To sew with very small, nearly invisible stitches to repair fabric or join seams expertly.
From 'fine' (small, delicate) plus 'draw' (to pull thread through fabric). This sewing technique dates back centuries and the term appears in 16th-century tailoring manuals.
Fine-drawing was considered an art form by master tailors—a perfectly fine-drawn seam was invisible, which made the work's excellence literally invisible, the opposite of how we usually show off skill.
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