How To Use Sewn In A Sentence

The muscle layer needs to be sewn first.
The lamb is then sewn up, trussed, and cooked on a spit.
Meanwhile the dark-haired woman, who after all these years I still remember so vividly, wears an unbelievably sexy one-piece outfit that appears to be sewn from rags.
During the trial he became so fearful of assassination that he had steel plates sewn into his hat.
In order for to find out if a suit jacket was sewn or glued, simply ask your tailor or the salesman you're consulting.

Manned Orbiting Laboratory gloves with sharkskin palms and sewn-in steel fingernails, so nimble that an astronaut could pick up a dime while wearing them, even when they were pressurized; long johns laced with plastic pipes, to water-cool the wearer; and box after box of headgear, including Armstrong's gold-visored external helmet, once thought to have been left on the moon. The Seattle Times
His eyes are made of buttons sewn on with untidy red stitches. Times, Sunday Times
At Hemp Knoll the bone toggle had been broken and subsequently decorated, suggesting a long history of use before being sewn onto the clothing or shroud of the deceased.
Officers say they found the drugs hidden in special panels sewn into his tracksuit trousers.
It had to be sewn back together! The Sun
She had sewn the dollars into an inseam flap on her trousers. THE BRONZE HORSEMAN
All the uniforms had Metropolitan police badges sewn onto them. Times, Sunday Times
The suit was sewn up along the seams by hand.
She viewed herself as she was sure Jake would: a twenty-five-year-old woman, grossly tall, apparently too clumsy to hold a book, and with a demimondaine petticoat contradicting a dress sewn for a much younger woman. Hearts
He stood upon a glamorously designed rug in which bore a peculiar star-shaped symbol sewn in red, the rug itself was black; it appeared he was in a strange cave.
The Democrats appear to have the election sewn up.
She had made my wedding dress and sewn sequins onto a secondhand hat.
Heart valve testers are used by surgeons to check the function of mechanical heart valves after they have been sewn into the heart.
Shoulder seams are sewn and the neckline is finished. Kateelliott: Question for the Hive Mind
It consisted of a piece of cloth that was sewn to a finely embroidered, brimless hat.
There's a tradition in hoodoo called ‘the sewn-up pocket’ which is where you sew up various items (roots, herbs, found objects) into the pocket of an item of clothing.
Its front edge was bordered by a sort of storage box of stone, which contained a small vessel made of sewn baleen and wood.
Part of the popularity of stripy quilts was due to the ease with which they could be planned and made - broad strips sewn together by machine then quilted with patterns that only had to fit into a strip width.
Our hardbacks are all sewn, on quality papers, with a variety of covers: you can choose book cloth, full leather, or quarter- and half-bound editions of leather and hand marbled paper.
The tent was made of reinforced cambric, fawn coloured, with sewn - in groundsheet, and at each end a circular sleeve-door and ventilator.
Parachutes sewn at home are made from ripstop nylon and use twill tape to reinforce its seams.
Lady Gaga have pop sewn up tighter than a tumble-dried Spandex bodysuit, New Yorker magazine. The Guardian World News
The incision is sewn together with very small suture and usually heals quickly.
The nylon mesh side and back panels match, naturally, as do the sewn eyelets, and it features a classic trucker style plastic strap closure.
Secrets of royalty and celebrity remain sewn into the seams of the garments. Times, Sunday Times
The squares of fabric were all sewn neatly together.
The ceilings of both rooms were to be calico, and a dozen or so of seams were to be oversewn for that, the strips of matting were to be joined together and bound into squares, and after that a herculean task undertaken: the making of a huge mosquito-netted dining-room, large enough to enclose the table and chairs, so as to ensure our meals in comfort -- for the flies, like the poor, were to be with us always. We of the Never-Never
A detail of the crisscrossing threads of a recently handsewn jacket is shown here. Tailor-Made in the U.S.A.
There's no way I'm going to do a Haslam and start wearing pigtails and gymslips and having my gloves sewn on to a piece of elastic inside my coat.
