| 单词 | sew |
| 例句 | Ever so often, I come to work and find her bawling in her crib, Miss Leefolt busy on the sewing machine rolling her eyes like it’s a stray cat stuck in the screen door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mami watched him for a while then took her sewing inside the house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mary scowls when I step back into the sewing room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Marina ordered Lilya to spend the next night sewing the lining back into her boots! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I reached into my pocket and pulled out her note about the sewing kit. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She’d come to Buxton with lots of pieces of gold sewed up in her dress and bought fifty acres of land in the south of the Settlement. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “He started out doing odd jobs, working a sewing machine, things like that,” remembers Bill Atkinson, now an accomplished climber and guide, who also worked at Alp Sports at the time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z His tie was solid black, and on the sleeve of his gray coat there was the mourning band that he had sewn there. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Perhaps he worked an adjoining field, or he sold her the cloth for the dress she sewed and wore. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I kiss Momma good-bye, and soon she’s in the sewing room, threading the needle. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Feeling okay about the sketches, I close the pad and sit down at the sewing table. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I saw her in my mind, sewing jewelry, papers, silver, and other valuables into the coat under the lining. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The jacket was multicolored, made of large patches sewn together — some dark blue, some deep purple, a few bright red. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Her mother wore shorts and a tank top as she worked the pedal of a sewing machine with her bare foot. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Apparently he’d paid a tailor in Isfahan to sew them into the lining of the super expensive suitcases so the guards at the airport wouldn’t think to inspect them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Long as he don’t mind, Isaiah can stay in my sewing room.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z While my father and I worked to clean the coop, my mother sat on the roof and sewed hidden pockets into the linings of our coats. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He disappeared, along with his wife, a few months after Shin dropped the sewing machine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The sewing machine tumbled down the stairwell, broken beyond repair. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z This time Lola’s sewing, I’m making sets, and Mom’s organizing the rummage sale. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “No, you’re not. You just don’t think. Should I be knitting or sewing, do you suppose? I’m so comfortable just sitting.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His jacket and leggings were patched at knees and elbows, and sewn with large, clumsy stitches—the work, Taran was certain, of the bard himself. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Weylin complained that she was like old Mary with the children and the sewing, but he brought her his clothing to be mended. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Momma sat at the sewing machine all hours, making and remaking clothes for use in California. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the archers pulled off her sewn sheepskin helm and shook out a head of shaggy red hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thanks to the Virgin Mary, these robbers had not found the money sewn into their clothing or discovered that she wasn’t a boy. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Lunelle wouldn’t have had time to sew up a hat this soon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the girl in the novel, she hadn’t made it herself, knew little about quilting or sewing or craftiness. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She made clothes for her five daughters throughout their lifetimes, and she also made curtains for the windows and sewed quilts for the beds. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She took a clown doll and sewed giant baggy pants around it that ruffled out with dozens of little pockets. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I dig the envelope out from the hidden pocket I’ve sewn into the hem of my day dress. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She and Auntie An-mei were dressed up in funny Chinese dresses with stiff stand-up collars and blooming branches of embroidered silk sewn over their breasts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z One Saturday morning, Mother looked up from her sewing as I was running out the front door, one of Granddaddy’s butterfly nets and his old fishing creel slung over my shoulder. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It took me an hour to organize Abuela’s sewing supplies this morning. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There was a sewing- machine on the cart ahead of us in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The ten skins I had taken at Tall Rock were now dry and in condition to sew. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been sewing all afternoon, practicing making pockets and handkerchiefs so I can work on getting the stitching perfectly straight. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And then there was lunch to make and, after lunch, work to be done on the bridesmaids’ dresses for Beverly’s wedding, which she had designed and was sewing herself. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Blank walls bloomed with cross-stitch samplers Grams had sewn, pictures of my parents, and a map of D.C.’s metro system. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Eliza would sit half the day sewing, reading, or writing, and scarcely utter a word either to me or her sister. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It’d be nice to have a room to sew costumes and create set pieces without the whole house being overrun.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Speaking of my mother, she wanted me to invite you to church on Easter. There’ll be supper after and a sewing circle. For the Red Cross.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’ve a lot of cooking today and there’s cleaning and sewing and all. You evidently wish to see Mr. Ttt; he’s upstairs in his study.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “He wanted help with his costume, and my grandmother can sew.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I even have a new necklace of rowan berries, sewn by Tatterfell and worn because there was no way she could know I didn’t need it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Later that day, while Mama sewed the new curtains for our bedroom, Mia and I watched The Nutcracker over and over again. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember how my mother dressed her four children in outfits it had taken her weeks to sew. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was only mediocre with a sewing machine; I did my best work by hand. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I can wash, sew, even doctor the sick a little.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She took it and stared at it for a little bit, with her eyes shining, then shoved it deep into a long pocket she had sewn to her dress. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t want my father to find out, which is what would happen if I ended up in some emergency room getting my head sewn shut. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z And when the doctor sewed the two flaps of skin together with needle and thread, Alex flinched but never looked away. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She walked to her parents’ room, where she knew her dad was sewing holes in his socks using mending spells, and knocked. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “When you get marry, you will have many present. I will get you myself! I will sew you hundred skirt. Somehow I will find money for cloth.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Some families sewed gold and jewelry into the linings of their bras, the waistline of pants, in sleeves, behind buttons, or in underwear. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This room doesn't feel occupied; the bed is piled with a half-finished sewing project. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mother had sewn our extra money into our coats so it couldn’t be stolen in a raid! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Thursday afternoon Mom was down the hill at the Norvelt Pants Factory filling out the paperwork for a sewing job. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Imagine that late one spring day, you step out of the dark and into a world of bright windows and polished floors, winking copper pots, shining suits of armor, and tapestries sewn in gold. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She took a needle from my grandmother’s bundle and began sewing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Stone-faced, the small grey man had begged leave to sew the boys' heads back onto their shoulders, so they might be laid in the crypts below with the other Stark dead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Instead of feeling cheered by it like she usually did, Hyacinth felt as if sewing needles were poking around in her stomach. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z You might get a disease just by standing near this one, and you surely did not want to share a sewing machine with her in home economics. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She would come walking down an aisle of rose petals, wearing a white rayon suit with frog closings that Mabelee was sewing for her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We kept Oz on the old sewing machine in the bedroom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "He'll be able to put fireworks together or sew buttons or whatever it is you want him to do." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I gathered up my things and sat down with needle and thread to sew my travelsack back together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It happened quickly. Polly sewed by candlelight after dinner. Her mother repeated that over and over, ‘she sewed by candlelight after dinner.’ Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not so disgusting as having no back of the underwear to sew a flap on,” said Dad. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z So while Osage boys at other institutions learned farming and carpentry, Mollie was trained in the “domestic arts”: sewing, baking, laundering, and housekeeping. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was woven of forget-me-nots, real ones, hundreds of fresh blooms sewn to a heavy woolen cape. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If our nerves cooperated, we could catch up on some of the hand sewing today. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All activity seemed to indicate the end of their journey—crates and cartons were packed, sails were sewn and repaired, and sailors whistled as they shaved their beards. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks over my shoulder, watches me sew for a bit. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her mother was sewing uniforms for Jackboot soldiers in a Warsaw factory. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He had nothing but a sewing needle with which to defend himself. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z His bright yellow armor was inlaid with jet in elaborate vine-and-leaf patterns, and a cloak sewn from raven feathers draped his thin shoulders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Faster than a sewing machine working a piece of cloth, I hooked down the tarpaulin on both sides of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She waves me off and starts to pack up her sewing box on her dresser. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you do sewing like the other sisters?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Once they drugged women, induced labor, cut them open, sewed them up. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally, we did have a chance to talk as we sat next to each other on the ground of the prison courtyard sewing and patching up shabby old mailbags. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Has anybody got anything to tell? It’s been such a dismal day I’m really dying for some amusement,” said Meg, as they sat sewing together that evening. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Starry squeals over a secondhand television, I get a fresh notebook, and Ma looks pleased with a new sewing machine and reams of different kinds of cloth, buttons, zippers, and other supplies. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I had the tailor sew a bunch of little pockets into it,” she said nervously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In her preface, Maria declared that she offered her designs to all, “to copy and paint, and to sew in the women’s rooms, and for use and pleasure of all expert lovers of art.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "Okay, I'm sorry. That sounds patronizing. I just mean those glasses! Those sweaters with the elbow patches! Real ones that he sewed on himself because the sleeves wore through. He was the real deal." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z An embroidered flower, a simple daisy, sewn between the cups of her bra. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Knitting, sewing, reading, writing, ciphering, will be all you will have to teach. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t believe her, since I was fairly sure her mother’s jewelry was still sewn into her girdle. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I’ll stand on the blocks hidden in the toes of my satin ballet slippers, pink ribbons sewn into my calves, and rise above up in the air: magical. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z If you can sing and dance charmingly, eat daintily, and sew a little, you will be fine ladies and I shall be proud of you. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He had sewed it a new outfit, and oiled and polished its mechanisms. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I sewed every free minute for four days, and when they were finished, I began a glove to protect my hand from Frightful’s sharp talons. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother sits on the folding bed, either reading, sewing, knitting or studying, whichever is next on her list. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He was always telling us about a lot of creepy guys that go around having affairs with sheep, and guys that go around with girls' pants sewed in the lining of their hats and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I take out Uhmma’s sewing kit and patch up the hole as best as I can. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She remembered how she had felt a little sick to her stomach when Mama had sewn the twenty dollars into her pajama seam. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Karstark sunburst sewn on its back was made of the same white fur that lined it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Was he supposed to chum butter and sew doublets like a girl for the rest of his days? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But now the two move from partnership to marriage with the announcement that Paisley will have her own department in each Superstore, called Paisley Notions—dedicated primarily to sewing and other crafts. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She had walked to another county once, hoping to trade some fabric she had sewn into filters for straining liquid in exchange for corn we could eat. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary had made the dress herself, when Laura thought she was sewing on her patchwork quilt. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady who sewed those letters several days ago tsked over the task. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Everywhere I looked I saw her sewing or soaking her feet or laughing with Daddy or fixing me breakfast. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Successive waves of immigrants filled its factories, working for little above minimum wage as they cut, sewed, and hustled the garments into trucks to carry across the country. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Out of all the things I have to do in life—chores, church, work, volunteering, school—sewing is where I make the decisions. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And if I’m not going to find that with the Byrnes, I will find it, however partial and illusory, with the women in the sewing room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "In holdfasts all across the realm, men lift secret toasts to your health while women sew dragon banners and hide them against the day of your return from across the water." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I wore a floral summer dress Nan had helped me sew from a pattern last year. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The sewing machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, bygone make. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “For you to write in, to see if you can get out whatever’s worrying you inside, so you’ll get better once and for all and join our singing and help us sew,” she said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The doubt sewn into the faith gave her room to think, to question. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She sews my clothes to save money so that she can play the stocks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Before I forget—do you think you could sew up the hem on my brown skirt so I could wear it tomorrow? Oh, please?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Eating starch, choosing when to tackle the yoke, sewing, picking, cooking, chopping. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I change into the yellow robe in my bedroom and make sure the quarters I sewed into the pockets aren’t making them droop. