sewing

Example Sentences

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She found a job in a Brooklyn factory sewing buttons on coats for half a penny per button.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Some 45 original stockholders invested alongside Hawk, a sewing machine salesman.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Other recent events have focused on “lost arts,” including sewing, knitting and jewelry making, in which Edenwald residents have offered instruction and bins of yarn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Those workers may use tools such as sewing machines but fully automating such labour is difficult.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“Tell me, does anyone there really care about your happiness? Aside from sewing you dresses to relieve the boredom of crocheting blankets,” said Dr: Masuku.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer