resew
verb[IorT]
(alsore-sew)uk/ˌriːˈsəʊ/uspresent participleresewing|past tenseresewed|past participleresewntosewsomething again:
Take thecoatcompletelyapart,removethebuttonholes, and resew theseams.
Ilovecuttingupclothesand resewing them tofitmy ownsizeandpersonality.
- Theuniformswerecutrathertootightand manyumpireshad to havetheirtrousersresewn.
- Thefinestkimonoswere takenapartforcleaning,driedflat, then resewn.
- Thefamousgarmentwornby themodelwas acashmeresweatercutup and resewn into aUnionJack.
- She wouldspendhoursin herroomsewing,unpicking, and re-sewing until shefeltthat theclotheswereperfect.
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- quilting
- reknit
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- seamstress
- sew
- stitch