seamstress

"I have been a seamstress, I've been a designer. I've been bringing the costumes - the designs of my husband and my daughter - bringing the costumes to life."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Osypenko, the seamstress, said she would not get home because of the traffic jams.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Grant, who has been a seamstress for 15 years, said she was sworn to secrecy after the first phone call which was difficult as she was "not good at keeping secrets".

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

As more women took traditional corporate jobs outside the home, schools eliminated home-economics programs, which were a steppingstone to becoming a professional tailor or seamstress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

An old seamstress took a peacoat of mine, tore the lining out, opened and flattened the sleeves, added a collar, put arm holes in and handed me back a beautiful cape.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Sorcinelli, aided by 11 seamstresses, displayed the green silk forming the basis of Leo's vestment for Rimini, rolling out the sumptuous fabric onto a long table.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Time and again, the 11th-Century seamstresses who created it - who are believed to have been in England, probably Canterbury - were so skilled that the story they are telling looks like it's in 3D.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent his teenage years in the U.S., growing up in a community of seamstresses and store owners who always found reasons to do more rather than less.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

The company, which will eventually invest in stores again, is hosting trunk shows —where designers bring their collections to particular stores—and where the seamstresses will work with customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Most young seamstresses working with her at the garment factory in St. Louis never had the chance to go to school.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell