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What is "Sewing" - Definition & Explanation
Last Updated on: 06-Jan-2023 (10 months, 27 days ago)
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Sewing
Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of cloth.

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