Sewing synonyms

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stitching
Stitches, collectively.
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seaming
joining or attaching by stitches
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darning
Things to be darned
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backstitching
joining or attaching by stitches
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needling
To sew or do similar work with a needle.
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basting
To beat vigorously; thrash:
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embroidery (related)
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rug-making (related)
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tailoring
The occupation of a tailor
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mending
Things to be repaired by sewing, darning, patching, etc.
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piecing
(Obsolete) A patch
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patching
The act of one who patches.
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dressmaking
The craft of making dresses.
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stitchery
The art of ornamental needlework, as embroidery, crewelwork, etc.
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uniting
To join in marriage
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joining
To join is defined as to bring or connect together or to become part of something that already exists.
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fastening
To close or join in a particular manner:
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binding
(Intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
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tacking
(Horsemanship) To put a saddle, bridle, etc. on (a horse)
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tearing (antonym)
(Often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
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ripping (antonym)
To cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously
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undoing (antonym)
To put an end to; bring to ruin, disgrace, or downfall
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ravelling (antonym)
To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel.
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quilting (related)
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needlework (related)
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knit (related)
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sewing-machine (related)
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crochet (related)
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dress-making (related)
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trapunto (related)
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Find another word for sewing. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sewing, like: stitching, seaming, darning, backstitching, needling, basting, embroidery, rug-making, tailoring, embroidering and mending.
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Sewing Sentence Examples

  • She looked away and fumbled with the needle and thread she'd found in a sewing kit.

  • Katie was busy sewing something for her hope chest, so Carmen grabbed her cane pole and some liver from the refrigerator, and strolled down to the pond.

  • Sewing and crocheting are inventions of the devil, I think.

  • The teaching of sewing in the public schools has met with great success, and a simple form of the Swedish sloid was introduced into many of the schools in 1894.

  • The housewife long persisted in deceiving herself by purchasing filled calicoes, and the movement in favour of purer goods owes a good deal, strangely enough, to the increase in the making-up trade and the consequent inconveniences to workers of sewing machines, whose needles were constantly broken by hard filled calicoes.

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