Sew vs stich
Hi
Would you say that these two words are essentially synonymous?
(Sew/stitch = by hand or machine)
Where do you have your suits stitched from?
Where do you have your suits sewn from?
She sat by the window stitching her son's new shirt.
She sat by the window sewing her son's new shirt.
We bought a lot of unstitched clothes.
We bought a lot of unsewn clothes.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Most of those are odd or wrong, Tom. These are OK: Where do you have your suits made ? She sat by the window sewing her son's new shirt .
- Most of those are odd or wrong, Tom.
- These are OK: Where do you have your suits made ?
- She sat by the window sewing her son's new shirt .
- I don't even know what the last two mean.
- This is also normal: She stitched up / sewed up the hole in his stocking.
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Most of those are odd or wrong, Tom. These are OK:
Where do you have your suits made?
She sat by the window sewing her son's new shirt.
I don't even know what the last two mean.
This is also normal:
She stitched up / sewed up the hole in his stocking.
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