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sewing

Process of joining two or more pieces of fabric together with a needle and thread. There are many different sewing techniques, namely different stitches such as running stitch or blanket stitch. Lockstitch sewing machines were invented in the USA in the mid-19th century.
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Pontellier, and often she took her sewing and went over to sit with her in the afternoons.
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And I almost became a sewing machine agent, on commission, without salary.
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She went into the back room which was more especially her own apartment, and continued her sewing there.
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