Best Sew Poems

Weave bin tolled ain't nothin' rimes with orange!

Weave bin duped end eye prey with this exchange,

Two rebutt all that nonsense,

With sum poetic lyecense,

Butt doubt that vary few minds aye will change!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) All Rights Reserved...

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The time was 1969, the place- Home-Economics class in junior high. While guys got sent 
to “shop,” those of us of the softer sex learned culinary skills. I loved those days when the 
room was filled with the sounds of our chatting, laughing and clanging...

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I thought sewing would not be a hit
But who would ever have known that it
Could make you smarter 
So for a starter
I decided that I would knit wit


November 17, 2014...

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In quilting class, I sit and sew
And wonder where the stress did go
For somehow, I just seem to switch
From tense to calm with every stitch.

The needle pokes and pulls the thread
Which follows where my fingers led
As brightly patterned cloth succumbs;
It matters not what it becomes.

The...

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Sew Sorry

A shaft or gear is stuck or broke
The needle won’t make one more stroke
I cannot sew because of them
I can’t repair my pant leg’s hem
I cannot make a blouse or skirt
I cannot sew – my heart is hurt
That old machine was once brand new
My...

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My new quilting teacher’s a guy
Which proves why you cannot get by
With presuming you know
Just which person will show
If the course list does not specify.

He’s delightful and knows all his stuff
And his skills appear quite up to snuff.
In his class I can grow
Since this teacher’s...

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Singer crafted a special needle
So rich men could cajole and wheedle
Its like playing Bingo
With John, Paul & Ringo
So they can thread another Beatle...

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ripped but not embossed   
and knot yet tearing
embroidered not enamoured
nor armoured
it seams 
i'm hem

i seam

a stitch in time staves mine
and wears it out
washed up and
   washed out
(obvious)
 washboarding and
  waterboarding
seam-stress was tailor made
to needle me
i'm clothes to unravelling
ripped but not...

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I find two pre-teens who are eager to help me with a class.
This is an arts and crafts project I tell them.
Are you good with arts and crafts?
They assure me that they are.

Have you ever embroidered or sewn or done crewel?
One of them knew what...

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watch it rise,
and the moon will cry,
eyes drip stars,
and i wish to die,

for that same moon,
is like my heart,
if it's not full,
it comes apart,

take a needle,
and a thread of stars,
mend my heart,
ignore my scars.

@};~...

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So and Sew

I sew
it’s so

So Fine

nimble
thimble

Lost Pattern

quilted
wilted

Chain Stitch

lost link
pants sink

Running Stitch

pants torn
forlorn

Stitch in Time

mended
splendid

Long Stitch

I sew
so slow

Prickle

needle
bleedle...

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Would they notice,
If my solace escaped?
If my sombre eyes finally pinned shut.
Life is just.
I must. 
That fake smile, the painful mask I sew to my skin,
Just to feel something. 
Hanging on by a single thread. 
Each day tugs at the strings,
Test another limit.
Is it normal,...

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Tina learnt to knit her own sweater
Instructions followed to the letter
Many stitch she did drop
Gave too many a strop
When made looked like been through a shredder

Next she wanted to learn to crochet
Make flowers tied into a bouquet
Got her yarn in a twist
Knots and ties would...

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She sat for hours 
Needle in hand
Stitching in silence 
Inviting medleys 

She stitched together 
Hues happy and glad
Brilliant and vibrant 
Inviting medleys

She threaded her needle
Gently with patience 
Taking time to create 
Inviting medleys 

She laced each stitch 
Careful, a caress
Against soft fabric 
Inviting medleys 

She...

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Backstitch

scratch mine
scratch thine

Straight Stitch

boring
snoring

French Knot

pie-eyed
tongue tied

Satin Stitch

glossy
bossy

Feather Stitch

ruffled
plumage

Slip Stitch

escape
artist

Fly Stitch

Help me!
Help me!

Couching Stitch

stick in
the mud

Blanket Stitch

under
cover...

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