Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Capable of being sewed.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

sew +‎ -able

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word sewable.

Examples

  • You may embroider it as-is, or trace the different pieces of the hen tail, wing, body, crown, waddle and then trace onto sewable Heat and Bond, following the package directions.

    I hope you had a Merry Christmas.... Gumbo Lily 2008

  • You may embroider it as-is, or trace the different pieces of the hen tail, wing, body, crown, waddle and then trace onto sewable Heat and Bond, following the package directions.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Gumbo Lily 2008

  • It is almost superfluous to say that she patched and mended the household garments, washed the most of things washable, sewed the sewable, darned the sock, and, generally, did-up the whole McKay family.

    The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains 1859

  • The jackets are made by Shih Chien University fashion students with the direction of Leah Buechley and use the LilyPad, a sewable set of electronic components.

    Bike Hugger 2010

  • The jackets are made by Shih Chien University fashion students with the direction of Leah Buechley and use the LilyPad, a sewable set of electronic components.

    Bike Hugger DL Byron 2010

  • The design is a prototype for a new series of sewable circuit kits by Polymath Design Lab. [via]

    magpie and cake 2010

  • Inspired by the LilyPad, and the wishes of little girls, Dave Clausen and I created the Twinkle Pad, a board made specifically for sewable LEDs, to create the Fairytale Fashion designs.

    MAKE Magazine Diana Eng 2010

  • Inspired by the LilyPad, and the wishes of little girls, Dave Clausen and I created the Twinkle Pad, a board made specifically for sewable LEDs, to create the Fairytale Fashion designs.

    MAKE Magazine 2010

  • George Lucas and Steve Jobs, talked about the creation of Poststitch, an interpreter that took a Postscript file as input and converted it into a machine-sewable pattern.

    Ars Technica John Timmer 2010

  • Bachelorette using a LilyPad Arduino and some LilyPad sewable LEDs.

    MAKE Magazine 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.