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  • Beneath her was a pile of straw, around which several pairs of socks with sewn-on button eyes lay, staring up at the vast and empty space.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

  • Beneath her was a pile of straw, around which several pairs of socks with sewn-on button eyes lay, staring up at the vast and empty space.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

  • Perhaps they could have enhanced the mystique and exclusivity of Mission Control by designing some sort of gender-neutral jumpsuit/coverall with indecipherable codes, colorful sewn-on patches, and official-looking ID badges — something not quite as fancy as the astronauts themselves get, but something similar to enhance the team aspect.

    The Phoenix Has Landed, or What to Wear to Mission Control Peggy 2008

  • But the one the guy let her walk away with for only twenty dollars wasn't quite right — the tiny sewn-on label readKate Spad.

    Australia 2010

  • Up's details have an incredible tactile quality, from the jiggle of golden retriever Dug's glossy coat to the sweet earnesty of Russell's sewn-on scout badges.

    Pixar's Small Wonder 2009

  • Red-and-white pompoms, inflatable thundersticks, and dozens of people wearing “Joe” stickers, designed to look like a sewn-on nametag.

    Election Eve: Palin’s Final Pitch - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Red-and-white pompoms, inflatable thundersticks, and dozens of people wearing “Joe” stickers, designed to look like a sewn-on nametag.

    Election Eve: Palin’s Final Pitch - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • The casual clothes are all ugly sweaters with sewn-on appliques and rhinestones -- the over 60 stuff.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • The casual clothes are all ugly sweaters with sewn-on appliques and rhinestones -- the over 60 stuff.

    La Profesora Abstraida 2006

  • "Ruan" by Xiao You, for example, consists of the head of a real human fetus with sewn-on rabbit eyes and the body of a bird.

    Hot Properties 2007

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