collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

hem - fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"

resew - sew again; "The cuff of the coat had been resewn"

overcast - sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"

overcast - sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

backstitch - do backstitches

pucker, tuck, gather - draw fabric together and sew it tightly

finedraw - sew together very finely

fell - sew a seam by folding the edges

baste, tack - sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"

hemstitch - sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve"

retick, tick - sew; "tick a mattress"

fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

cast on - make the first row of stitches when knitting

cast off - make the last row of stitches when knitting

owe - be obliged to pay or repay

tailor-make, sew, tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"