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z In a particularly horrific example, a pair of twins—one with a hunched back—were sewn together surgically to determine if a shared spine would correct the disability. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah. My father stayed with him for twenty-seven hours straight. And remember the time Claudia Odom cut her foot on that broken glass? He sewed her up so good you can’t even see the scar.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘Let’s sew our droppings into the skin and prop it up outside the farmer’s hut.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sleeves and bodice were sewn with freshwater pearls, and on her feet were white doeskin slippers—pretty, but not warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She learned to decode paper patterns and to run a sewing machine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The stars are bright tonight, a thousand sparkling jewels sewn into a dress only fit for a goddess. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I winced to picture them sewing the coarse material under a coal-oil lamp with fingers stiffening from the day’s work. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of Mamá’s worn waitress aprons with loops and odd-shaped pockets sewn awkwardly all over it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Smeath has God all sewed up, she knows what things are his punishments. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Golden scales had been sewn onto the black velvet of his doublet and rang together softly with each step. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the 1920s in the United States, high school girls were given special classes in sewing, cooking, and hygiene, while boys learned woodworking and how to use tools. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It’s the Swiss Army knife of sewing machines.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When roaming bands of Sapiens foragers migrated into colder climates, they learned to make snowshoes and effective thermal clothing composed of layers of furs and skins, sewn together tightly with the help of needles. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If they broke a sewing machine, they were not beaten. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He sewed skillfully, and the calluses on the tips of his fingers were so hard that he pushed the needle through the cloth without a thimble. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I got back into the robe he had given me, and he began sewing like the devil was breathing down his neck. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She put on her jacket with the fake-fur collar and cuffs—she had sewn carefully trimmed pieces of an old Dalmatian costume onto a yellow sweater. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Each time a state ratified the 19th Amendment, Alice Paul sewed a star on the purple, white, and gold “ratification banner” she kept at the National Woman's Party headquarters. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “She runs wild all day with a butterfly net. She doesn’t know how to sew or keep house,” said Mother. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z OUR places of comfort are expectedly different, my friends and I. Elizabeth’s is hunched over her sewing machine trying to make her life look seamless, store-bought. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When their temperamental foot-powered sewing machines broke down, Shin fixed them. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Good. She sure knows how to sew. Can I help with anything?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z There was exercise, there was sewing, there was supper, there was playtime in the lounge: a big shabby room with board games and a few tattered books and a table-tennis table. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Omakayas knew how important it was to tan the skin, how her mother would cut up the soft smoked hide and sew on the winter’s makazins all summer. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But I thought sewing by hand, especially sewing for “pleasure” was slow torture. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z My mother sewed in the kitchen with the other slaves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Or if they do mend, they heal themselves in a crooked and lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Loosely sewn, the pieces on the purple blanket around her shoulders were coming apart. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z All the girls were dressed in pastels, formal dresses with lots of petticoats their mothers had sewn for them or they had sewn for themselves. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the camouflage fatigues I’d sewn for myself last November. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma could sew the pocket in again, as good as new. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent two hours sewing up the rip with fishing line. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning she took care of her clothes, sewing on the porch or using Amaranta's old pedal machine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I did, Adina. My mom’s an artist and she gave me a real appreciation for the visual. I love to sew.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Twenty-three teenage girls, in bright chadors and head scarves, sewing clothes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Thank you for sewing it,” I told her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Now Sean cleaned out the wound, numbed Finn’s face with a shot, and sewed it up with a vicious curved needle clamped in what looked like a pair of scissors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Down below, under the light, the doctor was sewing up the great long, forcep-spread, thick- edged, wound. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps she’s sewing, in the sitting room, with her left foot on the footstool, because of her arthritis. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I got up and found Doc’s sewing kit and took out a pair of tiny scissors. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And it’s been hard for her to sew during the day like she used to because Lolo gets bored and wants to go for walks, which she insists on taking with him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The jacket was multicolored, made of large patches sewn together — some dark blue, some deep purple, a few bright red. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z His father, Isadore, was a union organizer in the garment industry who later went to work sewing shoulder pads for ladies’ dresses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I stay up while the house is quiet, drying clothes by the fire and sewing a rip in Helena’s skirt where I didn’t sew it very well in the first place. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He watched the sail makers cutting heavy canvas into strips and sewing it back together again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She unpacked the trunk — some housecoats, a framed portrait of her father, sewing supplies, and an assortment of fabrics — and arranged her things on a few empty shelves. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The priest was sewing a button on his threadbare cassock when they arrived with the news of Ferula’s death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The bedroom curtains were made of raw silk, and she told Aunty Uju, ‘Ahn-ahn, it’s a waste to use this material as a curtain! Let’s sew a dress with it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Soon, I’m on the bed as she carefully cuts out the strings that were used to sew the fake hair into my cornrows. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He found work selling Singer sewing machines door-to-door. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You’re not mending a rip in your father’s trousers. People are paying good money—” “I know how to sew,” I blurt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z High leather boots with steel shinguards gave some protection to his legs, and discs of black iron were sewn into the fingers of his gloves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By the time I shut the front door, all I hear is that sewing machine going like crazy. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She sewed Velcro to the flippers so they could be fastened higher up my legs and strapped with an elastic band around my waist. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I began to sew it closed, using tiny stitches so the seam wouldn’t be obvious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was afraid she’d get all protective and say that I could be just as useful sewing bandages to put in the supply boxes to be buried in the mountains. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a bedroom that last night I packed the big brown valise, and my mother sat nearby sewing initials onto the clothes I would take. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The edges were folded over, sewn, and resealed with resin. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was long and deep and she knew it must be sewn together. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma cut down a few give-aways that had been traded to her by white women’s maids and sat long nights in the dining room sewing jumpers and skirts for me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her old clothes back on, long Chinese gowns and skirts now with white mourning bands sewn at the bottoms. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z For a girl who’d had her first sewing lesson in home economics only six months earlier, it really was pretty nice. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He daintily sewed their hoods from white sacks of flour but could barely move his fingers after their visit—his fists swelled for two days from beating the man’s face in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The little car clattered, like a giant sewing machine. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had sewn the skirt, it would have been easy to tear apart. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t change her clothes, but just took off her boots and reached into her pack, into the little pocket she’d sewn into it to hold her most cherished possession. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Stitch marks and stray threads pocked the inside where she had sewn in our valuables. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Some of the jewelry they took apart and glued or sewed onto their robes for decoration; but some of the necklaces and bracelets that looked a little bit Egyptian they used just as they were. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep on sewing, keep on being masterful. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I gave her one last bath and slipped on a little yellow dress that I had sewn while praying that one of my little girls would come along further than three months. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Will you teach me how to sew Gulmina a new dress?” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “You know,” mused Neeley, “Mama found that blouse and sewed a patch over the hole and she never asked me about it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Abuela sewed white towels together so he could wrap himself around his middle. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She never left her stockings draped over the back of a chair, or her sewing spread out all over the table. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted this one to be better, so I cut the skins carefully and sewed them with great care. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When she tried to speak in French, Bridge felt as if someone had sewn her mouth closed, which made her angry. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z We are supposed to sew pot holders, for our mothers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I was your first teacher though; wasn’t I?” said she, as she sewed. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He should definitely stick to easier things, like sewing people’s limbs back on or inventing new substances. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She continued working in the main-house kitchen, kneading dough and sewing on the sewing machine, daily growing more deformed by her maternity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z An old-fashioned crank telephone, a primitive-looking wooden mask and a treadle sewing machine. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Competing in black silk shorts that his mother had sewn from the fabric of a skirt, he won an 880-yard race, breaking the school record, coheld by Pete, by more than two seconds. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Big Ma never looked up once from her sewing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Yes, plainly: I often hear her: she sews in one of these rooms. Sometimes Leah is with her; they are frequently noisy together.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She sewed clothes for him, built him toys from scraps of wood, rags, and dried grass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That was it; the lamp by her sewing machine was on, too. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He kept ’em hid under the floorboards wrapped up in a fancy piece of thick purple curtain that had beautiful gold tassels sewed on ’longside the fringe. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z In the darkness of the room she was able to thread a needle and sew a buttonhole and she knew when the milk was about to boil. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "Maybe you and Didu can teach me how to sew, too?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was dressed in her Girl Scout uniform, which she had sewn herself, and it made her look like a shiny green leprechaun. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Discarded shreds of unidentifiable stuffs were sewed patch on patch, including some black beaded velvets and bright calicos. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Lyddie tried to keep up the spinning, but when she had to take her father’s place outdoors, she was too exhausted to try to spin and sew in the dim candlelight. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I could, uh, press the fibers under and sew them down. Or how about cutting the fibers off?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a needle—like a sewing needle—from the metal tray. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We are given dissecting kits with scalpel-like knives that could be sharper, and trays with a coating of wax at the bottom, and a package of pins, as in sewing classes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked up and saw Vera passing with a sewing kit dangling from her arm. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z One was an elegant Pentoshi, grey-haired and clad in silk but for his cloak, a ragged thing sewn from dozens of strips of tom, bloodstained cloth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Before Ma broke her leg, she had been holding a sewing class in the house. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One seamstress who regularly cleaned the superintendent’s room was Park Choon Young, whom Shin knew from secondary school and who operated a sewing machine that he maintained. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her wrapper was dressy, with yellow print designs, and her matching blouse had yellow lace sewn onto the puffy, short sleeves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he took something else out—the little book that Dustfinger kept in a side pocket he had sewn inside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Mary became a combination of teacher, big sister, and fairy godmother, helping her girls with algebra homework, sewing dresses for their proms, and steering them toward college. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She tried to stay on top of the sewing and to keep dust from gathering in the cracks between the floorboards. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A walking model of all the various styles of fine hand sewing and it didn’t worry me that I was only twelve years old and merely graduating from the eighth grade. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep sewing, keep listening to the needle run and run. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Eleven winding steps lead to the second floor, which is full of the smells of faded grandeur: an old sewing room, a former maid’s room. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The pig was not on the old sewing machine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of the dead were decently sewn into their winding sheets, but most were buried in the clothes they died in. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt guilty because my future desk would ruin her sewing area. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They filled the skin with baboon droppings, sewed it up, and propped it against the farmer’s door. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her plum-colored gown was crisp and well sewn, and expensive lace trailed from the small cap on her head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Dadi, who was sewing, got up and grabbed us away from the window, brought us into the kitchen, and pushed us into the pantry. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She had sewn money and jewelry into the lining of her dress, enough, she thought, to barter rides all the way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z To come to New York City in the 1890s with a background in dressmaking or sewing or Schnittwaren Handlung was a stroke of extraordinary good fortune. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Instead of a jacket, he was wearing a long fur vest sewn with gray rabbit pelts. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I had an old Singer at home and I could sew well enough with it to take care of my needs and Kevin’s. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Said she wished she could sew like me. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bent far over, the mother sewed fine undergarments for a fashion shop. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma didn’t mind his experiments with her flowers or his forages into her sewing box for threads to use in his experiments. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the evenings, the city’s only public high school taught laboratory employees everything from sewing to dynamic model design, bookkeeping to machine shop theory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Papi is sleeping in the sewing room over there to make sure Lolo is OK. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Two hours later her father came to get her in the sewing room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She went to the sewing room to look for her pendulum. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sew such small stitches it looked as if the embroidery had been painted on. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I could give her all the clothes that I had sewn for them. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I was an early riser but was not allowed out until the sun shot in through the crack near Mami’s sewing machine and swept a glistening stripe of gold across the dirt floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The pistol they were looking for—which they never found, and for which they wouldn’t issue a permit—was sewed up inside a pillow. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The regiment was so pleased that Masha Dolina and her navigator flew over the town and dropped a message on a banner made of towels sewn together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “My mother had to clip her lashes with sewing scissors.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Johnson is good with tools from her years of overseeing set design, and plans how to drape the curtains and pavilions that we're sewing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Let's design and sew a privacy chamber for the locker room," she says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On this wagon was a sack, holding 30,000 gallons of wine, and consisting of leopards’ skins sewn together. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Then he crawled into the sleeping bag his mother had sewn for him and slipped into unconsciousness. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom became our Girl Scout troop leader and the volunteer who chaperoned field trips and sewed costumes for the school play. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Our Singer sewing machine worked by pushing a pedal. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He told me that Serjeant Clippinger had howled when he had seen it, jeering that the woman had sewn it wrong, and it was a perfect fit for a three-toothed black coxcomb like himself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Is it sewing that will give me a child? Even if I had managed to pass to go to school, I would still want a child now.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Amelia was sewing new ribbons on her Sunday bonnet and, watching Betsy’s performance, managed to jab the needle into her finger instead of the hat brim. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Wharton slipped a tube filled with radium inside Henrietta’s cervix, and sewed it in place. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Meg ’n’ Emily sewed three sides of the pillows, while the others stuffed, stitched, and glued on hearts and teddy bears. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I said it, I wished I could sew up my mouth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, wishing that Frankie and I had gotten them something better than the apron and handkerchiefs I’d sewn in home economics class and the Popsicle ornaments and drawings Frankie had made. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He would see her on the porch working at the sewing machine, which she had learned to operate with admirable skill, and he would not even speak to her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then I put a towel over Bertha’s sewing machine and hung my backpack on the hook on the closet door. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Seeing Doreen supported in my arms and silent except for a few wet hiccups, the woman strode away down the hall to her cubicle with its ancient Singer sewing machine and white ironing board. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “I guess a Parachute Riggers’ school has to have sewing machines.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She made two flannel bags, sewed a bud of garlic in each one, attached a clean corset string and made the children wear them around their necks under their shirts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They lay there awhile, looking at Ma’s smooth, parted hair and her hands busy with sewing in the lamplight. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When Guenever got to the elephant she put down the sewing and began to rub her fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There were furs of every kind, including a handsome arrangement of black and white lambs’ wool, sewn in contrasting diamonds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As Charlotte, Kelly wore a black leotard and tights, along with a vest with three stuffed arms sewn on either side. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The soldiers overturned the tables and chairs, and Amah’s carefully organized box of threads and sewing tools were strewn on the floor, red silk lying on the ground like a pool of blood. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They had chainmail over their chest and arms, and steel codpieces sewn into their pants, but only leather on their legs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She might be able to turn a thousand scraps of fabrics into a beautiful dress on her sewing machine, but she can’t figure out how to take a picture like I can. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I suppose I must catch it like a cough,” said Biddy, quietly; and went on with her sewing. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The sewing machine hummed and the radio droned on. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Late the next morning he sat sewing in the room upstairs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She sat, twisting her sewing in her hands, trying to think. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z You were supposed to stitch a hundred or so of these squares and then sew them together to make a bedspread. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had exchanged his armor for a red woolen tunic with a leather dog's head sewn on the front. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Remains of houses and sewn clothing testify to a greatly improved ability to survive in cold climates, and remains of jewelry and carefully buried skeletons indicate revolutionary aesthetic and spiritual developments. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was sewing Martin the Warrior back in his former position on the corner of the magnificent Redwall tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It's even more than the striped red, blue, and yellow dress and red tights—an exact copy of Twiggy's Vogue cover outfit that Ma sewed on a neighbor's borrowed machine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wore a blue gingham skirt I’d sewn myself and an ironed T-shirt, white as a bowl of whole milk. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The fake hair is sewn to my own braided hair and my scalp doesn’t have room to breathe. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mama placed her scissors back in her sewing box. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She left the larger blade on the ground, but concealed the small one in a pocket sheath sewn into her pants. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t say what like that, my girl. Bring me your sewing before there’s any talk about going to the river. And where’s your bonnet? You’ll freckle.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The Jeeps, troops, and sewing machines were now drawn up next to the Far Common quadrangle. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was cutting a tiny black square to sew into the intricate band at the top when the door opened and Daniel came in. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She found her in the kitchen sewing sequins on a Christmas stocking made of felt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured that was less noticeable than if I sewed on patches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I have no idea how long the knocking’s been going on when it dawns on me that the noise I’m hearing isn’t coming from my sewing machine acting up but from someone at the window. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When she was old enough she stopped working on the farm and got a job at a factory in a nearby town, She worked on a sewing machine making school uniforms. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was bending over her old treadle Singer sewing machine, threading a bobbin. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Abbot, too, was sewing in another room, and Bessie, as she moved hither and thither, putting away toys and arranging drawers, addressed to me every now and then a word of unwonted kindness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There were also two wooden privacy screens to change behind, some freestanding mirrors, and a worktable laid out with sewing machines and bolts of raw fabric. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She hired three seamstresses to sew her a new wardrobe and included a heavy skirt and thick woolen cloak for me in the order. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the day, all of my clothes, my books, and my sewing machine are here at the Malloys’. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The new Mag- nar of Therm was a younger, shorter version of his father- lean, balding, clad in bronze greaves and a leather shirt sewn with bronze scales. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “His clinic always has so much to sew, and my grandmother can’t do too much because her eyesight has gotten bad.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z After Ma helps me put on my bathing suit, which is a very short pink dress with the legs sewn in, she and Pa go to the second floor and have their lunch. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad says to tell you again he really needs that button sewn on,” Callie told Helen. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Her tiny dress of good blue wool was embroidered with white beads and ribbons, and her new makazins were carefully sewn. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Back then she sewed us all kinds of toys. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I didn’t even have a bedroom in California anymore; in October, my mother had written to say that she had sold the furniture and turned it into a sewing room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I feel all right now, Ma. I got to go to my sewing class.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I stayed and helped Papa with minding the store and sewed frocks for Marla Teresa, all the while waiting for him to come around. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Roberto wrapped the gallon water bottle with burlap and sewed it tightly to keep the bottle from breaking. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z "It just says 'pattern.' So what is it, a sewing type of thing?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Alice began to find gifts—in her sewing basket, in her worn-out purse, under her pillow—two cinnamon pinks, a bluebird’s tailfeather, half a stick of green sealing wax, a stolen handkerchief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My mother found a tailor who sewed a pair of pants for me from my bolt of cloth—my first new trousers in nearly six years. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He slipped the bangle inside his pocket and fastened the button Mother had sewn on his shirt to keep his earnings safe. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The seamstress has even sewn on little crystal beads to represent stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Neither do I. We have to learn sewing and knitting and smocking. In Deportment, they make us walk around the room with a book on our heads.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z From her mother she learned the business of running the house—how to sew neat, tiny stitches, how to spin rough wool into yarn, how to keep crowded chambers clean and orderly. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I sewed him a dragon shirt to protect him, even leaving in my needle, said Lady Meng. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But the boy before me says playing stick-ball, and the girl before him says stamp collecting, so when the question comes to me, I say sewing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She was wearing a fine black dress with jetbeads sewn on the front, and Matt thought she looked strange without her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take in some sewing. Maybe a little ironing.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Can you sew, truly?” demanded Prudence, overwhelmed at still another accomplishment. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I knew how to sew beautifully now from my work in the tailor shop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Though it tore at her heart, Lupita at once started to sew. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I took the scissors out of the sewing basket in the kitchen and snipped the threads of the hem of my cloak. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering my work sewing uniforms, I bit at the seams that still held it on my jacket until I could rip it off. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Holly Paine’s new sewing machine was gleaming white and covered with buttons. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Luna slid out of bed and slid out of her nightgown and slipped on a dress with deep pockets sewn all over, because it is how she asked her grandmother to make it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Members of the Loyal League divided the petitions by state, sewed the pages together, and decorated the scrolls with colored ribbons. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She had an ancient sewing machine that they had bought upon their arrival in America. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Anything she can’t buy new of, she just get her some blue material and sew it a cover. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The dress had a single shoulder strap and delicate organza flowers sewn across it, each one with a tiny crystal at its center, and a full skirt that cascaded richly to the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The mother took care of everything else in addition to her considerable sewing work. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead she was sent to sewing classes, so she could become a “true woman” and not suffer when she got married. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was an old Tallhart man, three trees sewn on his ragged surcoat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He sewed them together as best he was able. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami’s sewing machine, the bed, her rocking chair, the small dresser where Papi kept his special things, baked in the sun, their worn surfaces scarred, their joints loose and creaky. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Carrying sewing machines up and down factory stairs no longer wore him out. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The onions must be harvested, packed into the rough sacks that Mercy had sewn, and stacked ready to be hauled into Hartford or bartered for goods when a sailing ship came up the river. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z We are supposed to sew pot holders, for our mothers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Floss was sewing on another costume, one of white satin intended for her delayed marriage to Frank. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One man I saw tore off the red kerchief sewn to his breast, emblem of Loyalty, and cast it on the ground, turning from us in disgust. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The sewing machine thumps a methodic beat, never ceasing, but only getting stronger and stronger with each stitch. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Later on, sewing machines were shipped in, and one barracks was turned into a clothing factory. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the next few weeks,” she says, “you’ll learn stitching techniques. How to hem, how to sew a band, and how to make pockets,” she tells us. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had joined them two weeks ago, in the town hall, sewing singlets and towels for the soldiers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He sewed a plaque filled with radium to the outer surface of her cervix and packed another plaque against it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Beside her was a plump little blond boy with a prancing stag sewn in pearls across the front of his doublet and a miniature sword at his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The girls stopped what they were doing and went to help Petra with the banner she’d been sewing for many days. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In an article about sewing, she wrote, “It will be a glorious day...when men and boys make their own clothes, and women make theirs in the plainest possible manner.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She made quilts in her craft room, and the hum of the sewing machine could be heard throughout the downstairs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z This kaftan was sewn by the best tailors in Lkossa, made with the highest quality cotton, but...it felt wrong. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It took a couple of trips, but she ended up bringing out the sewing machine, most of the tools from her first class, a square template, and an iron. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They climbed into her bed as she ate breakfast; Emma pulled licorice out of her sewing basket and gave them treats. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Damp ground made Nokomis’s old bones ache, so she spread out her brown cattail mat and sat down there to sew those pieces of bark together. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Sometimes,” Helena says, “I play a game in my head where Mama comes back and she sews me a dress, and the fieldmen bring lots of food to the house...