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needleworker

NOUN
seamstress
Synonyms
STRONG
tailor tailoress
WEAK


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When she’s not volunteering, Merrill is an avid needleworker and enjoys difficult crossword and jigsaw puzzles.

From Washington Times Dec. 1, 2016

The royal needleworker will turn the money over to the national exchequer as her contribution to Britain's dollar drive.

From Time Magazine Archive

In appliqué the craft to the needleworker is not carried to its limit, but, on the other hand, it calls for great skill in design.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster

Arachne, a most industrious needleworker, had the audacity to contest against Pallas, the goddess of the art of weaving.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster

But above all requirements the quilt maker must be an expert needleworker, capable of making the multitude of tiny stitches with neatness and precision if she would produce the perfect quilt.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster




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