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|caption= A female Sim sewing. A potholder, quilt, and many crafted teddy bears can be seen.
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{{See also|Workbench#Mechanical Stitching Machine{{!}}Mechanical Stitching Machine}}
'''Sewing''' is an activity in ''[[FreeTime]]'' that builds [[Arts and Crafts]] [[enthusiasm]], as well as a new [[talent badge]]. It is the only crafting activity in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' that Sims do while seated. Sims can sew many craftables, including teddy bears, quilts, and customized clothing. When telling a Sim to sew an item, the player can give it a name and description, or can accept the default.
Sewing is done on the '''Mechanical Stitching Machine by Antique Artifacts''', which costs §1250. It is an old-fashioned foot-treadle machine, which appears to resemble a classic Singer foot-treadle sewing machine.
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Sims can build the Sewing Talent Badge by sewing many projects. Having high [[Creativity (skill)|Creativity]] will make Sims earn this badge faster. Sims may roll a [[Wants and Fears|want]] to sew a project, especially if they have made progress in Sewing. Fulfilling this want may trigger a want to buy a sewing machine, even if the project was sewn at home. All sewn objects appear in the sewer's [[Inventory#The Sims 2|inventory]] when completed, even if the Sim was only making a single object. This means that Sims will take items sewn on the [[Hobby lot#Arts and Crafts: My Muse II|Arts and Crafts hobby lot]] home with them, even though a Sim's inventory cannot be accessed on hobby lots.
Sewing anything other than a potholder is time-consuming and can be hard on [[motive]]s, but can be profitable. While all sewn objects except outfits and customized outfits can fail, sewing is the only craft in which failed objects are not sold at a loss, though they will sell for less than successfully made objects.
Higher badge levels reduce the chance of failure, and may reduce the time needed to make some objects. If ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons]]'' is installed, sewing in Fall appears to reduce the time needed to make objects.
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Once an outfit has been selected, the player will be able to give it a name and description, or can accept the generic name and description that is given. This name and description will be used when the finished outfit appears in the Sim's inventory. Note that the description will not be visible unless the package is being viewed in a Sim's inventory, and the name will not be visible unless the package is being viewed in a Sim's inventory or being gripped with the Hand Tool.
An outfit will take around three Sim hours to complete. Once finished, it will appear as a "bundle of clothes" like those Sims carry when taking clothing to or from a clothing rack. Removing a bundle from the Sim's inventory and clicking on it gives the options "Add To Wardrobe" (if it is not already in the household's wardrobe) and "Sell". Choosing "Add To Wardrobe" immediately adds the outfit to the household's wardrobe. As with buying clothes off a rack, an outfit that is in more than one category only needs to be placed in the wardrobe once, so a sewn outfit that is cross-categorized as Outerwear will be available as Outerwear, even though the Outerwear category cannot be chosen. Choosing "Sell" immediately sells the outfit; a newly-made outfit will sell for §400, regardless of type. If ''[[Open for Business]]'' is installed, the bundles can be sold in a Sim-owned [[business]]. When bundles are marked for sale, the "wholesale price" is considered to be §360 (§400 minus the 10% wholesale discount), not §120, so a bundle that was made at home can be sold for less than wholesale and still be profitable. Players should note that a Sim buying a bundle is buying blind; the bundle can be shown to a Sim, but the outfit itself cannot. Likewise, a playable Sim who is sent to a business that sells sewn outfits can buy them, but cannot preview them or try them on, even if they are for the Sim's age and gender.
If ''[[The Sims 2: University|University]]'' is installed, the player cannot choose to have a Sim sew [[young adult]] clothing outside of a [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]] [[sub-neighborhood]]. However, a sewn adult outfit that is also flagged as being available to young adults can successfully be added to a college household's wardrobe.
== Gold Badge ==
[[File:Sewing gold.png|left]] Having a Gold talent badge enables Sims to sew a nifty special outfit with a texture that can be customized. This outfit costs §75, is available for all [[life stage]]s from [[toddler]] through [[elder]], and cannot fail. <ref group="n">Some players may have a problem with skin tones for the teen female outfit. Treeag at [[ModTheSims|Mod The Sims]] has [
Sims with this badge have a very low chance of failure when sewing items that can fail.
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Once the texture choices have been made, the player will be able to give the outfit a name and description, or can accept the generic name and description that is given. The outfit will take about three game hours to sew. Once it is finished, it will appear in the Sim's inventory as a "bundle of clothes" like those Sims carry when taking clothing to or from a clothing rack. Clicking on the bundle will give the options "Add To Wardrobe" and "Sell". If the outfit is added to the wardrobe, it will be available as Everyday and PJs if it is for toddlers or children, otherwise it will only be available as Everyday. A household's wardrobe can contain several versions of a custom outfit. A newly-made custom outfit will sell for §750. making it one of the most profitable crafted items. If ''[[Open for Business]]'' is installed, the bundles can be sold in a Sim-owned [[business]]. When a custom-outfit bundle is marked for sale, the "wholesale price" is considered to be §675 (§750 minus the 10% wholesale discount), not §75, so it can be sold for less than wholesale and still be profitable.
Players should note that the custom adult outfits are only available to adults, even if ''[[The Sims 2: University|University]]'' is installed. If ''University'' is installed, the option to sew a custom [[young adult]] outfit will appear if the Sim is in a [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]] [[sub-neighborhood]], but this option will not appear outside of a college sub-neighborhood. The young adult outfit will have the same style and options as the adult outfit, but will only be available to young adults.
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==Notes==
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