Sentence examples for bit of thread from inspiring English sources

So peasants and fishermen saved every scrap and bit of thread they could buy, or barter, for recycling into clothing.

When they immobilized his third pair by tying it up with a bit of thread, she just wasn't interested.

When her baby was about a month old she felt a little bit of thread sticking out of her surgery scar.

Use a bit of thread to wrap vertically around the two piece to create the classic bow shape, and tie a knot.

If you caught the thread from the previous stitch correctly, this stitch should hold a bit of thread along the edge of the applique.

Generally, the stitches should be in a straight line, like a less computerized version of this: - - - - - - This stitch, with the wide intervals between each bit of thread, is called the basting stitch.

Senator McCain tells of a prisoner who gathered bits of thread and sewed an American flag inside his shirt.

And for some of us who think and write every day, gathering bits of thread that can then be elegantly knit into a thoughtful narratives isn't cheating, or lazy.

'Walk of shame' Using bits of thread to define the main road, blue lint for the local river, and leaves to symbolise the paddy fields, a volunteer progressively mapped out the village on the ground in front of everyone.

Using bits of thread to define the main road, blue lint for the river on each side of the village, and leaves to symbolise the paddy fields, the volunteer is progressively giving shape to the village representation on the ground.

One button, a Boy Scout button, had a bit of green thread still in it.