cut-and-sew

American  

adjective

1. relating to a process of garment-making in which a length of fabric is cut into shaped pieces which are then sewn together, especially as opposed to a process in which garments are knit as one piece.

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Example Sentences

In cotton fields, ginneries, yarn mills, dye facilities and cut-and-sew shops in the Carolinas, conversations get animated when they turn to trade law, which hangs over the work being done.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Los Angeles’ garment industry is about 40,000 workers strong and accounts for about 83% of the nation’s cut-and-sew manufacturing, according to a city staff report.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

Their ribbon cutting heralded the return of American-made apparel manufacturing to Swainsboro, more than 20 years after many cut-and-sew plants closed throughout the U.S.

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2021

The machines can also be programmed to shape the knits to the curvature of the face, giving a better fit than a cut-and-sew mask would, he said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2020

It has lots of cut-and-sew paneling, but there are also welded panels, just to get rid of the seams.

From Time Magazine Archive