# sewing

Pronunciation: say "SOH-ing" US /ˈsoʊɪŋ/, UK /ˈsəʊɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act or activity of joining fabric or other material by stitching it with a needle and thread.
   - Simple: The work of joining pieces of cloth with a needle and thread.
   - _Sewing by hand takes far longer than working on a machine._
   - _The community center offers evening classes in sewing and knitting._
3. Something that is in the process of being sewn, or that has already been sewn.
   - Simple: Something you are still sewing or have already finished sewing.
   - _She set her sewing aside when the phone rang._
   - _The kitchen table was covered with half-finished sewing: cushion covers, a torn sleeve, a skirt waiting for its hem._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of sew. — present participle and gerund of sew
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of sew. Use it after words like is and was, as in she is sewing.
   - _He spent the evening sewing patches onto his old denim jacket._
   - _Sewing a straight seam takes more patience than most beginners expect._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — Formed from sew and the suffix -ing.
**Meanings 1, 3** — From Middle English sewinge (also seuinge, seuwinge), meaning “sewing”; it is equivalent to sew plus the suffix -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sewing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).