I was never fond of sewing. From LearnThat.org.
She put her sewing back in the basket. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to sew flour in a bag. From Dictionary.com.
ZAHN: Tell us more about the strength and courage you found in abundance in what you call the sewing circles of Herat. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2002] Reference
She took up her sewing from the chair with a sigh. From Wordnik.com. [The Window at the White Cat] Reference
Home sewing is a lot of fun when you do it your way. From Wordnik.com. [Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine] Reference
I spend most of my time in sewing ripping things out. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
I have been inspired to begin sewing in earnest again. From Wordnik.com. [What Women Are Saying About Clothing Today] Reference
This sense of pleasure and pride in sewing started early. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
I am most certain that sewing is not a reasonable alternative. From Wordnik.com. [She Had To Have Known I Was Going To Blog This] Reference
Fremont man finds his calling sewing and working at Country Traditions. From Wordnik.com. [Fremont Tribune News Articles] Reference
And I find that sewing is essential to running a house on tight budget. From Wordnik.com. [A Few Opportunities at Home] Reference
They develop resourcefulness in sewing and mending and repairing things. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
The rest of the morning she spent in sewing, knitting, and doing tapestry. From Wordnik.com. [The Ruin of a Princess] Reference
There was little doubt that "sewing is an art which all girls should learn.". From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
She has seen better days, but now takes in sewing to support herself and boy. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
Understanding what they thought about all of this sewing is yet another matter. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
Unless you have a book binding machine, sewing is probably the next best option. From Wordnik.com. [Recycle An Old Book Into A Journal | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
There is a revival today in sewing, and I hope it lasts -- a penchant for the homemade. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
(You know, craft as in sewing, not all that OTHER stuff, which is another post entirely.). From Wordnik.com. [April 2008] Reference
Even as interest in sewing waned in the 1920s, women continued to sew for their children. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
The crisis of the 1930s renewed interest in sewing, but these changes were not permanent. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
Note 9: Barbara Burman notes that the exact extent of home sewing is difficult to determine. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
The sewing is something I am very interested in and will be checking back from time to time. From Wordnik.com. [Fret Not] Reference
I am trying to encourage women who believe sewing is some kind on innate, mysterious talent. From Wordnik.com. [Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine] Reference
Home Economics used to be regarded as providing some practice for girls in sewing and cooking. From Wordnik.com. [What Makes a Good School?] Reference
Failing to interest the girls in sewing, I tried to foster in them a taste for books and reading. From Wordnik.com. [Madeleine: An Autobiography] Reference
As usual, she sat with squaws and maidens about her, all engaged in sewing moccasins and beadwork. From Wordnik.com. [The Son of the Wolf] Reference
You can begin sewing a skirt or dress on Monday and have a new one to wear by the following Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
I can do other things – plain sewing, and washing, and cleaning, and dairy work; anything I can do. From Wordnik.com. [Melbourne House] Reference
Vocational training in sewing was offered to working-class girls of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
The New York Times claimed in 1926 that home sewing is probably the largest private industry in the country. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
This decrease in sewing was part of a larger socioeconomic trend in which households produced less and purchased more. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
While it could produce a faster, more secure seam than those produced by hand, the machine could only perform certain sewing tasks. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
More recently, the building has served as a meeting place for students 'mothers to take classes in sewing and English as a second language. From Wordnik.com. [Parents Enroll in Protest] Reference
The sewing is the first element in time and importance. From Wordnik.com. [The Booklover and His Books] Reference
Her sewing was a pathetic blunder of haste and happiness; it brought. From Wordnik.com. [The Awakening of Helena Richie] Reference
The aim of this sewing, which is called domestic art, is stated thus. From Wordnik.com. [Wage Earning and Education] Reference
My sisters, whose fingers had been educated, called my sewing "gobblings.". From Wordnik.com. [A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA)] Reference
But she did teach me many things, namely sewing, knitting, cooking and the trombone. From Wordnik.com. [Fibermania] Reference
Alternatively, I like the idea of sewing a contrast panel on the bottom to lengthen them. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
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