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z All the PTA mothers looked forward to sewing dresses, teaching their sons to do the box step, and giving assemblies on how sixth graders are expected to behave at the dance. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The maxi would be cotton, of course, sewn by village women in the Sundarbans who fiercely protect our Bengal tigers from poachers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Easter wasn’t that far off, or maybe it was a gift to thank him for the sewing machine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The door to the sewing room opens, and I jump a little. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “May we, Mother?” asked Meg, turning to Mrs. March, who sat sewing in what they called ‘Marmee’s corner’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There I cut my head open and they sewed it back together. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And just as in Mrs. Bedlow’s parlor, chairs had been pulled away from the tables and girls were chatting and sewing and reading in the living area. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She could hunt caribou chips by star and moonlight, cook outside, and even sew. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew for a fact that Muff did not sew. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Coming from a world where clothing was sewn at home by hand or made to order by tailors, this was a revelation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The woman who had lived there before us left behind an old- fashioned sewing machine that you operated with a foot treadle. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For a week, they sew my dress furiously, pinning and unpinning the hem, the sleeves, the collar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with great trepidation, he began to sew up the rip. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes after he dropped the sewing machine, Shin was called into the office of the plant superintendent, along with the chief foreman and the floor foreman who had reported the incident. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Why are you teaching a girl child? She will think that she is above her station. All she needs to learn is how to cook, clean, sew, and care for children.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z We finish our snacks and Abuela leads us to the sewing room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I learned how to sew from my mother.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I got one of the boys to fashion little miniature boxing gloves out of dried plantain leaves sewn together, which turned out very realistic, and had them dangling down from all the lights and fans. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm threaded the razor wire into a long curved needle like the ones furniture makers used to sew upholstery. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The stripes were parallel silver lines on a black background sewed to the cloth of the sleeve about eight inches below the shoulder. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But when I looked a few minutes later, it was just an orange pillow underneath my face, the pillow Mama had sewed back up after I had picked a hole in it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Been working so busy on that sewing machine in her bedroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She would sit on the floor to sew as she had done as a girl, fold her legs up under her or do a little dance that fitted some tune in her head. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The wound was sewn up and bandaged with a clean white cloth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The sewing machines were carried with considerable exertion into Veazy Hall. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” says Mom, squinting over her sewing machine as she runs a seam. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Many times, when Remedios the Beauty was not present, it was he who turned the wheel on the sewing machine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Seanie and Joey stayed there with me while the doctor stitched me up, but he wouldn’t let them stand too close when he was doing the actual sewing part. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s squashed flat; the red plastic is split at the sides, where the sewing is. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The pants Bull made himself, cutting up several red handkerchiefs and sewing them together so that they formed a makeshift covering for Edward’s long legs. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Liyana had had a hard time sewing the thing so the hen's legs could poke out where they needed to. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The families of weaver ants engage in child labor, holding their larvae like shuttles to spin out the thread that sews the leaves together for their fungus gardens. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the back of the building were the cooking and sewing labs with their banks of stoves and Singers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Both were clad in boiled leather and mottled cloaks of brown and green and black, with branches, leaves, and brush sewn about their heads and shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s hard to sew when your hands are shaking. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Elizabeth sits at the sewing machine she has on the dining room table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I am going to sew them onto that purple blanket,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Henry is Henry. Still waters and all that. But I’ve seen him planning. That sewing machine?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The place where the star had been sewn on was cleaner and newer-looking than anywhere else on the jacket, and you could still see the outline of the star. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z His greatcloak was sewn from countless layers of cloth-of-gold, so heavy that it barely stirred even when he charged, so large that its drape covered most of his stallion's hindquarters when he took the saddle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My mother hates shopping, nor does she sew. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Reed and I were left alone: some minutes passed in silence; she was sewing, I was watching her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead of taking a nap after she made the lunches, she started sewing a cloak using the fabric from one of her blue dresses. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I watched as she used the rotary cutter to cut a pentagon shape, sewed different scraps together around the pentagon’s edges, and ironed after each seam. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Lord Bolton gave orders for the skins to be sewn into a blanket for his bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Just a piece of rough-cut, poorly sewn leather. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Although I wanted to pay attention to my sewing, I couldn’t. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma reached down for something in her sewing basket. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “It was made from the skipped heartbeats of every person who had ever laid eyes on me. It took centuries to sew! Subala knew that!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She wore an emerald green gown with iridescent seashells sewn around the waist and hem. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She sewed up knife cuts after a fight in the schoolyard. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She sewed on the buttons that had come off her messenger jacket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how to sew,” I said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Multicolored patches are sewn over spots where he ripped open, his stuffing pouring out when I squeezed too hard during the most painful of my treatments. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then she held the braid tighter on one edge, and kept on sewing it around and around. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The air flowed in, rainwashed, under the strips of birchbark walls she had helped sew together yesterday. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She and one of the maids sat before the fire, sewing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On some hastily homemade banners, the swastikas had been sewn on backward. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The women were boiling eggs, roasting meat, preparing cakes, sewing backpacks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Liza, the sewing woman, fell and hurt herself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The sewing school part, though, makes my stomach queasy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My sewing machine was on the floor nearby, and an open box full of all my other supplies—many spools of thread, pins and a pincushion, envelopes of needles—sat beside it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It had got sewed up, but not real good. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her house had to be thoroughly cleaned, chickens had to be plucked, cakes and pies made, and for weeks she, her friends and her daughter had been sewing. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I fingered Hamlet's token, his first gift to me, which I had sewn into an inner pocket. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I just finished a draft essay about my career dream: a fair-trade company that invests in and designs eco-friendly clothes sewn and embroidered by Indian village women. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I sew up her leaks, wash her clothes, Januka rebraids her hair, and even brings me some tiny ribbon snips to tie at the ends. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He told Tayo to get the sharp scissors out of Auntie’s sewing basket, and he trimmed the hairs in his thin mustache. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z One day in early February, Mrs. Byrne enters the sewing room silently and unexpectedly. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Her mother asked if she wanted to join the sewing class at church, to keep her occupied, and her father said that this, the unending university strike, was why young people became armed robbers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The forty or so girls crowded into the small room looked almost like a sewing circle, so many of the girls were doing mending or needlework. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, she’s good at sewing,” I said, and pointed to a patch on my pants. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite Gey’s wishes, they sewed him up without taking any samples. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Wish I had a sister to jump rope with and sew doll clothes and hug for warmth in the middle of the night. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A sewing basket offered her a selection of knitting. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A length of baby ribbon was sewn to the top. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yep—sitting in front of a sewing machine all day. Best job in the world. That was after he got back from the war. Vietnam.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Thinking back, the signs were there—family photos burned in the fireplace, Mother sewing her best silver and jewelry into the lining of her coat late at night, and Papa not returning from work. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She still held her sewing in one hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The stars were white and sharp beyond the flesh of the Martian, and they were sewn into his flesh like scintillas swallowed into the thin, phosphorescent membrane of a gelatinous sea fish. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the small rectangles of fabric sewn by hand into interlocking circles have dissolved altogether, the ghostly remains of stitches holding snippets of colored cloth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Since those forgotten afternoons when her niece barely had enough interest to turn the crank on the sewing machine, she had reached the conclusion that she was simpleminded. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And Mama was just sitting down short at the table, so she went back to sewing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the dyed quills Grandma used so skillfully, Ten Snow had sewn the bag with trade beads bought in precious packets at the company store. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I’m too tired to go this afternoon,” replied Meg, rocking comfortably as she sewed. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When Chucha first saw it, she told Mami to take the dress back to the seamstress and have that rip sewn up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It was the home's guest quarters, which doubled as my aunt Geneva's sewing room. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The jersey has a black number 5 on the back and a round black patch over the heart, hand sewn, that shows a ferocious-looking eagle with arrows in its talons. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought with a flicker of regret of the snapshots his mother used to send him from Calcutta, of prospective brides who could sing and sew and season lentils without consulting a cookbook. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The cap had a piece of cloth sewn on the back of it, for neck protection. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I felt such pain, literally a physical pain, as if someone had torn off both my arms without anesthesia, without sewing me back up. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s not surprising, since Neanderthals apparently lacked needles, sewn clothing, warm houses, and other technology essential to survival in the coldest climates. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They were not allowed to sew on doll clothes, not even with pins. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A sharp sound cut the air, as if someone had dropped a handful of sewing needles. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you two dollars to sew them up before Mom gets home,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen Communist pictures showing a contented woman sitting on her bunk sewing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead she sat calmly by the fire, sewing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sailors sewed their bodies up in canvas, weighed down with ballast stones so they might sink more quickly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “All day and all night, might be even longer,” insisted one big, black-bearded archer with a Cerwyn axe sewn on his breast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the middle of one border my grandmother had sewn a tiny satin triangle, a red heart to protect my mother at the neck, as if she were her baby yet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The body was sewn into a cloak of the finest silk, decorated with a battle-axe sigil. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She loved her fabrics, her old sewing machine, her pretty, pretty objects. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It involved bribes, copies of keys, and even a false beard that was to be sewn into the shoulder pad of one of my jackets brought to me in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Three years ago, apparently, Pluto Noak'd hit their hardest kid so hard that the hospital in Worcester'd had to sew his jaw back on. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The documents clerk handed him his passport, and he remarked to her how nice it looked with the twenty-four new pages perfectly sewn in. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She held the coat to her cheek for a moment, wetting it with her tears, before she came out to the living room with Mamá’s small sewing basket. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I imagined he worked by oil lamp, cutting and sewing leather well into the night. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Around five it occurred to her to do something, so she sewed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The mother sewed a new ticking over it to hide the ugly stain that had been the past part of Andy’s life. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On a scrap of fabric, someone—Chubs?—had sewn a perfect black square. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Now that’s a brilliant observation. We’ve got some mosquito netting, and I could sew some of that around the top, find some way to fasten it so you could open and close it.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z If Lin-lin’s family had to live on just sixty yuan a month, and half of their clothes had been confiscated, she would learn to sew too. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I also have a white plastic sunglasses case with colored shells and sequins and a green plastic starfish sewed onto it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The other two bedrooms were Lydia’s wardrobe room—filled with wheeled clothing racks—and her sewing/project room. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She cried most when she saw the needle that would sew it back on. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The cars had old chairs and sewing machines and washtubs tied to their roofs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “She can sew, though,” I heard my mother say, “and sweep.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve copied it out on nice notepaper, decorated it with red ink and sewn the pages together. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Craster's sheepskin jerkin and cloak of sewn skins made a shabby contrast, but around one thick wrist was a heavy ring that had the glint of gold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He’d been through the room thoroughly only hours before, but he’d forgotten the compartment at the side of the sewing machine, where all the patterns and bobbins were kept. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We sewed red flags and tied the red scraps around arms, legs, horses’ tails. