest Sewing blaze is latest 2-alarm fire
Hutchinson fire fighters spray a stream of water on Midwest Sewing and Nelson Heating & Air Conditioning building at 211 West Fifth Friday, Jan. 17, 2015 as ... «Hutchinson News, Jan 15»
9
Cavendish Farms finds more potatoes with sewing needles
RCMP were first called out to the Cavendish Farms plant in New Annan on Oct. 3 when metal objects, later identified as sewing needles, were found in french ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
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Reward now $100000 for info about sewing needles in PEI potatoes
CHARLOTTETOWN – The reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of anyone who put sewing needles in P.E.I. potatoes has doubled. Industry ... «Globalnews.ca, Dec 14»
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