resew

verb

re·​sew (ˌ)rē-ˈsō 

resewed; resewn (ˌ)rē-ˈsōn  or resewed; resewing

transitive verb

: to sew (something) again or anew : to unite (something) again with stitches

resew a seam/button

… creative, seamstress-savvy artists buy used apparel that's snipped and resewn into "new" garments.

—Claudia Buck

Examples of resew in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Bobby’s huge quilted crop top and wrap skirt show clear signs of being sewn and then taken apart and resewn. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

By the end of the fittings, Hallyday had recut and resewn all three pieces several times, adjusting shades of white, reworking the skirt’s fabrics and refining the jacket’s cut, which was her biggest challenge. — Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above