Sewing was the act of attaching pieces of fabric together, or fasteners such as buttons to fabric, by means of a length of thread tied to a needle. The tailor Elim Garak found sewing to be relaxing. (DS9: "Afterimage")
In 2370, Garak referred to repairing isolinear subprocessors as "no more difficult than sewing on a button." (DS9: "Cardassians")