sewing circle
Needlework social club
A sewing circle is a group of people, traditionally women, who gather regularly to sew together while socializing.
The activity provides cover for the real purpose: companionship and conversation.
The term sometimes appears with mild condescension to suggest idle gossip: The office has turned into a sewing circle.
Pointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
thimble · pattern · patchwork · hemming · darning · bobbin · pin cushion · scissors
Professional mutual-aid society
- clubOrganization with membership
- associationGroup with shared aim
- networkInterconnected system
- sisterhoodBond among women
fellowship · membership · chapter · volunteer · charity · women's group · benevolent society · civic
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
speculation · innuendo · busybody · natter · backbiting · news · secrets · confidences
Collection of people meeting
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- sisterhoodBond among women
camaraderie · conversation · friendship · companionship · bonding · hospitality · tea · potluck
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- legacyWhat's passed down
nostalgia · continuity · time-honored · vintage · heirloom · grandmother · generational · handmade
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
quilting · thimble · pattern · patchwork · hemming · darning · bobbin · pin cushion · scissors · fabric
guild
Professional mutual-aid society
- clubOrganization with membership
- associationGroup with shared aim
- networkInterconnected system
sisterhood · fellowship · membership · chapter · volunteer · charity · women's group · benevolent society · civic · mutual support
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
hearsay · speculation · innuendo · busybody · natter · backbiting · news · secrets · confidences · storytelling
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
sisterhood · camaraderie · conversation · friendship · companionship · bonding · hospitality · tea · potluck · hostess
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
legacy · nostalgia · continuity · time-honored · vintage · heirloom · grandmother · generational · handmade · domestic arts
- craft groupsquilting bee, craft guild, stitch and bitch
- community activitiespotluck, community garden, neighborhood watch, barn raising, community cleanup
- Women's gatheringsbaby shower, bridal shower, bachelorette party, hen party, quilting bee
- gendered spacesmens room, powder room, fraternity, sorority, fraternity house
- craft eventscraft fair, craft fairs, craft show, art fairs, artisan markets
- textile eventsfashion show, quilt show, trunk show, fabric market, craft fair
sewing circlehunting club
Organization for pursuing game
fishing trip · sports league · motorcycle club · poker night · workshop
sewing circlefactory floor
Manufacturing workspace area
machine shop · assembly line · logging camp · welding shop · hunting party
sewing, circle, sewn, sewed, sewers, circles, circled, circling, circular