How to Use sewing in a Sentence

sewing

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  • She left her sewing in the living room.
  • For instance, the sewing kit could be used to make a sling or patch a tent hole.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2023
  • This style of ruler is a must for sewing kits, and for drafting and drawing projects.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Iranian state news said the fire broke out in the prison's sewing workshop.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The foundations of House of RemiRose aren’t just about sewing or design.
    — AZCentral.com, 22 May 2022
  • This chapter is very much in homage to the movie, even with the opening — with the sewing and then watching the daytime TV and the break in.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • And, of course, a crafty guy like Santa must have a sewing table in this office.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The two spend three to five nights a week sewing until midnight or later.
    — Emily Schwing, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Check out our free tote bag sewing pattern and get started now!
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Thread orange waxed twine between the points with a large-eye sewing needle.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
  • Near the center of the painting is an open sewing box with a vivid red lining that catches the lamplight.
    — Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • This leaves plenty of space for creating on the desktop and works well in a sewing or craft room.
    — Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
  • When her first grandson was born, that’s when her passion for sewing was born, too.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • After one day on the couch—napping, sewing, watching YouTube videos—she’d had it.
    — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Brush up on your sewing basics and grab your sewing machine to get started.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Speaking of looks, this week was our first sewing challenge of season 15.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2023
  • In high school, we were made to choose between physics and home science, which involved sewing.
    — Teshie Ogallo, Parents, 15 Jan. 2024
  • For the novice, sewing can be a tad intimidating but fear not.
    — Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
  • For sewing, here's a quick tutorial on an easy-to-do stitch that will give you the same look as the patch on Gigi's pants.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 4 Nov. 2022
  • There's no sewing involved to make these fun finger puppets (but kids might need some help with the hot glue gun).
    — Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Intimidated to try your hand at sewing for the first time?
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The scene work is like sewing button stitches, and the dialogue is like tailoring all the way through.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2022
  • This is the part that can be cleaned, dried, and separated into the toughest and strongest of sewing thread.
    — Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
  • In front of her is an antique sewing table that belonged to her mother, smeared with green paint.
    — Bree Iskandar, STAT, 10 Aug. 2023
  • While the claims were bold, the 6-foot-3 designer would not touch a sewing machine for four months over the experience.
    — Mikelle Street, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Inside, on the first floor, a group sat at tables covered with fabrics, bags, and sewing machines.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2022
  • To make ends meet, her mother took in sewing and eventually worked in the Plains post office.
    — Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The sessions took place away from her family inside her small, dark sewing space.
    — Pallabi Munsi, CNN, 31 May 2022
  • Break out your scissors and sewing needle to pull this look together.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
  • This is the perfect way to practice your sewing or do something entirely unique for the season.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 10 Jan. 2023

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