sewing

n. act of mending, act of repairing with stitches; act of fastening with stitches

v. join or fasten with stitches, repair with stitches; close with stitches

Sewing is an ancient art involving the stitching of cloth, leather, furs, bark or other materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of cloth.Sewing is used primarily to produce clothing and household furnishings as curtains, bedclothes, upholstery, and table linens. It is also used for sails, bellows, skin boats, banners and other items shaped out of flexible materials such as canvas and leather. Most sewing in the industrial world is done by machines. Pieces of a garment are often first tacked together. The machine has a complex set of gears and arms which pierces thread through the layers of the cloth and semi-securely interlocks the thread.
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Noun
1. joining or attaching by stitches
(synonym) stitching
(hypernym) handicraft
(hyponym) blind stitching
(derivation) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
2. needlework that involves sewing; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
(synonym) stitchery
(hypernym) needlework, needlecraft
(hyponym) applique
(derivation) sew, tailor, tailor-make
(class) needle

Verb
1. fasten by sewing; do needlework
(synonym) run up, sew together, stitch
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) hem
(entail) join, conjoin
(derivation) sewer
2. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
(synonym) tailor, tailor-make
(hypernym) fashion, forge
(hyponym) run up
(derivation) sewer

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Sew
  

(n.)
The act or occupation of one who sews.
  

(n.)
That which is sewed with the needle.
  

To dream of sewing on new garments, foretells that domestic peace will crown your wishes.