Synonyms and antonyms of To sew, or to sew something in British Thesaurus

sew (verb)

to make or repair clothes using a needle and thread

mend (verb)

to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing

stitch (verb)

to join pieces of cloth together by sewing them

embroider (verb)

to decorate cloth with a design of coloured stitches

alter (verb)

to make small changes to a piece of clothing so that it fits better

tack (verb)

British to stitch pieces of cloth together with long loose stitches, usually before you stitch the cloth more carefully

turn up ()

to make a piece of clothing or cloth shorter by making a fold along the bottom edge and fastening it with stitches

take in ()

to make a piece of clothing more narrow or tight, so that it fits you

let out ()

to use the extra cloth in a fold of a piece of clothing to make it wider

run up ()

to make something very quickly, especially something that you sew

baste (verb)

to sew two pieces of cloth together with long loose stitches that will hold them while you finish sewing it with permanent stitches

darn (verb)

to repair a piece of clothing by sewing stitches across the hole

gather (verb)

to make a lot of small folds in cloth

hem (verb)

to fold the edge of a piece of cloth and sew it in place

let down ()

to use the extra cloth in the hem (=bottom fold) of a piece of clothing to make it longer

line (verb)

to cover the inside of something, especially a piece of clothing or a container, with a layer of something else

machine (verb)

to sew things using a machine

make up ()

to produce something from cloth

patch (verb)

to cover a hole in clothes by sewing a patch over it

pin up ()

to make the lower edge of a piece of clothing shorter by using pins

pleat (verb)

to make pleats in cloth

sew (verb)

to fasten something using a needle and thread

sew up ()

to repair something such as a hole in a piece of cloth by sewing it

stitch up ()

to repair a piece of cloth that has been torn by sewing it

take out (British)

British to make a piece of clothing more loose, so that it fits you

take up ()

to reduce the length of a piece of clothing or some curtains

thread a needle ()

to put a piece of thread through a needle

tuck (verb)

to make a fold in a piece of clothing and sew it, either for decoration or to make the clothing tighter

turn up ()

to open a fold along the edge of a piece of clothing

unpick (verb)

to take the stitches out of a piece of cloth or sewing