Word Finder - sewn

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To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

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Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.

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To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.

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Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.

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to sew money into a bag

It is made of cut and sewn cloth.

In the center was a large emerald-green star, and all over the four quarters were sewn spangles that glittered beautifully in the sunshine.

According to modern Roman use, laid down by the decree of the Congregation of Rites in 1819, the amice must be of linen or of a hempen material, not wool; and, as directed by the new Roman Missal (1570), a small cross must be sewn or embroidered in the middle of it.

The Malays wear a loose coat and trousers, and a cap or headkerchief, but the characteristic item of their costume is the sarong, a silk or cotton cloth about two yards long by a yard and a quarter wide, the ends of which are sewn together, a forming a kind of skirt.

The " Attic " or " Corinthian " 7rErrAos was sewn together on the right side from below the arm, and thus became an nlvµa.

The canvas was laid in a hopper barge and there filled with the concrete and sewn up. The enormous bag was then dropped through a door in the bottom of the barge upon the breakwater foundation.

There are, however, certain parts of a garment, such as the putting in of sleeves and placing on of collars, &c., that can only be sewn by hand.

The men invariably, wear an onstarched shirt of cotton, sewn with white silk, often, particularly in the south of Persia, elaborately embroidered about the neck.

A roughly sewn piece of fabric was tied around her eyes.

The national dress is the " tobe," a simple cotton sheet of two breadths sewn together, about 15 ft.

If, on opening the abdomen to find out what serious effects some severe injury has caused, the gall-bladder be found torn, the rent may be sewn up, or, if thought better, the gall-bladder may be removed.

The canoes are skilfully built of planks sewn together and caulked.

The skins are invariably tanned and beautifully sewn, the furs are generally flat in quality and not very strong in the hair, and are retained more as curiosities than for use as a warm covering.

For transit they are packed twelve together in hides sewn up while moist, which contract to make a strong tight package of 60 to 70 lb weight.

These vessels were made of planks well fitted and sewn together, the joints being caulked and pitched.'

A large pocket (jeb) is often sewn on in front like the Highlander's sporran.

Braun (Liturgische Gewandung, p. 513) thinks that the symbolism of the cross may have had some influence in fixing and propagating the square shape, and he quotes a decree of the synod of Aix (1585) ordering the J g h clergy to wear a biretta sewn in the form of a cross (biretum in modum crucis consuturn, ut ecclesiasticos homines decet).

Blankets can be knitted, crocheted or sewn.

Both sexes wore many stamped gold plates sewn upon their clothes in lines or series.

They were supplied with simpler weapons and adornments, but even so their clothes had hundreds of stamped gold plates and strips of various shapes sewn on to them.

It may be compared in its general form with the woollen jubba of Arabia, which reached to the knees and was sewn down the front (except at the top and bottom).

In general, the use of a square or rectangular cloth (whether folded diagonally or not) corresponds to the modern keffiyeh woven with long fringes which are plaited into cords knitted at the ends or worked into little balls sewn over with coloured silks and golden From Palestine Exploration Fund threads.

Sasha.s face was a mottled mess that made him resemble Frankenstein.s monster, with newly sewn stitches holding together the edges of swollen red gashes.

It has a terry outer with a 2 layer terry booster sewn in.

Another option is for the children to produce a fabric banner, with each creating a fabric collage to be sewn onto a banner.

Everyone enjoyed weaving squares of textured yarns which were then sewn into a colorful hanging.

Two holes in skin on each leg are patched on the exterior with cream dehaired sealskin sewn with sinew in running stitch.

I made some really cool shirts for Hilken and I to wear that had all these cool patches sewn into them.

The pin itself, where the belt clip is attached, is firmly sewn inside the leather.

These bundles of paper are then sewn together in their turn to make the whole book.

Answer from Dave Old Estate Lakes are all sewn up with syndicates.

Excellent head height and large living area with the fully sewn in groundsheet.

The upholstered stool has buttons sewn around the perimeter, providing the fixings for the knitted cover.

Hood in dove gray unlined, edged with Spectrum blue taffeta with a thin gold cord sewn to the leading edge of the hood.

I said Friday and here it is, ready, said Platon, smiling and unfolding the shirt he had sewn.

The band is then folded over and the seam sewn up, Velcro is sewn on the overlap.

Three pieces of same are sewn around upper edge.

Words marking collars, armpits, sewn into linings, seams becoming integral to the recollection.

Asia, he says, is being sewn together, with more than half of Asia 's trade now done within Asia.

Only then was the war sewn up at Dayton.

Inside there is a built-in inner tent made of breathable polyester with a sewn in groundsheet.

Frame is covered with dark brown dehaired seal skin sewn with sinew along flat deck.

Backed with cream fabric (in two pieces) sewn with black cotton thread in overcast stitch.

Must be something to do with the zip up underarm vents he has had specially sewn into his jacket !

Within weeks we 'd sewn [2] windproof fabric onto our headbands to stop our ears freezing.

These layers were sewn shut and allowed the diaper to fit babies better.

In general, authentic jerseys come with sewn on numbers and logos, whereas replicas are printed.

A patch sewn on your jacket or backpack can be a fun accessory and a great conversation starter.

Knife Edge - A simple seamed or sewn edge that is clean and streamlined.

Welting (a.k.a. piping) - A thin fabric cord that outlines a sewn edge.