the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches
Old English siwian 'to stitch'
Sewing brings pieces together with thread - mending and making with needle and thread!
Sewing was gendered feminine and devalued as 'domestic labor' despite being skilled craft and industrial work. Male tailors/garment industry workers gained prestige; female sewers were often invisible or low-wage.
Credit sewing as skilled labor. Recognize both domestic sewing and industrial textile production; avoid gendered hierarchy in value.
Women garment workers (Triangle Shirtwaist fire victims, contemporary fast-fashion workers) and fiber artists have driven labor protections and artistic innovation. Their labor is foundational.
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