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a leather jerkin sewn with overlapping iron disks, and carried a dirk in one hand and an axe strapped to his back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lori refused to wear hers outdoors, or even indoors, and Mom had to agree that sewing wasn’t the best use of our creative energy—or our money. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I sewed a banner to catch the attention of planes. You can’t see it now because they took it down.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z From these she made patterns, cutting and sewing silk flowers that she arranged in the parlor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z These could already read, write, and sew; and to them I taught the elements of grammar, geography, history, and the finer kinds of needlework. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He didn’t feel like carrying any old sewing machine. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His body was made of stars, and he wore a cloak sewn from pure lightning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At Uncle Leang’s hut, Ma managed to hide them from the soldiers by sewing them in the straps of our bags, which we kept even after they burned our clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long, he and Regina hired another immigrant just off the boat to help with the children so Regina could sew full-time, and then another to serve as an apprentice. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I want to see how this girl’s sewing turns out. I want to see your son come back from Vietnam. I want to see if this one gets good grades. There’s so much to do.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother put it on ice and rushed Robert to town so the doctors could sew it back on. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I sewed part of another one to it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked down at the feet ahead of her, David’s, and saw that his shoes did look handmade, like a couple of pieces of leather crudely sewn together. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As we watched in dismay I remember thinking I should pay attention to where the buttons fell, so I could help her sew them back on later. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I reluctantly took her my sewing bag, and she poked through it for a minute. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Although she’d been watching my knitting to some degree, it had been a while since Mother had inspected my fine sewing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I did as she told me and sat in front of a tall black Royal typewriter that was sitting on an unused sewing table. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A coworker betrayed Shin a few weeks after he dropped the sewing machine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z There were five sections: A, B, C, D, and E. Beneath each house a number was sewn in next to a last name. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath and picked her sewing up again. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the parlor one afternoon, where Mother was sewing, and I said, “I have a terrific idea. Why don’t we have a ham this year for Thanksgiving?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Really, it’s not so bad. Not terrible. Hey, really—they can sew it back on—really.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama turned to me from her sewing machine. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "Yes, yes. Your mother wants me to tell you that she’s now taking in some sewing and ironing. She’s a working woman! Here, hold on, she wants to speak to you." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Someone had sewn the tom flesh together with catgut, and their clumsy stitches were still in place across the seam of raw, red, half-healed flesh. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z During his first year in the factory, he proved it to himself and to his coworkers in a confrontation with another sewing machine repairman. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Blanca spent the winter knitting a sweater made of Scottish wool in her sewing class at school, with the boy’s measurements in mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She also claimed you didn’t need patterns to sew, you could get creative and wing it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He had his finger sewn up and went back to his unit. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Admiring her idea, gloating, planning, Omakayas turned the leather sewing kit and bead packet over and over in her hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Well, what about in your crafting room? Right above the sewing table,” Abby asked. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Horse hair is always better than thread for sewing up a wound,” she said. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a hob who comes forward this time, in a dapper little suit, carefully sewn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "And your breast must be washed and sewn, lest the wound fester." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Really? You can sew like that, Ranee? You've been hiding your talent under a bushel." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The next day Mrs. Byrne comes into the sewing room and says she needs me to go on an errand into the center of town, a mile’s walk. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Will you really let me sew some stitches?” asked Prudence, watching her with shining eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Violet and Queenie donated a flowered rug that had been laying around in their extra room going to waste, and Mabelee sewed blue-and-white polka dot curtains for the windows with fringe balls along the hem. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Abraham bought a needle at a market and used it to sew my UN blanket into a new pair of shorts. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks. I want to start making my own costumes. My mom just got me a sewing machine so I can learn.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “I can try to sew that up,” said Gregor, not relishing the idea. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor had taken all the safety pins from her mom's sewing kit and used them to pin scraps of silk and velvet over the holes in her jeans, and her mom hadn't even mentioned it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She straightens a long piece of satin through her sewing machine with her foot hovering over the pedal. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then he took a thick needle and thread and, with deft, quick strokes, he sewed it up, like a man stitching a baseball: the cadaver transformed from meat into girl once again. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Within were three long hooded cloaks made from myriad small squares of cloth sewn together, three cudgels, three shortswords, three masks of polished brass. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She watched her turn up the kerosene lamp at sunset to sew far into the night. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was sewing us some window curtains out of dress material so they wouldn’t be looking in at us all the time, and had pins in her mouth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Except that underneath he loved her very much, loved her plump gentle flesh, her quiet way of sewing, cooking . . . of being true. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The great lady was sewing, sitting rather formally in the high chair with the book beside her, and one of her waiting women, sitting on the steps of the bed, was sewing too. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom went out on the porch, staying there sewing and reading magazines with Daisy Mae on her lap, Dandy at her feet, and Chipper on her shoulder until Dad returned, near midnight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A school patch sewn on the breast pocket. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z We had to cut and sew all day. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Moving through her room, trembling with excitement, Celaena gathered two balls of yarn from Philippa’s sewing basket, along with three sticks of chalk and one of her makeshift knives. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The prince’s cloak was sewn together from more of the same. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When she lost all interest in the schoolhouse, the sewing workshop, and the women’s meetings and once again found everything ever so lovely, they knew that she was pregnant again. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Beth was soon able to lie on the study sofa all day, amusing herself with the well-beloved cats at first, and in time with doll’s sewing, which had fallen sadly behind-hand. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I can just take the diploma and then refuse to go to sewing school, or run away if I have to. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am going to sew these old pieces of cloth onto my mother’s blanket tonight,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z These elements she sewed into a colorful banner with sparkles to catch the sun. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Several times a day Mrs. Byrne materializes in the sewing room like a phantom, but she never picks up a needle. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Soon enough, we realized that she was taking us toward the dress shop where Mom worked, sewing clothes in the warehouse. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If they arrived to work even a few minutes late, as punishment they were locked in the basement for an hour and not allowed to go to their sewing machines. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z For the rest of the skirt I sewed the others along their sides so that the feathers ran one way on the upper part and a different way along the bottom. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When she received pictures of the most recent fashions in the mail, they only proved that she had not been wrong about the models that she designed herself and sewed on Amaranta’s primitive pedal machine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Just when everyone was chattering about what they’d wear, Lucy said, “Maybe your grandmama could sew you something nice to wear.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Brother Quang drives us back to the sewing factory in his car made of mismatched parts. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Omakayas planned out a flower and began immediately, imitating Mama, to sew the beads into the design. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I just keep sewing, stop trying to explain myself, stop talking. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The witnesses were spared his screams, as his manhood had been cut off on the first day, stuffed in his mouth, and sewn in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "I remember you sewing my buttons, Mom," Uncle Lou says, making her smile again. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She could keep the kids in school and sew full time, make enough to get by without Henry’s help. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Roofie, it was spooky. The doctor sewed me up with a needle and thread, like I was a pair of pants.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Not long after, a rider with the Mallister eagle sewn on his breast arrived with a message from Lord Jason, telling of another skirmish and another victory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The queen wore a high-collared black silk gown, with a hundred dark red rubies sewn into her bodice, covering her from neck to bosom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was a wicked point to all the sewing and cooking that they were trying to impress upon me, the tedious lessons I had been spurning and ducking. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was small, no bigger than a pea, sewn into the otherwise nondescript shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She had the patches sewn together on the purple blanket when I woke up that morning. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Once, it was filled with things she sewed, like holiday linens and napkins, crocheted baby blankets. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Dumplin’,” she calls over the sewing machine, not even acknowledging what I just said. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Blake had sewn a pillowcase and stuffed it with moss. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then she offered the bird the ring sewed in the side of her gown. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This way, I can practice sewing at home and not just at school. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Prisoners complained about how their fingernails were pulled out, their eyes sewn open. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She had a curtain—it looked like an old sheet that had been sewn—slid across a pole nailed in a corner of the room for privacy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was stuffed with cotton that never dried out properly, and there were stones sewn into his hands and feet and stomach so that he would sink. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She slept most of the day, and spent her few waking hours sewing tiny articles of clothing for a complete pink wardrobe, for she was convinced that her baby would be a girl. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma turned around from the sewing machine, and froze. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “You really have to sew the mouth shut?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Shin had watched him go into a rage when one of the seamstresses in Gong’s stable broke the axle of a sewing machine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "You? You couldn't sew a dress fit to clean the pigsties." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When we got home, my mother was sewing a hem in the kitchen. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “No. The lumberyard would shut down. I’d lose my job. My family would lose its income. My mom couldn’t get by on the little sewing jobs she does.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “She just took in a heap of sewing that she has to finish quick. Marla Kay from church has a sewing machine, but she said hers is jammed up bad.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I started as a thread cutter, and now I’m a sewing machine operator.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The rider's helm was made from the broken skull of a giant, and all up and down his arms bearclaws had been sewn to his boiled leather. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to sew yellow, blue, and red ribbons into her wedding lingerie for good luck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It’s like doll hair, very tidy and arranged, as if sewn into place. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The men wear red rags sewn to their chests, which has been lately required of them as proof of their oaths to the Crown and to Lord Dunmore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She folded her sewing into a neat pile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She sank down into her chair and pressed her forehead against the cool body of the sewing machine he’d given her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She wears lisle stockings with seams, which make her legs look stuffed and sewn up the backs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Hans helped the boys select a symbol and sew a brand-new flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Like, sewing clothes? I make a lot of my own clothes,” I said, when he didn’t seem to understand. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Mama had always used a sewing machine, but it looked like Baachan sewed by hand. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I sleep on a narrow bed in the room where they keep the ironing board and sewing machine and mops and brooms and buckets. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe because the alternative is so bleak, I’ve grown to like the sewing room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mami talked about sewing school uniforms and actually made a few. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z At Eastwatch someone had sewn him a motley cloak of beaver pelts, sheepskins, and rabbit fur. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Today,” I would tell him heavily, “she ate upon her sewing table.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When my daddy died three years ago, Momma took to her sewing machine to help her ease the pain. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Cooking is women’s work, same as sewing. Act like a man, Robbie. Go outside and get your hands dirty. You don’t start toughening up, I might have to drown that cat of yours.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Helping somebody else sew was twice as hard as making something herself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Lee put down his darning, moved his sewing basket to the floor, and changed his glasses. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, I ran to my father, pretending distress, and told how Hamlet had come into my room while I sat sewing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z All Friday afternoon, Nan and I sewed, rolled up rugs, and packed as much pink as we could into the old shed in the backyard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Elizabeth was hunched over her sewing machine, intent on getting a new dress ready for the Christmas season, and it is yet another green gown, cheap and frail. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I was at the sewing machine with Grandma Sweetwine, one of her very first visits. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Papa who was so tall that he sometimes lowered his head to get through doorways, that his tailor always used extra fabric to sew his trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Every year, the children watched to see that coat emerge—big and shaggy and always different, sewed with new furs, patched with discarded calicos, even velvets. