seamstress
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But “Dead Lover” hews closer to Laura Moss’ modern medical take, “birth/rebirth,” and even more closely to Zelda Williams’ cute, poppy “Lisa Frankenstein,” in which a young seamstress stitches up a reanimated boyfriend.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The son of a seamstress and a mechanic, Wirun was a straight-A student who studied at one of Thailand's top medical schools.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
"We have invented Mildred, the rebel seamstress from the 11th Century," she says.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
Her relatives said she separated from her husband around her son's birth and supports her family as a seamstress while living with her maternal relatives.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
For the reception he changes into a suit, she into a red Banarasi gown with spaghetti straps, something she’d designed herself and had made by a seamstress friend.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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