Well Kayne's waistcoat was made out of several native Australian animals, possibly possum, wombat, kangaroo and wallaby pelts, all sewn together.
Pockets are roughly sewn or simply ripped out and the pre-worn look includes frayed edges, rips, cuts and laser-etched age marks.
It was a successful operation, of course, I was sewn up, by this surgeon. THE GOLDEN LION
A revival of domestic do-it-yourselfing and artsy crafting is driving a cultural boom in all things knitted, hand-sewn, superglued and welded.
The cuff of the coat had been resewn
Ah, yes: the amazing hand-knitted and handsewn cover. Times, Sunday Times
He was out there a long time, absorbing the sights, sounds, smells of the earth, pepperidge trees, terns and water, until his fingertips were blue and he felt a pain in his sewn-up leg. Black Blade
Danielles favorite blanket was her dribble blanket because it had things she called dribbles sewn into it that you could stick between your toes and they felt good in bed at night as you were falling asleep. Postcards from Heaven
An affinity for our built past is sewn deep into the culture, in literature and landscape. Times, Sunday Times
This overlap is sewn and taped on to the envelope and forms a seam as strong and gastight as any other portion of the envelope. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
Sewn from a rich green vinyl, the outside sleeves each measured about 16 inches long.
She could have typeset their pretty record of the expedition, ridden bareback on the ponies with her sweeping hair, floored him in their singing contest, sewn ration bags, repaired worn socks.
Of the rich metal finds from Hissar III we reproduce p. 43 here only a drawing of a moufflon head, one of five, made of gold foil and intended to be sewn on to some sort of textile. Archive 2008-03-01
John Ruskin and the Lakeland Arts Revival 1880-1920, a sewn-section demy octavo paperback of 288 pages with a full-colour cover, will be published on 6 April 2004 at £14.95.
Beyond that lay the two-acre paddock -- wind-sewn with thistles and ragwort. HIDING FROM THE LIGHT
All three models include specialized pockets, plus spacious main compartments that fit adjustable plastic tackle trays, and are made of heavyweight 600-denier waterproof nylon that is sewn with rot-resistant thread. A New Rifle, Strong Leaders and Tackle Bag
Just to add an extra twist to the festivities at their Riverside Church wedding, the bride, who is in her 30s, will walk down the aisle in an antique Edwardian wedding gown sewn in 1909.
Alistair Wilks had the match sewn up in the opening minutes when he cast a lobworm into peg 26 below the wood.
But these tropes are soon vivisected, examined and then sewn together into new things, as the best fiction of the bizarro genre often does. Top Ten Books of 2009 – Brian Keene
The patient's chest was opened within five minutes, multiple units of blood were transfused, the hole was oversewn and the patient's blood pressure was stabilized.
The favourite shaping material of stays was whalebone, cut into thin strips and sewn in a fan pattern to make the torso appear rounder.
On the continent one team usually has it sewn up weeks before the end. The Sun
The edge was sewn with blanket stitch.
Georgie is at the head of them all pulling half-sewn gowns and bolts of fabric out of a trunk.
One day, Ivana had found an abundant amount of leftover purple fabric and red ribbon and had sewn a very elegant dress for her.
A strip sewn or attached over or along an edge for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.
A set of cheap white hand towels can be made unique by the addition of colored ribbon or braid sewn approximately 3 inches from each end.
Hipster trousers and a long jacket were made in almost psychedelic stripes of multi-coloured suede, PVC and ribbon sewn together so neatly as to seem seamless.
It has a micromesh outer which limits the vest to less than 1 kilogram in weight, and has pockets of gel sewn in to it which can hold temperature for long periods.
Craftspeople spin cotton fabrics and weave strips of cloth that are sewn together to make durable garments.
Designed in the 1970s by Hans Hopfer, the luxurious, 3-foot-square hand-sewn seats are even groovier today in vibrant fabrics by Missoni Home and Jean Paul Gaultier. Your Guide for Summer Decorating Ideas
Sigurd, now covered from neck to crotch by a shirt of bronzen scales sewn to leather, puffed up the ladder to the poop deck. Conan Of The Isles
Well, I never knew about "seamy" either, and, as someone who has sewn a lot, found this fascinating. Languagehat.com: SEAMY
The interior was unlined, the top edges were often reinforced with leather; and two leather thongs sewn on just below the upper edges served as handles.
Don't be lazy about sorting out minor repairs or getting new buttons sewn on. Times, Sunday Times
Celine has hand-sewn lace onto leather, while American brand BCBG Max Azria adapts the current mania for ponyhair by doing patches of it on burlap, instead of all-over ponyhair pieces.
Her dress resembles a beach featuring rocks at the bottom with fish and pearls, sewn and painted and even a train of octopus tentacles.
A classic sewn finish that lends itself to easy tops and dresses is the flat-fell seam, especially on the shoulder seams.
The color and the fabric didn't match, but it was at least blue, carefully oversewn around the edges to hold it in place against the well-loved plush. The Warslayer
Birdalone lay still a little, lest she should fall into a trap, and then arose very quietly and did on her smock, which lay ever under her pillow with the ring sewn thereto again, and so went out adoors also, and deemed she saw the witch some way on ahead; but it was nothing for her light feet to overtake her. The Water of the Wondrous Isles
The hole is sewn with thread, and the bladder hung six feet above the ground all summer in a place as exposed as possible to sunlight. Secrets of the Soil
Add the desired amount of pintucks to each side of the center, remembering that the more pintucks sewn, the more the fabric drape will be affected.
It was made of cheap leather patches haphazardly sewn together pieces of tanned hide.
This Teddy, so the tale went, had had one paw removed and a small flail with leather tails sewn on.
For occasions where you want to carry stuff on your person more unobtrusively, go for the sewn up pocket option.
Linen is generally sewn with linen-thread, but Fil à dentelle and the Fil d'Alsace are very good substitutes. Encyclopedia of Needlework
The dress was sewn with small stitches.
Secrets of royalty and celebrity remain sewn into the seams of the garments. Times, Sunday Times
Cameron checked the watch face sewn into the inside of her pants pocket. MINUTES TO BURN
She motioned for two women, one with frosted hair and the other wearing a leotard that had a lightning bolt sewn across the front, to come over.
The dress was sewn with small stitches.
Part way home, the flight attendnet noticed that the vests had holsters sewn to them and wanted to confirm we did not have guns (We did not). The Volokh Conspiracy » Unexpected Flight Delay => Hotel Stay => Criminal Prosecution for Gun Possession
They are then cut up by the women embroiderers, placed together as three separate widths with different pattern and color front and back, then sewn together again using twisted yellow silk thread.
His sarong is no longer just a piece of cloth sewn into a tube but is shaped into sensual curves to be worn for a formal musical soirée without feeling like a country bumpkin.
My YA novel started out as a variety of pantsed, scene sewn, and peopler, but what it really needs is to be housed. Get Up and Get Out
Coded tags similar to the washing instructions already sewn into clothes could be attached to garments by manufacturers.
Often when I was visiting Lesotho, she would cook me dinner, and once she presented me with a gift, a cloth bag her mother had sewn for me with an image of a hut and the word Lesotho screen-printed in blue ink on one side. No Place Left to Bury the Dead
Perhaps inspired by these peopleless settings, Bourgeois went on, in the early 1990s, to create sewn fabric pieces of heads and figures, and then, soon thereafter, fairly realistic spiders cast in bronze, one of which is over thirty feet high. Daring and Disturbing
The sewn paper binding seems sturdy enough, but libraries will likely want to rebind the book for their collections.
The hat is enzyme bio-washed chino twill with silicone softeners, low profile, six panels with sewn eyelets on each panel, and has a self-fabric strap with antique brass slide buckle closure and tuck-in grommet.
Hexes are generally slung with cord or sewn slings.
Flags made of the best all-wool double-warped U.S. government standard bunting, 45 stars sewn in the field, both sides, with canvas headings, best lacquered brass grummets, and all double stitched. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
He folded the schedule up neatly and put it in one of the pockets sewn into his cloak before unbolting the door and opening it.
