Refers to hand sewing characterized by the simplicity of the stitches and by its application, which is primarily for the construction of clothing and the finishing of household textiles. It is distinct from sewing used to create designs, such as embroidery. Plain sewing generally may include basic stitches, such as running stitches, back-stitching, hemming stitches, and seaming stitches, as well as simple embellishments to these basic stitches.

plain sewing(P,,U,English-P,D,U,U)
sewing, plain(,U,English-NP,UF,U,U)
nuttige handwerken(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
cosido sencillo(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
costura(,U,Spanish-NP,AD,U,U)
簡易縫紉技法(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
普通車縫(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
chien i feng jen chi fa(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
jiǎn yì féng rèn jì fǎ(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
jian yi feng ren ji fa(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

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....Activities Facet
........Processes and Techniques
............<processes and techniques>
................<processes and techniques by specific type>
....................<processes and techniques by material>
........................<textile processes and techniques>
............................<textile working processes and techniques>
................................<needleworking and needleworking techniques>
....................................needleworking (process)
........................................sewing (needleworking technique)
............................................hand sewing
................................................plain sewing

distinguished from....	needleworking(process)
distinguished from....	fancy sewing
distinguished from....	plain stitches

Dutch....	Verwijst naar handwerk dat wordt gekenmerkt door de eenvoud van de steken en door de toepassing, namelijk primair voor het maken van kleding en het afwerken van huishoudtextiel. Te onderscheiden van handwerken die zijn bedoeld voor het maken van patronen, bijvoorbeeld borduurwerk. Onder nuttige handwerken worden onder andere verstaan eenvoudige steken, zoals rijgsteken, zoomsteken en naadsteken, alsmede eenvoudige varianten op deze basissteken.
Spanish....	Se refiere a la costura a mano caracterizada por la simpleza de las puntadas y por su aplicación, que es principalmente para la elaboración de prendas de vestir y el acabado de textiles de menaje. Es distinto de la costura usada para crear diseños, tales como el encaje.
Chinese (traditional)....	以簡單的針腳與縫法為特徵的手工縫紉方式，主要用於縫製衣物與處理家居織品。不同於刺繡等用於製造設計圖樣的技法，普通車縫通常可能包括基本的針法，例如平針縫、回針縫、縫邊與包縫，以及加在這些基本針法上的簡單裝飾性針縫。

plain sewing............	[VP]
.................	Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002)
.................	Dillmont, Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework (1996) 1
.................	Swan, Plain and Fancy (1977)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Needlework." Accessed 06/12/2002.
sewing, plain............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
nuttige handwerken............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
cosido sencillo............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
costura............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:170
簡易縫紉技法............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
普通車縫............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Van Dale Groot Woordenboek (1998)

Getty AAT: 300264064 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300264064
ASDC Union Catalog： plain sewing 、sewing, plain 、nuttige handwerken 、cosido sencillo 、costura 、簡易縫紉技法 、普通車縫 、chien i feng jen chi fa 、jiǎn yì féng rèn jì fǎ 、jian yi feng ren ji fa