dressmaking
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Her family was under the impression she was studying dressmaking and following in the steps of her family.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
Knowles, who ran a hair salon Headliners and had learned dressmaking, made costumes for the group, while Mathew Knowles quit his job to manage them.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
They came up with a wallcovering collection full of leopard prints, swirling sea agate patterns, and golden Victorian keys and dressmaking scissors.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
His father owned a dressmaking business, and his mother was a homemaker.
From Washington Post • May 14, 2022
The girls were married, all except Dessie, and she had a successful dressmaking business in Salinas.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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