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The pocket was a little bag, sewed into the seam of the dress skirt, and hanging under it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z With the same patience with which she dyed tablecloths, sewed lace masterpieces, and embroidered needlepoint peacocks, she waited for Pietro Crespi to be unable to bear the urges of his heart and more. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “It’s like sewing up a turkey after you stuff it, is how my dad puts it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Setting up for tonight’s council meeting,” Talis said, and got back to his sewing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Esther was there already, filling a bucket in slow motion for the women in the sewing shop. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Free folk don’t follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic,” the King-Beyond-the-Wall had told him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I sit at my sewing machine and dream about the great transformation I’m going to make someday. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night, I fell asleep to the whir of her sewing machine through the yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She wears a cardigan with a yellow star sewn to it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Cressen owned no hollow rings, such as the poisoners of Lys were said to favor, but a myriad of pockets great and small were sewn inside the loose sleeves of his robe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Sure, you slaughtered the family and then left a borrow note for a sewing kit. That’s a real calculated killer.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A cowboy leather belt Brother Vu sewed on Mother’s machine and broke her needle. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Mama grasped the scissors from her sewing kit on the table in one hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z With needle and thread provided by the Garretts, he sewed the blanket closed around the assassin’s corpse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She taught me to sew, bead, knit, smock, and just about everything else. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z There looked to be nothing but junk up there—old Christmas decorations, a sewing machine, and spools of dated cloth. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Everyone said that Mother’s sewing was better than anything purchased from a store. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z At first, Fannie was scared when she stood onstage to speak to a crowd, but remembering the anxious faces of the hardworking girls at their sewing machines gave her strength and courage. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Members staged plays, sponsored sports teams and sewing circles, and taught courses in black history and current events. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I sewed a big skunk cabbage leaf into a cup with grass strands. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she gave us our costumes, which she had somehow managed to sew herself. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She hid the money in a pouch she’d sewn in the lining of her checkered winter coat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There was the woman, Ahjuhma, stirring a beaten egg into the pot with long chopsticks; she was wearing the yellow- piped white apron that my mother had once sewn and prettily embroidered with daisies. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely he would hug his favorite child and let her enter his house, tan his hides, sew his clothes, cook his food. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m old enough to babysit the twins, clean Abuela’s sewing room, start dinner, and save up for stuff that I want. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the real world I had never met anyone who sewed her own clothes, but in Century Village, I had met three. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Our sewing supplies were low again, and we needed thread in several colors, seam bindings, and ribbons to complete November’s orders. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent most of her day busy with the sewing workshop, the infirmary, and the schoolhouse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We found her in the little sewing room off her downstairs bedroom. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He could sew a little, buttons and small tears. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And she must have told Mr Coldfield that there was nothing wrong and evidently she believed that herself since she continued to sew on the garments for Judith’s wedding. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She was learning to sew small pillows at home. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He set her arm, taped her ribs, and sewed up her scalp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A small certificate would do, or maybe a badge to sew on his jacket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “And Sewing Mistress will ridicule you if you sew a green rose. Roses have to be red or pink, or yellow if you’re daring.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama had sewn red velvet dresses with white eyelet pinafores for Mia and me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a soft voice then, and talked gently to him while she sewed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She ordered him to follow her into Grandpa’s bedroom, where she kept her sewing kit. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘What was her name? And how come she—a poor sewing woman—was so well learned?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She painted the pictures that went into the pattern books for people who sew their own clothes. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Shin’s mother sewed underwear and socks for him out of rags. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She fed him, she sewed for him, she saw to it that there were fresh flowers in his room every day. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We started off immediately the first day sewing curtains. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z So I stood there in the “sewing room” in my socks and underwear doing the on-off routine with my pants while hot Annie pinned and her hot mother worked the sewing machine. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My mother, who stuffs thimbles in her mouth and then blows up her cheeks like Dizzy Gillespie while sewing yet another Raggedy Ann doll that she names Suzette after me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “How is she doing? O na-agakwa? Is her sewing going well?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Poet sewed a lot of leather and would seam it cleaner than I could, but if blood and flesh bothered the old man, it would only make things worse. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It isn’t art; it’s an excuse not to take sewing class. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I spend my weekends alone, holed up in a room with my Singer sewing machine. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at the camp, the girls rushed around, pasting sequins on their faces, sewing palm fronds into gowns like plumage, making last- minute touch-ups. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She then sewed the buttons on the coat of her 14-year-old son, John. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "That were no proper unhorsing," complained a drunken archer nearby, a Tyrell rose sewn on his jerkin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I see a sewing kit on the dresser. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I expected blue, but no, she sewed it in golds and browns. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The way my mother and Mrs. Hull were tearing around—packing, shopping, sewing—you wouldn’t have thought either one of them would have bothered to ask what we were going to see. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Living off his slaves, she thought, and little Minty doesn’t know how to cook or sew, and the slave trader is in Cambridge—and maybe tomorrow he’ll be riding out here. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so lonely that I kept sewing on my moccasins to keep myself busy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with other chores, Maria's mother taught her how to sew and embroider—important skills in a time when all clothing was made by hand. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “These sew anything. Even appendages,” said Thorn in awe. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Finally Helen, shifting her weight, asked, “Did you put your jacket on the sewing pile?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He was cut open to repair the lung and then sewn back up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I took a fall, they had it sewn up as quick as you can say Cracker Jack. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She’d used one like it back in San Antonio when she went with Tía Cuca to wash and sew for one of the wealthier Mexican families. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Once I learned how to use a sewing machine in Ms. Deeds’s home economics class, my imagination really took off. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Dozens of beautiful women were sitting around it, each sewing a copy. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z My mother, who sews lace collars on my company softball T-shirts when she does my laundry. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Tio made the vanity &r Tia sewed the skirt for it. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought about him while she sewed, how tall he was, how sweet the sound of his whistling. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She starts folding and piling up costumes she sewed for Barrio Fiesta. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Polishing silver reminds me of preschool, where I did all these random chores like sorting, scrubbing, and sewing giant buttons with a blunt needle. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There, light from the window of thick oiled paper falling golden on their faces, the two young women sewed and talked. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The sewing kit wrapped in cheesecloth evokes the Byrnes’ grim home. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z No, the memories I had were of the pain from being cut open, chopped up, and sewn back together. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Crisscrossed Packs Pedal, pedal Mother’s feet push the sewing machine. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z ‘Mr. Lorne just stood here and said he wasn’t afraid to die. We could hear the men marching down the street... it was terrible. So I just popped him in and went on sewing.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They could no longer afford lantern oil, so she burned branches, and when her eyes watered from the smoke, she sewed her tears into the lotus ponds. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “How many of you have a patchwork quilt that your mama or your grandmama sewed herself?” she asked. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One woman, I noticed, was pressing some baby’s clothing and another seemed to be making remarkable progress with the sections of fuchsia satin which she was joining together 011 one of the large sewing machines. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma sat in her rocking chair, sewing by the light of the lamp on the table. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitti said they would teach her how to sew and pick lentils and marinate olives and carry water from the spring on her head and speak Arabic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He could make out the trestle of the sewing machine, and the straight-backed chair behind it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I thought you had her sewn up? You don’t know how to deal with women?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z My shoulders were aching from bending over the sewing machine all day, and I swung my arms back and forth to relax them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After all that designing, measuring, cutting, sewing, pinning, stapling, gluing, and Velcro-ing? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As I worked moving bolts of fabric from the back, I uncovered a dozen old sewing machines hidden by a stack of boxes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Grandma took out her sewing kit to mend his shirt. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight, Minerva and I were sewing curtains in the middle room where the kitchen, living, dining room, and everything is. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only clothes he was wearing was the bottom half of a woman’s dress that looked like it waren’t nothing but a bunch of long leafs sewed together. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The boy wore a cream-colored doublet with a fiery heart sewn on the breast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She said nothing, bent to her sewing and drew the needle in quick neat tiny stitches even though her hands were shaking. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z We hadn’t yet started sewing the couch cover, but I’d cut out the pieces, some still fastened to the cushions. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I’ve been trading, collecting things to sell in the secondhand shops and sometimes in the rubbish bins outside the nicer houses, washing and sewing and repairing what I find. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Turning more pages, they came to a full-size sewing machine sitting atop a wooden cabinet with six drawers. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The cohorts would be starting roll call, and Hazel had no desire to be sewn into a sack of weasels. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Caroline had tried to make the sweatshirts more appealing by sewing large Santas, bordered with glitter, on the fronts, but this only made the dingy cotton seem dingier. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When it got too cold to go walking, Francie enrolled in two evening classes at the Settlement House—sewing and dancing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was exactly as the widow had sewed it, except for one thing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Besides listening to music and dancing, sewing is the thing that relaxes me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the evenings, when he knew visitors were expected, he would sit on the verandah and sew buttons that weren’t missing onto his shirts, to create the impression that Mammachi neglected him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Finish him off with straight and curving sewing needles? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Who else would have a container made out of two huge sycamore leaves sewn together with wild grapevine thread and filled with daylily buds? On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Deft with a sewing machine, Katherine bought fabric from the dry goods store and stayed up nights making school outfits for the girls and dresses for herself. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She was slim, with black hair that she wore in a bun, jeans, and a denim jacket with peace insignias, “Stop the War” buttons, and red, black, and green liberation patches sewn on. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z You kept your clothes until they were part of you, you checked the hemlines, the way the buttons were sewed on, you rubbed the cloth between your finger and thumb. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "I had Doreah sew it specially for you," she told him, wounded. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the weather gets colder, my fingers are so stiff when I’m sewing that I have to stop and rub them so I can keep going. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t quite pitch-dark, and in the ghostly gray predawn light he could see the old treadle sewing machine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I would take fifteen drops from the base formula—which was kept in Mother’s sewing cupboard, where it would not be used or polluted—and add them to a small bottle of distilled water. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When she took out her needle and sewed, she thought about peace and Amaroq. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the large brick building in Tegucigalpa, young women sit in rows behind sewing machines, furiously stitching medical scrubs for export to the United States. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He paid for us to take private lessons in sewing and knitting and record keeping from other people. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “He has married. He has someone to sew and cook for him. But I can still help him with the oxen.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She then sewed them shut and roasted them slowly in the big iron kettle. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z When I shake my head, she says, “We have plenty of ticking fabric in the sewing room. You can make it from that. Do you have a coat? Or a sweater?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There was considerable excitement and honor in winning, especially after Mother took a scrap of blue silk from her sewing basket and cut out a fine medallion, complete with long streamers. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She cooked and sewed for Nusan, studied at night, and had a few hours in the afternoon when she met Pearl at the quonset. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a rip down its side that had been clumsily sewn together. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Today, my home economics teacher is teaching us how to sew aprons. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s as though the fabric scraps of my self are being sewn together, in tiny, almost invisible stitches, with the finest of threads. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sew or hire out to scrub stables. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At last she finished, smiling at the message she’d sewn into the center. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z As the Singer sewing machine chugged up and down creating stitches in my blue-and-white elementary school uniform, I wondered why my brothers did not wear uniforms to school. