seamstress
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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
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
Tired of wearing the clothes that his seamstress mother made for him, Strachan raised money for shopping by working on a fishing boat, spending weeks at a time at sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
The only person to show up on the departure date, however, is Ada, 22, a seamstress and house cleaner who is terrified of polar bears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
She wears gloves and dark-colored dresses made for her by a seamstress in Charleston.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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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 Kerns also want to train more seamstresses to build up La Perla’s production over the long term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
At night she stays up late designing and cutting baby clothes to give to seamstresses.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
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