What housewives have to do (3)

I believe the answer is:
sew
'do' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with creating things as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'what housewives have' is the wordplay.
'have' indicates a hidden word.
'SEW' is hidden in the letters of 'what housewives'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sew that I've seen before include "Do some needlework" , "Work with needle and thread" , "Make stitches" , "Fasten with needle and thread" , "Tack" .)
