sewing circle

American  

noun

1. a group, especially of women, meeting regularly to sew.

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Etymology

Origin of sewing circle

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

“Butterfly” began during a residency that Ms. Watt did at the Denver Museum of Art in 2013; she hosted a sewing circle open to the community.

From New York Times • May 21, 2021

At the dawn of the pandemic last year, when masks were scarce, townspeople donated cloth and a local sewing circle made enough masks for everyone who wanted them, she said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2021

Wiggs writes convincingly of Caroline’s inventive designs, hard work and inclusion of several sewing circle friends.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2019

De Gouw plays Elizabeth, the secretly rad-femme abolitionist who joins the sewing circle after tragedy strikes.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2017

The forty or so girls crowded into the small room looked almost like a sewing circle, so many of the girls were doing mending or needlework.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson