Reading Vocabulary 09/20/2010

noun

A part that forms the outside edge of something

There was a lace border around the edge of the tablecloth.

noun

A coming together of people

The family gathering included parents, grandparents, and children.

noun

A small, thin tool for sewing; it has a sharp point at one end and a tiny hole called an eye at the other end to put thread through

He used a needle and thread to fix the hole in his sock.

noun

Leftover bits of cloth or other material:

Manuel used scraps of colored paper to create a picture.

verb

To make, repair, or fasten something with stitches, using a needle and thread:

Her mother sewed Suki a bear costume for the school play.

verb

To pass thread through the eye of a needle or through the hooks and holes on a sewing machine:

Josh threaded the needle and then sewed the button back on his shirt.