Focusing on the jacket, the pieces show the evolution of tailoring from its hand-sewn roots in chalked pinstripes to a Space Age fibreglass jacket worn with aluminium shoes and face mask.
Focusing on the jacket, the pieces show the evolution of tailoring from its hand-sewn roots in chalked pinstripes to a Space Age fibreglass jacket worn with aluminium shoes and face mask.
One method which helps feed fleece through the machine is to pin the seams alternately: stagger the pins on both sides of the seam to be sewn.
The upper part was sewn with vertical stitching to delineate the bodice.
Multiple section bindings sewn directly into covers, onto concertina pleats and strap supports will extend ideas beyond the pamphlet.
With right sides together, sew the long edges of your horizontal rows together until all four sets are sewn together.
In "cased" books, sewn by machinery, the head and tail of the sheets will often be found to be split up as far as the "kettle" stitches. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians
It was rumored that when he caught a harem slave smoking, he had her lips sewn together, that he buried men alive in the brickwork of his palace, and that he was “notoriously addicted” to “filthy sensualities.” Three Empires on the Nile
They were fastened at each tip by tiny nets sewn with lazulite beads as blue as her eyes. Spirit Gate
The squares of fabric were all sewn neatly together.
As my arms flew about in space, my hands sported enlarged puffy boxing mitts which had been sewn from muslin.
The Rio gallery A Gentil Carioca is showing a flag sewn from £ 5 and £ 10 notes by Lourival Cuquinha, which was auctioned off for £ 17,000. Overloading at Frieze
Narrow ornamental borders decorated the back, and embroidery or galloons sewn onto broad velvet borders decorated both sides on the jacket front.
Walker contributed a sewn work entitled Sampler that featured the embroidered text, ‘Wife is a four-letter word’.
The basic outline of the beaded sample was worked with a plain crochet chain sewn with slip stitch to the knitting.
The edges of the cloth should be turned in and sewn firmly.
There were patches of band logos and patterned fabrics sewn on with varying colors of thread and tooth floss.
The hole is sewn with thread, and the bladder hung six feet above the ground all summer in a place as exposed as possible to sunlight. Secrets of the Soil
Deftly sewn as the best menswear bespoke attire, a chalk stripe leads in this soft deep chocolate herringbone percale.
And if his surcoat was thinner than he might have wished, at least he had the arming doublet under his hauberk and the otter-trimmed cloak his mother's ladies had sewn for him.
The toe seams are sewn by hand and this guarantees a great fit. Times, Sunday Times
As for colours, Valentino followed next winter's trend for deep anthracite and rich cream with the occasional splash of burgundy leather, sewn in strips down suits like a would-be chalk stripe.
Dresses with several rows of elastic sewn at the waistline will appear to thicken the waist and shorten the height, while semi-fitted dresses with vertical line designs and A-line skirts will give a thinner and taller appearance.
It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better.
So of evenings he carved small plates of bone, none above the size of a finger-joint, to fit the double-sewn lining of the armor he intended for her: pigskin outside, on the shoulders, soft deerskin inside, and little lozenges of bone sewn into the lining of the shoulders, down the back, and around the ribs and on the skirtings. 2005
the shirt is sewn by machine
All good suits have "besom" pockets - that is, a narrow edge sewn in two lines around the slit. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Flap pockets add a little bulk to a jacket, which is why dinner jackets, aiming to look sleek, bear the subtler "jetted" slit pockets; the jet is the narrow tape, usually in satin, sewn around the pocket edge. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Indians showed them how to make a kind of cordage, and their shirts and bedding were sewn together into sails. French Pathfinders in North America
The garlands are all bell-shaped, wooden-framed and covered in paper rosettes sewn into place.
The neck of the dress was lined with little purple beads that she had sewn on herself.
Melissa indicates her choice by touching a happy face patch sewn into the cover of her hospital gurney or she touches the book.
The torn and ragged edges around the inscription had been doubled under and sewn down. 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry
The deal between the wholesaler and manufacturer will have been sewn up only minutes before Sanjay accepted his orders.