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He hired three more girls, and bought sewing machines for all of them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Yesterday was a quiet day spent in teaching, sewing, and writing in my little room, which is very cozy, with a light and fire. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Last week, I wore my patchwork denim skirt and vest with the red leather pockets that just about broke my sewing machine needle. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually he liked the quiet; in fact, he would have happily sewn most people’s lips shut. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She reached into the hidden pocket sewn into the side of her skirt and took out a book bound in brown paper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Using a needle and thread of my mother’s that had been left behind, I tore out one of the seams in my prisoner coat and sewed the money inside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But now, as she went over what she’d sewn since dinner, she saw that the stitches were wide and uneven. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Now that Arize was pregnant, he did more overtime at the railway and asked her to cut down on her sewing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The diary is covered in purple and red silk, decorated with small sequins and bits of mirrored glass sewn in. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We work after school as often as we can, cutting, sewing, and measuring. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “The thing is, Ma needs money for a sewing machine.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Bertha, our head maid, had sewn a special gown for me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a tailor who sets up his foot-pedal sewing machine under the tree and takes their orders, simple as that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was not hunting, or carving, she danced, sewed, chopped wood or made candles. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your parents knew you were special so they saved up for a couple years, bought you a pair of shoes, and sewed the pig blanket into a shirt.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She stayed by his mother’s side as the two of them cooked, cleaned, and sewed. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I always do. You ought to sew up the ends of these. You need a sailmaker’s needle.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When the brim was wide enough, Ma cut the braid and sewed the end fast so that it could not unbraid itself. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Another pawned her sewing machine and summoned an exterminator. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Only the servants used this stair, for the fourth floor held only servants’ quarters, storage closets for linens and out-of-season clothes, sewing rooms, and so forth. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z In the newly occupied countries, Jews were forced to sew yellow Stars of David on their clothes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He’s not wearing the trunks I sewed protective herbs into either. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was made from two flat bedsheets sewn together, and would be their backdrop. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It's a clean cut, swift and sure and deep enough that I start wondering how much them doctors charge you to sew up stitches. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z If only she hadn’t done such a good job of sewing it up! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They had so many clothes they were able to give perfectly good dresses, worn just under the arms, to the sewing class at our school for the larger girls to practice on. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For home economics, all the senior girls had to sew themselves a proper dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She stayed in the sewing room, spinning out dire predictions for the newlyweds, every one of which was borne out to the letter, as all concerned were later able to verify. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The new one felt intrusively unfamiliar, like having somebody else’s hand sewn to the end of his arm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mother starts sewing at a factory; Brother Quang begins repairing cars. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I'm sure the Safeway S was in the same spot as Superman’s big red S was sewn to his costume. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Shin worked late that night in the factory and was among the last of the sewing machine repairmen to walk into a ten o’clock meeting of ideological struggle, a mandatory session of self-criticism. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I saw him there — that Jew, the yellow badge sewn to his cloak, those staring eyes. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “I can sew, and I am quite neat. I’m good with numbers,” I say. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “You can sew? Did you make all these? Did your mom teach you how?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to rip open the seam with my teeth, but the tiny stitches that Mother had sewed would not yield. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits down on my sewing chair, regards the photo again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Nan sewed those hems for my seventeenth year-fall, to brighten up my otherwise drab clothing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He and his sister mimic the Frenchman’s experiments; they make speedboats out of matchsticks and magnets out of sewing needles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Byrne appears in the sewing room one Tuesday afternoon at the end of October, it’s clear that something is wrong. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She saw it on one burning afternoon sewing with her on the porch a short time after Meme had left for school. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When the crown was high enough, Ma held the braid loosely again as she kept on sewing around, and the braid lay flat and was the hat brim. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma would have liked to have sewn Caroline’s wedding dress from ten different patterns in a bridal magazine, taking the sleeves from one dress, the collar from another, and the skirt from another. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They found Her Grace sewing by the fire, whilst her fool danced about to music only he could hear, the cowbells on his antlers clanging. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir: there is a woman who sews here, called Grace Poole,—she laughs in that way. She is a singular person.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He begged Amaranta's friends, the ones who sewed with her on the porch, to try to persuade her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z While she sewed mats together and reset the willow poles, Omakayas often experienced the haunting sense of things missing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I have a few quarters in my pocket and a key to our house tucked into a pocket my mother has sewn into the inside of my jeans after I lost my third key. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They actually sewed her into a new skin. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the Changs had run flat life through a fancy new sewing machine, and seen it emerge smocked. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled my sampler from my sewing bag and looked at it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z So far in Mrs. Collins’s class, we’ve learned about the different components that make a sewing machine work and how to use it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She could have helped her father buy seeds and tools for next year’s crop, a couple of new chickens, or maybe that sewing machine for her mother! Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His mother made ten dollars a week sewing for a tailor down the street, and Harry was an only child. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I wonder if my mother, sitting on the other side of the closed pocket doors with her sewing basket, ever puzzled over these frightful noises. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They slice and sew and suction through a river of it, like they are washing dishes in soapy water. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Park paid polite attention to Shin’s instructions on sewing machine maintenance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And in his work, there was a relationship between effort and reward: the longer he and Regina stayed up at night sewing aprons, the more money they made the next day on the streets. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The doctors had to sew him up again, and I realized that Peewee was hurt worse than I thought he was. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finished sewing Mama’s sack, she tried it just like Papa. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z On Jackie’s last day in Colby, she and Bertha sat together at the sewing machine in my room and talked about boys and clothes and movie stars while they worked on a zipper. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem likely that the ancient Egyptians used any of the kinds Ken and Toby knew about—crankcase, sewing machine, polyunsaturated or bicycle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He is sitting at his sewing machine, right shoe still on the foot treadle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Catelyn had ordered garments sewn to her measure, handsome gowns to suit her birth and sex, yet still she preferred to dress in oddments of mail and boiled leather, a swordbelt cinched around her waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the staring faces quickly dived back into their sewing or knitting or conversation. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She worked the thread through the flowered cloth as if she were sewing the torn ends of her life together. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We cut out rectangles of felt and sewed up the left and right sides. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She held a silver needle in her fingers and was looking around in confusion, for it was the Sea King's daughter who had sewn herself into the embroidery. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But that was the last garment her mother sewed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Brokk walked away, leaving Loki with his mouth sewn up tight, unable to complain. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Fenchel sat all day on his table and he didn’t have anything to do, so he basted and ripped and sewed and ripped on the same piece of cloth over and over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They have a hole through the toe that I tried to fix nearly a year ago, but my sewing skills are poor, and I wound up just making them ugly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ten Snow removed from her little sewing kit a needle, and Angeline took out her own work, her own beads, bought with dried whitefish. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z When we finally laid down, my fingers felt along the edge of my blanket, looking for the rip that Momma had sewed up with tiny feather stitches. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “This war’s so technical they’ve got to use all kinds of machines, even sewing machines, don’t you think so, Gene?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z What she lacked in smarts Hasina made up for in mischief and a mouth that, Giti said, ran like a sewing machine. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Mother sometimes would buy me a new skirt or would sew a blouse for me out of store-bought material. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t feeding us, she sewed, if she had fabric, or polished the bedstead and Papi’s dresser, or mended whatever was worn, ripped, or needed patching. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z For formal dances I have dresses which I sew myself because I can’t afford to buy them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Even if you die, the sewing machine can’t be brought back,” the superintendent added. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I reckon Yule May had to sew them letters. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “You going to sew them up for me?” he asked. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Holly could alter, cut a pattern, and sew like she was doing nothing harder than threading a needle. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z At the first curfew bell, the woman in charge pronounced the meeting adjourned until the following Tuesday, and the girls broke into a buzz, gathering their sewing things together and putting on bonnets to leave. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She would go into Lansing and find different jobs—in housework, or sewing—for white people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At meetings of the Female Society of Birmingham, women gathered in sewing circles to make bags decorated with abolitionist images, such as the one below. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “You’re sewing?” she said when she saw the patterns and cloth spread all over the bed and table. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But the crowning indignity was a little flap, like the tongue of a shoe sewed on sideways, that served as a fly at the front of the trousers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z On most days, by the time I am awake, Pa and my brothers are already gone and Ma is busy sewing clothes for the family or working in the garden. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of cutting and sewing a dress by herself was novel and exciting. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z So they sewed on buttons during the fourth day, and started again. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At work, her hands sewed hundreds of jeans before the lunch bell sounded and then boxed hundreds more before she left for her night job at Johnny’s Steak House. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She will wait here, sewing, until Olga can buy her legs, too. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “For example,” the teacher went on, “the story I'm about to tell you was sewn into a quilt my own grandmother made, so it’s very special to me.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Okay, then there’s the question of a machine. You could sew by hand, but that takes more time.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I was just wondering why she doesn’t sew her own skirt.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z One day she saw her walk into the sewing room in her party dress and was astonished to discover that that tall, dark lady was her little Blanca. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I couldn’t do that. I made them. Been working on them since March ninth. My sewing machine died, so I had to stitch them by hand.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It was a long, slow job, sewing up Old Yeller’s belly. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t sew that well when I was your age.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Soon they will be bringing me their socks to darn, their buttons to sew on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The animal was tired of getting hungry, and he asked a rabbit to sew up his bottom so no food could get out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have until Monday to redo it. She said I could get some help but that I still have to do all the sewing.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mama sewed twenty dollars into my pajama seam. Also in Akira’s.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When ail the vacation Bible schools ended, I would watch Mama Lessie sew at her old sewing machine. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Personally? None. But my grandmother can sew anything, so I know it’ll be good.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then I slowly repin the cloth, measuring an inch apart with a metal sewing gauge. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He tightened a tourniquet around his upper arm and told me to fetch Mom’s sewing box. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Several knit, and a few sew a little. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He dressed in the finest white buckskins his moccasins were perfectly sewn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was the blow-up in home economics when Mrs. Anderson called her out for turning in a store-bought dress as her sewing project. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was less than a month until the wedding, but Amparo Moscote promised to sew a new dress within a week. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She sewed a cloth tightly around it, and rubbed the cloth all over with fresh butter. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They all wear black shorts and a light blue tank top with a rectangular patch sewn on the back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Their crime was conducting unthinkable research on Jews without consent—sewing siblings together to create Siamese twins, dissecting people alive to study organ function. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She still held her sewing and fingered the seams she’d just sewn. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And were face to face with a semi-transparent guy in medieval garb with a fur-trimmed cap and a beard that looked like two raccoon tails sewn together under his nose and chin. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I think there’s something sewn into the painting.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Every bump and footstep made her jolt, and she’d managed to swipe a few pins from Philippa’s sewing basket when she wasn’t looking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Otherwise, she ignored them and spent her time sewing and mumbling to herself, contentedly senile. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In her mind, she planned them out, sewn from scraps of moosehide that were left over from the summer. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They were huddled together like a circle of mushrooms after a rainstorm and hand sewing a big quilt with huge sunflower stars in the middle. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was sure of the blue line of flame, she finished her sewing and started in on the last preparations for dinner. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She would be hanging about among the stalls, pretending to be in search of shoelaces or sewing thread. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The body under the sewn skins was showing in the early turns of pregnancy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “My mom says she is going to have to do wash and sewing again. Can you tell your moms? Sewing would be better because of her bad back.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “What kind of women do they sew these pants for?” she mutters. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When he finished beating her he made her bring him Mammachi’s pinking shears from her sewing cupboard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s the sewing machine table that they store in here. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled out a long spool of bright-red knitting yarn from Mama’s sewing basket. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I was told to sew this dress with pockets that can conceal weapons and poisons and other little necessities. We’ll make sure that’s done while still showing you to great advantage.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I drenched the quilt she never finished, rusted the metal parts of her sewing machine. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Papa asked me to stretch out the middle of his sack while he sewed an extra piece of canvas onto the bottom to reinforce it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Plain clothes, but when Hanako looked closely, the sewing seemed perfect, each stitch nearly identical. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She had possession of the rocker, and she was busily engaged in sewing upon a diminutive pair of night drawers. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z If she had been home, she might have spent the dark afternoons spinning or sewing, but the mistress bought her woolens and calicoes at the village stores. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She taught me the proper rules for reading and speaking, the French language, and how to sew. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Upstairs, the room he’d slept in as a boy had been converted by his mother into a place to sew and iron and to store her clothes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Until you’re better, you don’t have to wash or sew, but you have to help with the children,” they decided. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did people sew their own clothes so they wouldn’t have to buy from white folk?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After Kay leaves, I go inside and get right to sewing. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was a bodice of pure molded gold, made to look like a beetle’s carapace, and a fan collar fashioned from the spines of poisonous fish, with tiny teeth sewn in patterns like seed pearls. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I would have been glad to sit for hours reading or writing, but I fidgeted all the while I sewed and sometimes wept with boredom. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The disappearance of his grandmother’s dresses, hats, sewing machine, and gardening books didn’t bother Clayton. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Tommie had trouble concentrating long enough to sew a button on straight. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After she gets better I find a small knitted sock, pastel green, in my mother’s sewing basket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Day and night, he and Regina cut and sewed. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I was cutting and bundling quilting squares into a dozen fat quarters, a-mix-and-matched stack of fabrics all measured and ready to sew. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z There was even a sewing machine like Mama’s. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Teach me to sew a vine of stars. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I got the needle and thread from Moms’ room and started sewing up Derek’s pants. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “And I’m going to replace this zipper, too, Inés. It’s sewn in crooked; didn’t you notice? There are more curves in it than a river.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z To make enough to live on, she sewed clothes and arranged hair for parties. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Lucky to be sewing crooked lines in home economics. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She sewed silk-lined hunting coats, each with eleven pockets. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z She sat at her ease in the platform rocker, with her sewing basket at her feet. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Out of the other end of the spool dangles a round thick wool tail, which you’re supposed to wind up like a flat snail shell and sew into a mat to put the teapot on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Adah and I dragged our sewing projects out to the porch so we could still keep an eye out for interesting goings-on in the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the trader’s, Deydey paid off the winter’s debt and bought a length of blue broadcloth for Mama to sew into a dress. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Mother pulls the pad of paper from under the covers, tucked in the invisible pocket she’s had sewn in every garment, where she keeps antivomiting pills, tissues. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She could hear some villagers exchanging greetings, in the same loud-voiced way that the women in the sewing group did. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the evenings we would watch whatever television show Grandpa wanted to see while Adele crocheted or sewed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was around that time that Amaranta started sewing her own shroud. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I know you were watching me, but I was too scared. Now my father is out and my mother is sewing in the back room,” she told us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mom had sewn the key in so that it wouldn’t get lost, but the yarn wasn’t quite long enough to reach the keyhole if the bag rested on the ground. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Werner repairs a neighbor’s sewing machine, the Children’s House grandfather clock. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z While her dog occupied himself by staring out the window at a bird, Hyacinth took out sewing supplies and sheets of red and green felt. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her hair was held back by a cloth headband with sequins sewn in. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The work wasn’t hard and she never complained about anything but my sewing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Fannie’s head pounded from the racket of the high-speed sewing machines. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z They had brought along a couple of short-handled trench shovels, a duffel bag packed with American clothes, and a suitcase with money sewn in its lining. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Papi nailed new boards under Mami’s treadle sewing machine, and under their bed, but the floor still groaned and sagged to the corners, threatening to collapse and bring the house down with it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Listen up now, little sisters,” Sister Wanda said, and, as one, the girls stopped sewing, crossed hands in laps, and looked up attentively. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “That bat, how did you sew her up?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, isn’t that nice!” she says in a too-bright voice, and in that way it becomes clear to me that most ten-year-olds probably don’t sew clothes for ladies. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z His mother patiently sewing and sewing to keep life in her son’s body. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And she’d managed to embed some stolen sewing needles into a bar of soap for a makeshift, miniature pike. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Aside from the pontoons, which were sewn of specially treated red silk and contained ulola gas, there was another bladder, this one under the craft, filled with air by means of a foot-pedal bellows. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Early in the twentieth century, inmates who prized special bars sewn onto their uniforms for time served were humiliated when, as punishment, these symbols of accomplishment were removed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I clomped through the kitchen on the way to washing up and said to Viola, “How come I have to learn how to sew and cook? Why? Can you tell me that? Can you?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Plus, she’s been sewing banners, interviewing new judges, and finding sponsors for the pageant, which means she’s checked out of parenthood completely for a few months. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My throat felt like I had swallowed a handful of sewing needles. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had glued, sewn, or pasted them on as outer pockets, and in the sunlight, she shimmered as if dressed in fish scales. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her mama has spent the last few nights sewing the school logo onto the pockets. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z All across Paris, people pack china into cellars, sew pearls into hems, conceal gold rings inside book bindings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her mother sewed all her clothes because she could never find anything to fit Cynthia’s petite size-two frame. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As my mom rushed her to a hospital to have her finger sewn back on, my sister hardened her expectations for the world into a tight ball. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She thought that the I was before the E, but after she sewed the letters on, it looked a little wrong. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There was a young light-skinned Hazara woman sewing a shawl in a corner of the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It even had a bunch of braided black yarn sewed on for hair that was supposed to look like plaits. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I found sewing a waste of time, and I had been easing along doing the minimum. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “But I’m gonna need a sewing machine. I can get one secondhand down on Duval for twenty-five dollars,” she said, and looked at me. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Tatterfell sews on cunning cuffs made from the scales of pinecones around the edges of frayed sleeves. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Already the mourning bands had been sewn around the arms of two gray suits, and now he was on the last. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They wrapped the cloth around him and quickly sewed the shroud shut with thick curved needles. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Diamant sewed her jewelry into her girdle and our money into her bra while I found water, tidied the kitchen, packed food, and hid the candlesticks. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He happily sewed while sweat popped out in huge drops on my forehead. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On one day, Louise discovered that Louie had impaled his leg on a bamboo beam; on another, she had to ask a neighbor to sew Louie’s virtually severed toe back on. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Over the next few years, Huang Taitai instructed the other servants to teach me how to sew sharp corners on pillowcases and to embroider my future family’s name. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I will raise white cats and sew white curtains for the windows and sometimes come out of my door to go to the store to buy cinnamon and tea and thread. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z That, and the guards without; queen's men leaning on tall spears, with the badge of the fiery heart sewn over their own: Grooms came up to help them dismount. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why do we have to learn how to sew?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I think I ought to sew ’em in,” she said doubtfully. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Every day our floor was carpeted with colorful rolls of fabric, yarn, sewing patterns, and issues of Burda, a fashion magazine. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z There are even pockets sewn into the skirt, a request the dressmaker was happy to oblige, and I’ve hidden Tom Sawyer in one just in case I find time to read some later. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Carefully, she cut out letters spelling the Beiderman’s name from the green felt; then she threaded her needle and sewed the letters onto the rectangular red piece. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Slaves kept her house clean, did much of her sewing, all her cooking and washing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z One woman sews a triangle at the bottom of the neck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z At the back of the sling I had sewn a tiny quilted triangle, red at its center against two shades of green; it marked the baby’s nape for luck. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother held three sterling silver serving pieces she had sewn into the coat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z My software didn’t catch that but because, as we all know, it can’t tell the difference between sound-alike words: but and butt, need and knead, sew and sow, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was in a state of disarray—sewing projects abandoned upon the spinnet, shutters drawn, dogs sleeping on the settee, dirty plates and platters still lain on the table, the food crusted to their rims. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She died when my dad was sixteen, but in that relatively short amount of time she taught him to cook, sew, iron, and make his bed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m frantic, thinking we still have to sew this thing together. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I just cut a rectangle with a hole in it for my head and sewed on straight wide sleeves. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d sew a dress that went way past my knees with ruffles and bows like a kindergartner’s party dress. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The boy was clad in Baratheon gold and black, with the flaming heart of a queen’s man sewn above his own. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yes, despite its thimble-sized engine that sounded like a sewing machine, the Gremlin was managing to accelerate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I can’t tell you. It’s a surprise. But you have to sew me some clothes.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Now she would have to go home and sew. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She got out her needle and, sitting with her legs out straight in the manner of Eskimo women, began to sew. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She had cut fancy shapes of stars out to sew on the sides. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They looked distinguished in their khaki uniforms, boots shining, half of a yellow sun sewn on their sleeves. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I should have stolen a knife from the kitchen, found some way to the sewing scissors. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The other women look up and silently return to their sewing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s right here, sewn in the seam. I’ll iron it out.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Mama pulled a long sewing needle from her dress front and poked the small end of the tail hair through the eye, I knew then. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, they dropped into a tin can with a dull plink, and the surgeon then began sewing up the wound. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Because seamstresses were paid by the number of garments they sewed each day, the lost hour was precious. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z It had two big brown buttons sewed on for eyes and six little white buttons sewed on for teeth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She taught us to sew and to knit and crochet. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her face is long, her mouth slightly lopsided; something about the top lip is a little skewed, as if it’s been cut open and sewn up crooked. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z From some hidingplace sewn in the skirt of the dress she took a small object, and this was held out to Ged. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Biff bent close over his sewing and meditated on many things. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Big Ma put down her sewing needle and signed the note. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z In a move that caught everyone’s attention, she cut the woolly lining out of her men’s boots and sewed it onto her coat to make a decorative collar. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She didn’t like him to pull on her purple coat—it was her favorite thing, and it was from a store instead of sewn by her mother. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Shin learned how to tell from a sewing machine’s sound what was wrong with it. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Collins says sewing is masterful because it means you can make something out of nothing.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Onto the shirt, she had sewn four carefully hoarded brass buttons, gleaming, each marked with the French flower that the voyageurs called fleur-de-lis. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Can it be sewn in by a surgeon with careful stitches? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z |
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