▁across ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia ▁se wed ▁fur ▁and ▁skin ▁cl othing ▁using ▁b one , ▁ant ler ▁or ▁iv ory ▁need les ▁and ▁" thread " ▁made ▁of ▁various ▁animal ▁body ▁parts ▁including ▁s ine w , ▁cat g ut , ▁and ▁ve ins . ▁ ▁For ▁thousands ▁of ▁years , ▁all ▁se wing ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁hand . ▁ ▁The ▁in vention ▁of ▁the ▁se wing ▁machine ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁computer ization ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁led ▁to ▁mass ▁production ▁and ▁export ▁of ▁se wn ▁objects , ▁but ▁hand ▁se wing ▁is ▁still ▁pract iced ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Fine ▁hand ▁se wing ▁is ▁a ▁characteristic ▁of ▁high - quality ▁tail oring , ▁ha ute ▁cout ure ▁fashion , ▁and ▁custom ▁dress making , ▁and ▁is ▁purs ued ▁by ▁both ▁text ile ▁artists ▁and ▁h ob by ists ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁cre ative ▁expression . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" se wing " ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁S ew ing ▁has ▁an ▁ancient ▁history ▁estimated ▁to ▁begin ▁during ▁the ▁Pale ol ith ic ▁Era . ▁ ▁S ew ing ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁st itch ▁together ▁animal ▁h ides ▁for ▁cl othing ▁and ▁for ▁shelter . ▁The ▁In uit , ▁for ▁example , ▁used ▁s ine w ▁from ▁car ib ou ▁for ▁thread ▁and ▁need les ▁made ▁of ▁b one ; ▁ ▁the ▁ind igen