There are small patches with the emblems of sports cars sewn at odd, playful angles on the front.
These comforters are considered to be three-season weight and the filling is held in place with the use of sewn in baffles which prevents the silk from moving and bunching.
The mail was of finest rings of steel sewn upon soft doeskin, fitted so closely that there was no room for gambison or jerkin; and though it might have stopped a broad arrow or turned the edge of a blade, a sharp dagger could have made a wound beneath it, and against a blow it afforded less protection than a woollen cloak. Via Crucis
It says REVENGE OF THE JEDI rather than RETURN OF THE JEDI its never been sewn on and is in A1 condition has anyone got one or any ideas of what it might be worth? actually, a longtime ago in a galaxy far away, it WAS called REVENGE of the jedi, but they changed it to RETURN, as jedi didnt believe in revenge, but its worth checking it out. SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1236
So Jane was in borrowed and resewn finery when she stood on the front step of the Blanck home. Uprising
Their initials were sewn on the corner of every pillow.
skirts sewn with fine flat seams
In 2003 he approached the finish of the race with it all sewn up at odds of 4/11 but came down.
A revival of domestic do-it-yourselfing and artsy crafting is driving a cultural boom in all things knitted, hand-sewn, superglued and welded.
Raw flax and wool was spun into yarn, this was then dyed or bleached, woven into cloth and then cut and sewn into the garments their families needed.
The Nunamiut kayaks are covered with caribou skins, which are sewn with sinew and babiche and sealed with tallow.
A patch using a piece of cow heart would be sewn over the expanded opening; this would give the brain more room inside the skull, thereby restoring the proper flow of spinal fluid, eliminating the syrinx and, if all went well, stopping her headaches. Woman's crushing headache took years to diagnose
It provides employment, training and development opportunities for people with disabilities and produces high quality sewn products such as newspaper bags, tabards and waistcoats.
The secretary doubted whether such a tangle could be unsnarled and a new solution sewn together within that time, but it was pointless to say so. The Mistaken Wife
The suit was sewn up along the seams by hand.
Handwoven cotton cloth is sewn into wraps for women and tunics for men, as well as into blankets.
The peacock-blue gown she wore was opulently oversewn with pearls. Ship Of Destiny
These are handsewn artefacts, impressive inside and out. The Times Literary Supplement
It had to be sewn back together! The Sun
Steers which were wild and unwilling sometimes had their eyes sewn shut with linen thread.
It was sewn with coarse grass and carefully mended with leather patches stitched on with the same coarse grass.
Craftspeople spin cotton fabrics and weave strips of cloth that are sewn together to make durable garments.
A competent rigger can easily replace parachute lines sewn directly to the parachute.
His long hair was held back by a tubular weave of dull gold silk ribbons, and he wore a sheer tunic in palest russet oversewn with bands of velvet of a green so dark it was nearly black. Tran Siberian
This artifact in P.T. Barnum's museum was advertised as a gorgeous topless siren, but was actually the mummified corpse of an ape sewn to a fish.
Again, the appropriate mortgage deed will be sewn into the back of the certificate.
My handsewn leather Zimbabwean boots, soled in tyre rubber, have outlasted any commercial product and still don't let in a drop of moisture. After counting every
The sandals are sewn by hand, made with low-impact, fiberreactive dyes and no fixative chemicals.
It draped itself over me like some blanket sewn with threads of ice. WEB OF DREAMS
The cord is sewn through the ribs and the strakes, with special cleats left on the planks for the job.
Their initials were sewn on the corner of every pillow.
The horses themselves also wore protection of stiff - ened leather oversewn with metal links. Merlin's Mirror
The suture line is where the surgeon has sewn the remaining esophagus to the stomach or bowel.
After the care and instructions label and separate brand label are sewn to the inside of the front panel, side seams on the leg and torso are closed and the garment is turned over.
Sachet sewn inside the gourd into the gourd seeds, also considered almighty treasure of ear protection.
And - the final stroke of genius - a Velcro tab is sewn into the inside of the hood to attach a pacifier.
The four steel rods were bound together at the top to form a pyramid, and the netting was draped and then wired to the rods and loosely sewn shut with string.
From our distance, their white-flowered bulbs looked like tightly sewn tufts of cotton on an old-fashioned bedspread. BLACK EAGLES
The irony of starting with computer technology to produce meticulously hand-sewn, old-fashioned embroideries is consistent with the artist's wry, intricate and paradoxical approach.
He is seen in a cemetery, a yellow star sewn onto his jacket, searching for familiar names.
The clothing is made from white caribou hides and sewn with sinew, using split bird quills on the seams.
It is made of a red gauzy material with sequins and decorative beads sewn in a loopy design on the front, and, as decided, it is long with tiny straps and a small slit down one side.
The cotton gets grown in India, then spun into yarn somewhere else, then dyed, knit, cut and sewn all in different countries.
Crystal was wearing a black dress with tiny sequins sewn into it so that it glittered in the light.
Maybe in each case we cannot know; but certainly we can make a reasonably plausible and well-informed guess about what craftsmen aimed for in a more general sense: (1) bejeweled Portuguese breast ornaments of this type were evidently worn pinned or sewn to a gown; (2) Chinese vases of this type were generally equipped with identical rings suspended from each handle. Well, they would, wouldn’t they?
Sewn exults confidence and creativity, and proves a totally enchanting and captivating piece of work.
There was a long slit down each side of the skirt and sewn underneath was shimmering, filmy gold material.
The jackets are now fully canvassed, meaning they have a full canvas interlining sewn into the front to give it its shape, rather than having the front and the lining fused or glued in place, as was the case when the suits were made in Italy. China's Challenge to Italy
The stylist will make tight cornbraids with your own hair and stitch the wefts (extensions come sewn onto a fine cord or base) into it.
Even though fleece doesn't ravel, the rows of stitching lines need to be sewn on the bias to achieve a good bloom.
The toe seams are sewn by hand and this guarantees a great fit. Times, Sunday Times
Each volume is sewn and bound in full cloth and printed in a classic typeface on cream-wove, acid-free paper.
Modern Amusement shawl-collar thick-knit cardigans are hung on the end of a rack, sans hangers; Ernest Sewn jeans are meticulously folded; shoe displays are neatly arranged among racks of Spiewak jackets. The Huntington News RSS
Using palm fronds braided into long strips that are then sewn together, the island women make hats, baskets, purses, and other items, often decorating them with raffia paper and seashells.
She's wearing her own label, Lamb - va-va-voom sweater, jeans that look sewn on - with a bare face and wet hair.
On one pair, she added a velvet ribbon sewn down the legs to imitate tuxedo pants.
I held my foot out to her so she could get a better look at the cream heels that matched the fabric of my dress, the same little gold embroidered patterns weaving around the shoe, only with little sparkles of gems and beads sewn into them as well.
An underskirt is sewn into the garment giving it extra fullness.
Her usual tunic and leggings were replaced with pale leather sewn with disks of what looked to be bone.
They are sewn with woollen stands or jute, and are available in plain and arrangements.
The muscle layer needs to be sewn first.
Down the hall, bulky letterpresses stand ready to fold these words into sheets; in another room, the pages are sewn into bindings.
Use this technique on skirts, pants, shorts or any garment with a sewn-on waistband.
It resembles something sewn together out of scraps of gossamer: it's delicate and ethereal.
This completes the circle. 120 circles sewn together like the engraving will make a good-sized couvrette, 12 in the length, and 10 in the width. Beeton's Book of Needlework
Raw flax and wool was spun into yarn, this was then dyed or bleached, woven into cloth and then cut and sewn into the garments their families needed.
Constructed to hang on the wall, the works present text in cursive writing, sewn into the silk fabric of the support.
Then wide, stout tape should be sewn along the edge of the canvas wherever there is to be any strain on it, such as eyelet holes for ropes, or hooks and eyes, or strings for closing the ends of the tent, etc. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns
The young men had a big circular fishing net with metal sinkers sewn along the edges.

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